Ann Budge

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Ann Budge (born 21 February 1948) is a Scottish businesswoman and company director.[1]

Career

Graduating with a psychology degree, Budge (her married surname) became the first woman appointed to a senior position in Scottish & Newcastle after starting her career there as a trainee programmer. After leaving F International - now Xansa - Budge set up business working from home, and teaming up with Allison Newell in 1985, launched Newell & Budge, which specialised in making bespoke software and IT systems. It was sold to the French IT company Sopra Group, for a reported £30 million, and Budge became a Chief Executive.[2][3]

Recognition

Budge was awarded "Entrepreneur of the Year" by the Entrepreneurial Exchange in 2005 [4] and was then inducted into the Entrepreneurial Exchange Hall of Fame in November 2013.[5][6] She is listed as a role model by the Women's Engineering Society.[7]

Ann is an Honorary Graduate of Edinburgh Napier University.[8]

Football

Budge was disclosed as being the sole director of BIDCO 1874, a consortium trying to buy Edinburgh-based football club Hearts out of administration, in early 2014.[9] A majority shareholding in the club, which was previously owned by Lithuanian businesses run by Vladimir Romanov, was sold to BIDCO 1874 in May 2014.[10] Budge made several changes at the club immediately after taking control, including the appointment of Craig Levein as Director of Football and Robbie Neilson as Head Coach.[11][12]

References

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  1. companiesintheuk.co.uk, Ms Ann Cochrane Cook Wallace Budge.
  2. heraldscotland, Is this the original IT girl? by Paul Rogerson, 18 June 2005
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