Andrew Day joins the board of leading statistical software business, VSN International Limited

VSNi is delighted to announce that Andrew Day has joined the VSNi board as non-executive director. Andy has extensive experience driving transformational change through the exploitation of big data across diverse industries, including telecommunications, media, retail and financial services. 

Andy’s full-time role is Group Chief Data Officer with Pepper Global, the innovative lending-solutions business. Prior to that having already held senior roles with Telefonica O2 and Sky plc, Andy pioneered the application of data as Business Intelligence Director with UK media group News UK before moving to take up the position of Chief Data Officer at Sainsbury’s in the UK. He is also a non-executive director with GlobalData plc, a leading provider of data, analytics, and insights on the world's largest industries.

Commenting, Andy said, “I’m delighted to be joining the board of VSNi. It’s a company with a rich heritage in the application of data and science in biosciences and, most excitingly, an innovation agenda to put information and analytics at the heart of food production globally.”

VSNi CEO Stewart Andrews said, “We consider ourselves extremely privileged to welcome Andy to the VSNi board, and feel sure that his experience and approach will help us drive towards our vision – to see the challenges of global food production eradicated through the effective application of data, analytics and technology”.