About this blog
About Martin Leuw, Group Chief Executive
Martin joined the main board of IRIS in May 2001 and has led its growth from revenues of £9 million to over £130 million a year.
Before joining the company, Martin was Chief Executive of a venture capital backed e-Healthcare business servicing primary care and the pharmaceutical industry, a business which he successfully sold in January 2001.
Prior to that, Martin was on the Executive Policy Group of PPP Healthcare Group plc and Managing Director of Access 24, an award-winning Medical communications Centre, which he grew to become a leading provider of patient support and loyalty programmes to the pharmaceutical industry, as well as an advisor to the NHS.
Martin has a BSc (Hons) in Management Science from Manchester University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen.
In July 2006, Martin was named Entrepreneur Of The Year in the Technology & Communication category in the Southern regional final of Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur Of The Year programme.
In October 2008, Martin was a judge for the prestigious Real Business “Business of the year” awards.
In October 2009, Martin was awarded the new ICAEW Faculty prize at the Software Satisfaction Awards.
About IRIS – The Sector Specialist
With over 60,000 business customers, revenues of c£120m and more than 30 years experience, IRIS is the UK’s largest private software house with a wide range of specialist solutions.
Our mission is to ’combine technology with deep sector knowledge to significantly improve business efficiency and performance.’
Our aim is to help our customers improve their business performance through efficiency gains, increase income through better use of data and provide better customer service thus increasing retention and referral of customers and clients.
Personal service
In a world of faceless organisations, IRIS prides itself on its personal and tailored approach to customer service, evidenced by an average customer renewal rate in excess of 90% across the whole group, amongst the highest in our industry.
We take time to listen to your ambitions and objectives and deliver the solution and support to achieve them. The industry awards and accolades we receive year after year also confirm our commitment to excellence.
The assurance of market-leading solutions
We are long-term pioneers of software integration which automates key tasks and helps improve business efficiency. By delivering measurable benefits for our customers, we have gained leading positions in our chosen markets. Today, IRIS is:
- The No 1 provider to UK accountancy practices
- The No 1 provider to UK law firms, barristers and coroners’ offices
- The No 1 provider to the UK not-for-profit sector
- The No 1 provider of payroll and accounts to GPs
- The No 2 provider of payroll & HR software solutions providing payslips to around 10% of the of the UK workforce
- An award-winning provider of accounting and ERP systems to UK businesses
- A leading provider of specialist software for sports clubs, field services and application modernisation software and services for blue chip companies