Mark Webster, chief executive of Compass One, said: “We’ve seen real benefits from utilising data-led insights to shape our strategy in recent years. Investment in our Compass One E15 team is giving us and our clients exponentially more insights from the business and the wider industry.”
“This will benefit the Compass One team, clients and customers by enabling further focus on a data-led strategy and innovation.”
He added the investment would allow better insights into sustainability, costs and customer trends, with a key focus on understanding client and customer requirements to improve their experience and create tailored solutions.
Data specialist Ben Dawson has been appointed head of E15 Business Intelligence for Compass One, to lead the programme. Following several data-led analytical and commercial roles, he joined Compass Group UK & Ireland in November 2017.
He will lead a team of ten data and business intelligence professionals, with remits including data engineering, data analytics and data science.