Vin Murria
Born
Vinodka Murria

1962 (age 61–62)
Punjab, India
NationalityBritish
EducationUniversity of London
OccupationBusinesswoman

Vinodka "Vin" Murria OBE (born 1962) is a British businesswoman and founder of Advanced Computer Software where she was CEO until it was acquired in 2015.[1] Prior to that she was founder and CEO of Computer Software Group Plc, acquired by Hellman&Friedman in 2007.[citation needed] She works as an investor/advisor to HgCapital.[2][3]

In 2018, Murria received an OBE for services to the British digital economy, as well as for advancing women in the software sector.[3]

Early life

Murria was born in Punjab, India, and moved to the United Kingdom at the age of three.[1] She received a first class BSc in computer science and an MBA from the University of London.[2]

Career

Murria began her career at Kewill Systems. When she left the company in 2001, she had risen to the role of group chief operating officer.[citation needed]

Following her time at Kewill, she started her own journey with a shell company, Computer Software Group in 2002. The Group was taken private with HG Capital in April 2007 merged with Iris software and sold to Hellman & Friedman for £500m in July 2007.[1]

Murria has been a partner at Elderstreet Investments since 2002.[1]

In 2008, Murria founded Advanced Computer Software Group.[1] In 2015 she sold the business for £765 million to Vista Equity Partners and subsequently it was sold again in Sept 2019 for £2Bn with Vista and BC Partners now the owners. [4][5]

Murria has also been appointed to sit on various boards.[6][7][8][9] She currently sits on the boards of Bunzl Plc (FTSE 100), Softcat Plc (FTSTE 250) and Silicon Valley Bank. Previous NED roles include Chime Plc, Zoopla Plc, and SophosPlc.[citation needed]

In September 2018, Murria joined Pythagoras Communications as a major shareholder and chairperson.[10] The business was acquired by E&Y in May 2021.[citation needed]

In May 2020, Murria became the largest shareholder in M&C Saatchi, and subsequently with her vehicle ADVT extended the holding to 22.3% of the enlarged company.[citation needed] In September 2022, it was announced Murria's bid to acquire M&C Saatchi was rejected by shareholders.[11]

Awards

Murria was named Woman of the Year at the 2012 Cisco Everywoman in Technology Awards and Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2012 AIM Awards.[1][12][13] She was also named Aim Plc CEO of the Year in 2013,[citation needed] and UK Tech Awards 2013 Tech Personality of the Year (shared with David Braben, CEO of Frontier Developments).[14] In 2014 Advanced was named Technology company of the Year.[citation needed] She was awarded an honorary doctorate by Edinburgh Napier University.[2]

Philanthropy

Murria founded the PS Foundation in 2007 to help educate young women in India and the UK.[15] The foundation is named after her mother.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Medland, Dina (20 September 2012). "Chief executive says 'thank you' everyday". Financial Times. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Vinodka Murria: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b Cook, James (29 December 2017). "Here are all the UK tech figures named in the Queen's New Year's Honours list". Business Insider. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. ^ Levy, Danielle. "Tech entrepreneur Murria buys major broker stake". Wealth Manager. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  5. ^ Ralph, Alex (15 May 2017). "Murria drops in with Finncap stake". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  6. ^ Williams, Christopher (13 November 2015). "Softcat chiefs cash in as company surges on stock market debut". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  7. ^ Ruthven, Hunter (22 June 2015). "Zoopla secure serial entrepreneur Vin Murria as non-executive director". Real Business. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  8. ^ "Sophos Appoints Vin Murria to Its Board of Directors". www.sophos.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  9. ^ "TAINA Technology proud to welcome Vin Murria to its Strategic Advisory Board | The Fintech Times". 27 November 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Pythagoras Announce Vin Murria as Investor and Strategic Advisor". www.prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Vin Murria's final offer for M&C Saatchi rejected by shareholders". The Drum. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Cisco everywoman in Technology Awards: The winners' stories". ComputerWeekly.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Vin Murria is named Entrepreneur of the Year at AIM Awards 2012". AccountingWEB. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  14. ^ MarketScreener. "Advanced Computer Software Group PLC : Advanced Computer Software Group CEO, Vin Murria is named Tech Personality of the Year 2013 | MarketScreener". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  15. ^ Vaz, Keith. "Vin Murria". www.asian-voice.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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