Vin Murria

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Vin Murria
Born
Vinodka Murria

1962 (age 61–62)
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.[ citation needed ] She works as an investor/advisor to HgCapital. [2] [3]

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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. [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]

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  10. ↑ "Pythagoras Announce Vin Murria as Investor and Strategic Advisor". www.prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
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