At Sopra Steria, our commitment to public safety drives our innovation.
For nearly 30 years, we’ve been a trusted partner to those on the frontlines of emergency services, providing technology and expert advisory services to assist in critical situations helping to protect and serve communities. Our technology and business change solutions are proven to enhance operations for mission critical organisations, helping to transform the frontline – as well as the back office – with business support functions. We have a breadth and depth of expertise across the public sector, so we understand your challenges at both macro and local levels.
In the following article, we will introduce you to the some of the members leading our Public Safety client team. Their expertise and unwavering dedication are propelling us closer to our vision of a safer future.
Andy Day
Business Development Director, Public Safety Group
Meet Andy, our Business Development Director at Public Safety Group. Andy is a senior leader with a diverse track record across the public sector.
Andy began work Hampshire & IOW Constabulary in 1992, and in the 30 years he spent working across the two police forces, he undertook a variety of roles both in operational and supporting functions before moving to the private sector where he provided senior leadership and, business improvement consultancy services to a variety of public and private sector clients.
He is most proud of building successful, high-performing teams built on a foundation of trust, diversity and strong people's support. He has a passion for strategy, business development and growth and is continuing to drive the Public Safety Group’s ambitions to be the the transformation partner to our policing customers.
"My intimate understanding of our customers' culture, environment, challenges and mission enables the Public Safety Group to focus where it matters. I actively champion the values of Sopra Steria, which align so well with the mission and values of policing. I prioritise building collaborative, trusted and enduring relationships to really understand how to solve customer problems.”
Alex Wood
Account Manager, Public Safety Group
Meet Alex, he joined Sopra Steria’s Public Safety Group (PSG) as an account manager in April 2024. Prior to this Alex was a Chief Inspector within Derbyshire Constabulary.
Alex is a highly experienced policing leader, with a proven
track record of driving business transformation and delivering impactful results. He has over 17 years of experience in policing, which he is keen to use in helping the numerous Police accounts he currently manages and interacts with regularly.
Over the next 6 - 12 months, Alex predicts that Policing will have a heavy focus on Neighborhood Policing and Crime Prevention initiatives. “The new Labour Government has already indicated a desire to uplift Neighborhood Policing Teams
and continue the crackdown on ASB. I suspect the current challenges around Prison space will place additional emphasis on early intervention initiatives, multi-agency collaboration and out of court resolutions. The government will want
to show that they are serious about ‘reclaiming the streets’ so I expect hotspot policing work will continue, but with an added expectation on all police forces to build this into their business-as-usual plans for data driven
and evidence based preventative patrols.”
James Johnson
Account Manager, Public Safety Group
Meet James, who joined Sopra Steria’s Public Safety Group as an account manager in March 2024. With a professional background in policing and private sector IT, James has served for 10 years across three different Police Forces.
One of the highlights of his role has been returning to control rooms and visiting customers. He has been on site for two of Sopra Steria’s PEEL AFI Support Packages, where he observed the technical consultants review and articulate the gap between how STORM is currently being used and how its functionality can be maximised by police forces.
"I recognise the increasing challenge the public sector, particularly policing, faces in capturing, storing, and using data to make objective decisions. I predict that data strategies and projects aimed at improving data usage
within police forces will rise in importance over the next six months, especially as forces explore the potential of large language models and predictive analytics on their data.”
Mark Price
Digital Sales Executive, Public Safety Group
Meet Mark, our Digital Sales Executive for Public Safety Group. Mark has 30 years' experience working with software and technology solutions in both the public and private sectors within the UK and EMEA. With a background in the telecoms industry, CRM and billing, he has experience of working across a number of business functions including marketing, account management, sales and programme management.
Mark joined our public safety business in 2018, working with our clients to ensure they maximise value from their relationship with Sopra Steria and its portfolio of solutions and services and now heads up our account management team.
“Since joining Sopra Steria it’s been a pleasure to be a part of the development of our technology solutions and advisory services, which deliver real value and positive change to policing. A key priority is to ensure we engage with our clients effectively and in a way that enables them to evaluate how our offerings can address their operational challenges. We work alongside clients to help them implement the the most appropriate solutions that address their main challenges. We have recently developed various client facing functions I and we are really excited with the talent, enthusiasm and police sector expertise that the team bring to ensure success for all our policing and blue light clients
Our team brings together years of experience, a passion for innovation, and a deep commitment to supporting the safety and well-being of our communities. We invite you to connect with us and discover firsthand the transformative impact
our team can have on your policing initiatives. Together, we can create safer communities for all.