CEO MONTHLY / ISSUE 5 2024 15 Passionate About Making a Difference Delivering its remarkable suite of services across the UK, Europe, and the US, Gibbs Consulting is a frontrunner in such areas as Infrastructure, Cloud Services, AI & ML, Cyber Security, Digital Transformation, Data Science Analytics, and Architecure Services. A part of the Atrium family group of companies, which has been responsible for an enormous $5.5 billion worth of sales since its inception, Gibbs Consulting leverages this status to its gain to offer clients from across the world sustained excellence, delivering on its ethos pertaining to innovation, thinking outside the box, and ultimately challenging the norms of the industry. The unique customercentric, purpose-led, and success-oriented business culture employed by Farida and the management team lends itself perfectly to the business’ mixed model that encompasses a number of high-quality technical- and business-based consultancy solutions. The term “onestop shop” is thrown around frequently, but in the case of Gibbs Consulting, it really does ring true. By utilising a number of different and flexible models to adhere to the needs of clients, this team often find themselves expanding their footprint within a partner business on the back of the faultless execution, innovation, and focus that they embody throughout this process. This sustained excellence is embodied perfectly by company CEO Farida Gibbs, a terrific businesswoman who has received a number of accolades throughout her career that all testify to this claim. Farida’s passion lies in helping diverse SMEs foster a positive attitude and mindset to do business with largescale businesses and she is a forefront leader in the Supplier Diversity community and a role model for Women in Tech. Born in the UK as one of four children, Farida’s Egyptian mother and Pakistani father instilled in her from a young age a passion for Middle Eastern cuisine and travelling, and this has resulted in a love and an appreciation for all cultures. From her founding of the business back in 2005 right through to today, Farida has made sure to promote a culture that prizes equality and celebrates difference, an incredibly positive message that affords people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, and religions equal opportunities. Aside from this steadfast commitment to fostering a brighter future for all, Gibbs Consulting is also distinguished through its series of core values, with these defining its excellence in the sphere and reaffirming its customer-centric nature at every avenue which the business explores. There are six key areas that comprise this multifaceted approach. These are: the customer always comes first, quality at speed, integrity, commitment, reliability, and finally, respect and reputation. By keeping this meticulous six-fold approach in mind across its operation, the business can guarantee a uniform standard of quality, with the customer-centred nature of this method being something clients favour the most about the firm. Far from an empty claim, the CEO of Barclays had this to say in a glowing testimonial regarding the company. “Gibbs is one of the most clientfocused companies I have met. They are passionate about high-quality delivery, very determined, and extremely hard working. They have built an incredible network!” This is most certainly the case, and Farida and co. have a track record of attracting businesses of all shapes and sizes, linked by one common thread. A desire to compete with the best of the best in a market that is subject to an endless barrage of fluctuations and advancements. Here to expertly guide her clients through all of these changes, Farida Gibbs is a beacon of positivity, success, inclusion, and female empowerment in a business landscape where all of these traits combined are almost impossible to find, let alone at the head of the company table. With all of this in mind, it is our pleasure to celebrate Farida as the Most Influential CEO 2024 - London (IT & Business Services) and wish her the best of luck for the future. Contact: Farida Gibbs Company: Gibbs Hybrid - Programme Solutions & Consultancy Web Address: https://www. gibbshybrid.com/ and www. gibbsconsulting.com Mar24550 Farida Gibbs is the mastermind behind Gibbs Hybrid Programme Solutions & Consultancy, or Gibbs Consulting for short. Named as the Most Influential CEO 2024 - London (IT & Business Services) for her outstanding efforts in the field, Farida is proud to be the CEO of Europe’s largest minority woman-owned business and globally certified woman-owned business, a primary DE&I Strategic IT Partner to FTSE100 companies. With Farida at the helm, Gibbs Consulting has proven itself to be a pioneering entity in the field of IT, Infrastructure, and Consulting services, taking a “hybrid” approach to its areas of operation, and underpinning this all with fantastic agile and quality assurance, architecture, automated deployment, and automation at every turn. “To succeed in business, put customers at the heart of everything you do, innovate, execute well, build diverse teams, and lead with integrity.” [Farida Gibbs]
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