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AND Digital names John Bintu to lead Databricks ecosystem practice in global growth push. March 17, 2026 John Bintu AND Digital has appointed John Bintu as Head of Databricks ecosystem to support the entire AND Digital organization across all group practice areas, strengthening the company's global Databricks capability and ensuring ensure clients worldwide can accelerate value from data, cloud and AI. The appointment comes as AND Digital continue to expand in the US with reported growth reaching more than 400% year-on-year. In his new role, John will be responsible for evolving the company's suite of accelerators that enable internal teams to deliver greater speed to value and working with Databricks to maximise our strategic alliance partnership. His appointment further reinforces AND Digital's ability to scale its Databricks expertise at a time of growth, ensuring the company can continue to meet rising client demand for advanced cloud, data and AI capabilities. John Bintu, Head of Databricks ecosystem at AND Digital, said: "AND Digital is deeply embedded in the digital evolution taking place across organizations globally, helping them unlock real value through modern engineering, cloud innovation and AI-driven delivery." "As demand for Databricks expertise continues to grow, the company's collaborative mindset and commitment to real outcomes sets it apart. I'm thrilled to strengthen our Databricks ecosystem and play a key role in helping more organisations accelerate value." Mike Lee, U.S. President at AND Digital, commented: "John's appointment comes at a pivotal time as we continue to scale out Databricks capability globally. His expertise will be instrumental in advancing our Databricks ecosystem and supporting the growing demand from clients seeking to modernise. As AND Digital expands, leaders like John ensure we can continue delivering the high-impact, technology-driven outcomes our clients expect." About AND Digital AND Digital is on a mission to close the world's digital skills gap. Our award-winning approach to talent development makes us the go-to digital partner for some of the world's most renowned organisations. By working collaboratively, we help you deliver value faster today and strengthen your in-house capabilities for independence tomorrow. With an ever-growing team of experts, we're hard at work guiding a diverse range of organisations to digital independence. Our unique model allows us to 'Guide, Build and Equip' the likes of British Airways, Nike, Sky, and Subway, giving them the critical skills they need for a successful future.

AND Digital partners with HowNow to boost consultant capability. February 23, 2026 * Partnership reduces learning content curation time by 50% * HowNow supports 80% reduction in L&D onboarding admin * 75% of total workforce uses HowNow every working day AND Digital - the trusted technology consulting partner for ambitious, mid-market organisations - today shares the business benefits being delivered through its partnership with skills-first learning platform, HowNow. AND Digital engaged HowNow in early 2023 to support future-ready upskilling and increase speed to competence for new hires. The company was also keen to centralise its knowledge into one engaging learning platform that would also empower employees to become internal content creators. Headquartered in the UK with cross-functional teams in The Netherlands and USA, AND Digital creates and delivers transformative digital experiences that drive competitive advantage and sustainable growth for its valued clients. The company employs 800 people, of whom 80% are client-facing consultants. Three years post implementation, the partnership is delivering real business impact. By integrating LinkedIn Learning with HowNow, AND Digital has reduced L&D and subject matter expert curation time by ~50%. This has simplified the creation of practice-specific learning pathways, increasing efficiency and ensuring that learning content remains aligned to business priorities. The AND Digital team has also reduced employee onboarding from a traditional week-long induction to a single, high-impact learning event. This represents an 80% L&D time-saving and enables new joiners to integrate faster, accelerating speed to competence. Commenting on these significant time-savings, Tara Ryan-Tedford, Learning and Development Lead at AND Digital, said: "HowNow has been the linchpin of this transition. By housing structured onboarding pathways and post-induction support in one accessible place, we've been able to move toward a self-serve, on-demand resource model. As an L&D team, this has also reduced our induction admin by 80%." Following the recent launch of a high profile pathway on AI Enablement, 75% of employees are also visiting HowNow every working day, which Tara describes as a "huge testament to the value it's delivering." Tara concluded: "We wanted an agile partner and HowNow definitely ticks that box. The platform is purpose-built to support skills-driven learning and we really like that it enables people to create and contribute their own content. We have lots of technical experts so enabling them to share their knowledge with colleagues is part of our future-proofing strategy." Nelson Sivalingam, Co-founder and CEO at HowNow, added: "The AND Digital team is committed to building consultant capability and future-ready skills, and we're delighted to be supporting such a fantastic organisation. Our skills-first partnership is driving faster expansion and diversification of AND Digital's consulting services and we're thrilled to be supporting them on this critical journey."

Technology consultancy company AND Digital has appointed Kenn van Hauen as Chief AI Officer to lead the company's AI, Automation, and Intelligent Systems Practice Area, while overseeing the evolution of expertise across all strategic disciplines.