Our people

Meet the Senior AK team

Tim Savage
CEO, Co-founder

Zenon Hannick
Consulting CTO

CEO and Co-founder
After 4 years at Comic Relief heading up technology delivery, I co-founded Armakuni in 2012 to create a globally distributed cloud platform for handling payments at unprecedented scale for charity telethons. The revolutionary approach and mindset (at the time) that we applied to achieve this success has underpinned the ethos and practices of everything Armakuni has done since. With a background spanning investment banking, UK national Police Force, technology startups, Government and 3rd sector roles, I’ve experienced many environments, cultures, working practices and people and bring this to bear at Armakuni.
I am a family man and a thoroughbred MAMIL so I spend my free time cycling the Surrey hills or with my boys learning what they love.
Consulting CTO
Combining technology and operational expertise, I lead strategic transformation programmes that incorporate engineering, product and data teams. I focus on moving these functions towards a more agile and customer centric structure, using DevOps culture to ensure the smooth flow of business value delivery. Outside of work I enjoy trying to keep up with my teenage kids, whether it is being beaten on the basketball court by my son or watching action movies with my daughter

Ben Steele
CDO

Benedict Dodd
CTO and Co-founder

Fazia Cater
Finance Director

Chief Delivery Officer
Creative technology leader who balances lived experience with emerging best practice. I’ve almost 20 years experience in technology, product, and engineering - transforming organisations of all sizes by helping them adopt new methods, techniques, and ways of working. Outside of work I have very little free time due to the demands of my tiny humans. When I do get some free time I spend it wishing that I'd got a dog instead.
CTO and Co-founder
I am a thought leader in Cloud Native software development and digital transformation at scale. A true change agent with a proven track record of leading both public and private organisations’ adoption of fast flow DevOps principles and culture, using technical expertise to drive the change while also acting as a strategic advisor to the C-suite. Creative education is something I treasure outside of work, too - be it inspiring my 3 kids by working on outlandish projects or trying to improve my photography skills.
Finance Director
An experienced and commercially-focussed CFO with a demonstrated history of success in fast-paced global businesses. I’ve worked with organisations in a wide range of sectors, including private-equity backed SMEs and I’ve led Finance, IT and HR to deliver high-growth ambitions. Outside of work, I enjoy being active, spending time with family and friends and retail therapy.

Derek Gannon
Advisor

Viv Taylor
Advisor

Mike Altendorf
Advisor

Advisor
Former COO of Comic Relief. Chair, NED and founder with board experience in agenda-setting global brands and digital scale-ups. I drive and deliver major strategic initiatives, digital transformation, large-scale technology, cost management and international projects. I support values-led organisations - building relationships and managing stakeholders whilst implementing and delivering strategic initiatives with high-performing teams.
Advisor
Former Director of Organisation Development at the Guardian. I help scale-up organisations build award winning teams and support them through major programmes of transformational change.
Advisor
Formerly Co-founder and Joint Managing Director of Cochango. Angel investor, CIO mentor, Trustee, advisor and NED for fast-growing small and mid-sized technology companies. Advisor to established brands looking to reinvent themselves for the digital age.