Vin Murria

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Vin Murria
OBE
Born
Vinodka Murria

1962 (age 62–63)
Punjab, India
NationalityBritish
Education University 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. [2] She works as an investor/advisor to HgCapital. [3] [4]

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In 2018, Murria received an OBE for services to the British digital economy, as well as for advancing women in the software sector. [4]

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. [3]

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. [3]

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. [5] [6]

Murria has also been appointed to sit on various boards. [7] [8] [9] [10] She currently sits on the boards of Bunzl Plc (FTSE 100), Softcat Plc (FTSTE 250) and Silicon Valley Bank. Her previous non-executive director roles include Chime Plc, Zoopla Plc, and Sophos Plc. [3]

In September 2018, Murria joined Pythagoras Communications as a major shareholder and chairperson. [11] The business was acquired by Ernst & Young in May 2021. [12]

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. [13] In September 2022, it was announced Murria's bid to acquire M&C Saatchi was rejected by shareholders. [14]

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] [15] [16] She was also named UK Tech Awards 2013 Tech Personality of the Year (shared with David Braben, CEO of Frontier Developments). [17] In 2014, Advanced was named Technology Company of the Year. [18] She was awarded an honorary doctorate by Edinburgh Napier University. [3]

Philanthropy

Murria founded the PS Foundation in 2007 to help educate young women in India and the UK. [19] The foundation is named after her mother. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Medland, Dina (20 September 2012). "Chief executive says 'thank you' everyday". Financial Times. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "HgCapital sells IRIS, CSG to Hellman & Friedman". Reuters. 9 August 2007. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Vinodka Murria: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. 1 2 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.
  5. ↑ Levy, Danielle. "Tech entrepreneur Murria buys major broker stake". Wealth Manager. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  6. ↑ Ralph, Alex (15 May 2017). "Murria drops in with Finncap stake". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ Ruthven, Hunter (22 June 2015). "Zoopla secure serial entrepreneur Vin Murria as non-executive director". Real Business. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  9. ↑ "Sophos Appoints Vin Murria to Its Board of Directors". www.sophos.com. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  10. ↑ "TAINA Technology proud to welcome Vin Murria to its Strategic Advisory Board | The Fintech Times". 27 November 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Pythagoras Announce Vin Murria as Investor and Strategic Advisor". www.prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  12. ↑ "EY announces acquisition of UK technology business, Pythagoras Communications Holdings Limited". Ernst & Young. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  13. ↑ "M&C Saatchi removes Vin Murria from board after agreeing takeover by Next Fifteen". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  14. ↑ "Vin Murria's final offer for M&C Saatchi rejected by shareholders". The Drum. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Cisco everywoman in Technology Awards: The winners' stories". ComputerWeekly.com. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  16. ↑ "Vin Murria is named Entrepreneur of the Year at AIM Awards 2012". AccountingWEB. 17 October 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  17. ↑ MarketScreener (22 November 2013). "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.
  18. ↑ "Advanced Computer Software Group wins Tech Company of the Year at UK Tech Awards | Manufacturing & Logistics IT Magazine". www.logisticsit.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
  19. ↑ Vaz, Keith. "Vin Murria". www.asian-voice.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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