Background - Rob May - Thought Provoked

Rob's Background

ramsac
Executive Chairman
Jan 2024 – Present
As Executive Chairman, I am entrusted with guiding the strategic vision and long-term direction of our organisation. Building on my years of experience as Managing Director, I now focus on shaping our corporate strategy, fostering innovation, and ensuring sustainable growth. In this role, my primary mission is to provide leadership and governance that propels our company to new heights. I collaborate closely with our talented team of directors and managers to drive excellence in all aspects of our operations. While my commitment to delivering secure, reliable IT experiences remains unwavering, I also emphasise a broader perspective, looking beyond day-to-day operations to define the future of our organisation. As Executive Chairman, I am dedicated to steering our company towards continued success, fostering strong client relationships, and contributing to the ever-evolving landscape of technology solutions.
managing director
Mar 1992 – Jan 2024
Leading the committed team of ramsac directors and managers who all share my passion for excellence (focused on secure, reliable IT experiences).
I work hard to build and develop our own business, to ensure our ongoing growth and success and to ensure that we continue to deliver the sort of passionate customer service that has been part of our culture since day one.
As a business we help our clients to get the best out of technology – implementing, managing, and supporting secure, resilient, flexible IT solutions. Providing strategic IT input, proactive management, jargon free IT support and solutions that help them to grow their own organisations efficiently and securely.
Institute of Directors Ambassador
UK Ambassador for CyberSecurity & Technology
April 2016 – Present
The Institute of Directors brings together many highly skilled and experienced business people from across all industry sectors. Within the UK there is a growing network of industry spokespeople acting as ambassadors for their specialist subject.
As the ambassador for cybersecurity I have given many talks and lectures, hosted Q&A sessions for various industry groups as well as writing cybersecurity course content for the IoD which has been delivered worldwide.
Vistage UK & Vistage Worldwide
Speaker - CEO Workshops and Keynotes
Apr 2018 – Present
Vistage is the world’s leading Executive Peer-Group Organisation for Managing Directors, Chief Executives and other business leaders and has over 21,000 members worldwide.
◾ Winner of the Vistage Club Award 50 Speaker Award 2021
◾ Winner of the Vistage Out Performer Speaker Award 2020
◾ Winner of the Vistage Out Performer Speaker Award 2019
◾ Winner of the Vistage Rising Star Speaker Award 2018,
I am an accredited business speaker for Vistage (I'm also a founder member of V79). I deliver my various director's workshops on Cybersecurity and GDPR in the UK, USA, and throughout Europe.
Society of Leadership Fellows, Windsor Castle
Leadership Fellow
Jan 2021 – Present
St George’s House, set in the historic grounds of Windsor Castle, was founded in 1966 by H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh and the then Dean of Windsor, Robin Woods. It is a place where people from right across society who are in a position to make a difference might gather together to grapple with issues pertinent to our contemporary world. The House thrives on debate, discussion and dialogue as a way of nurturing wisdom which can be put to use in the wider world.
The Cyber Resilience Centre for the South East
Advisory Board Member
Sept 2020 – Present
Working with academia and the Police forces in Thames Valley, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire, provides us with access to the latest local as well as national information on emerging cyber threats, criminal trends, best practice for cyber resilience and new technology to provide you with timely advice to prepare and protect your business, staff and clients from cyber criminals.
The Cyber Resilience Centre for the South East is a trusted resource for support to protect businesses and third sector organisations in the South East region.
The Cyber Resilience Centre for the South East supports and helps protect SMEs and supply chain businesses and third sector organisations in the region against cyber crime.
Worshipful Company of World Traders
Liveryman
Oct 2016 – Present
The World Traders seeks to raise awareness, understanding, and the standard of practice in world trade and to provide a welcoming environment in which fellowship and understanding can flourish.
Our objectives are fellowship, welfare and education, working in the best interests of the trading community of London and overseas. Members retain strong interests in world trade and pursue charitable and educational initiatives through our Charitable Trust.
We organise many informative events over the course of each year, which vary according to the interests of the current Master. Each year our flagship event, the Tacitus Lecture, impresses the City and wider business community with a leading exploration of a topic relating to world trade.
Institute of Directors - Surrey
Chairman
May 2014 – May 2018
The Institute of Directors is an iconic and high profile British business institution, which has been a prominent and powerful voice for business for over a century. It offers an excellent array of training and professional development (including the Chartered Director Programme) helping its members become better directors and business leaders.

In addition, the IoD acts as an important lobbying force for business with Government and the media. It currently has 36,000 members whose backgrounds range across sectors and the country and from a diverse range of businesses and sectors in the UK, spanning from large-cap business leaders to leaders of SMES, family businesses, start-ups and students.

The Surrey branch is the second largest in the country with approximately 3000 members.
Churcher's College
Governor & Director
June 2006 – Present
Recruited to a board of professional governors with the obvious role of IT governor.
Churcher's College is an English co-educational independent, fee-paying school. The senior school (ages 11–17) is located in the market town of Petersfield, Hampshire with the junior school (ages 5–11) in nearby Liphook.
Children at Churcher’s thrive in an atmosphere of high expectation and exceptional achievement in a happy, well disciplined and caring environment.
The pupils of Churcher’s College become confident, responsible, respected and selfless citizens in a world which will require gifted, flexible young people of character, dedication and compassion.
TEDx
TEDx Speaker
November 2017
TEDx was created in the spirit of TED's mission, "ideas worth spreading."
The TEDx Program is designed to help communities, organizations and individuals to spark conversation and connect.
In November 2017 Rob spoke at TEDx Woking. The talk on the Human Firewall has since become known as 'We're All Porn Stars' If you’ve not yet watched it, grab a coffee, sit down for 16 minutes and do so now. Rob's TEDx Talk