Keekco
AI · Cyber · Technology Leadership

Board-level technology, proven where getting it wrong isn't an option.

Fractional CIO, CTO and CISO leadership, AI and cyber security for regulated, investment-backed and fast-scaling businesses. Most engagements start small — and grow from there.

25 years at board level0 → $250M NASDAQ in 18 monthsOxford Saïd Business School
Human judgement · machine scale
Worked with
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IPAF logo
JK Ross logo
NHS logo
HMRC logo
ZuraBio logo
Coben Healthcare logo
Nexa Law logo
CHEC logo
University of Oxford logo
Coventry University logo
Telefónica logo
Sainsbury's logo
IKEA logo
ANS Group logo
Nuvo Accountancy logo
VoiceScape logo
Simpsons Beverages logo
Freeman Clarke logo
BAE Systems logo
Lockheed Martin logo
Home Office logo
IPAF logo
JK Ross logo
NHS logo
HMRC logo
ZuraBio logo
Coben Healthcare logo
Nexa Law logo
CHEC logo
University of Oxford logo
Coventry University logo
Telefónica logo
Sainsbury's logo
IKEA logo
ANS Group logo
Nuvo Accountancy logo
VoiceScape logo
Simpsons Beverages logo
Freeman Clarke logo
Why Keekco

Leadership shaped at the sharp end, brought to your business.

Twenty-five years across regulated industries, venture-backed growth and high-stakes supply chains. The kind of board-level judgement you usually can't hire on a fractional basis — applied to the decisions that carry the most risk and the most upside.

25yrs
Board-level technology leadership across diverse, demanding industries
$250MNASDAQ
Took a biotech from inception to a US public listing in just 18 months
5+sectors
Defence, biotech, healthcare, finance and fast-scaling groups
What we do

Three connected ways we add value.

A focused portfolio built around what ambitious businesses actually need now. AI is increasingly the front door, with cyber, compliance and leadership close behind.

Most engagements start here

Artificial Intelligence

Practical, ethical AI that turns into ROI — not hype, and built to work with the systems you already have.

  • AI workshops & team training
  • AI readiness & roadmap
  • Proof-of-concept & MVP build
  • Workflow automation & adoption
Where the deadlines bite

Cyber & Compliance

The security maturity that wins contracts, satisfies investors and keeps you in critical supply chains.

  • Cyber Essentials & CE Plus
  • NIST & aerospace supplier readiness
  • Defence supply-chain accreditation
  • Security readiness for investment
The steady hand

Technology Leadership

Board-level ownership of technology — strategy, teams and suppliers — without the full-time cost.

  • Fractional CIO, CTO & CISO
  • 360° technology review
  • Scale-up & investment readiness
  • Non-Executive Director
How it works

Start small, prove value, then lead the work that follows.

A low-risk first step almost always reveals the bigger opportunity. Every offer is a different door into the same house — and each can grow into long-term, board-level leadership.

Short term · the front door
Fixed-price first steps
Easy to start · low risk
  • AI Jumpstart workshop
  • Cyber Essentials / CE Plus sprint
  • 360° Technology Review
I scope & lead, delivered with the wider team — so it's fast and repeatable.
Mid term · defined projects
Outcome-based programmes
Weeks to months · project fee
  • AI proof-of-concept & MVP
  • NIST / defence accreditation
  • Investment & due-diligence readiness
I direct the inside track; an audit & validation partner handles assurance.
Long term · the steady hand
Retained leadership
Monthly retainer · highest value
  • Fractional CIO / CTO / CISO
  • Non-Executive Director
  • Ongoing AI & security governance
Led by me personally — the board-level relationship that holds the standard.
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No-commitment first step

How ready is your business, really?

Five quick questions across AI, security and leadership. Get an instant readiness score and a recommended first step — no email required to see your result.

Readiness check

Where do you stand on AI, cyber & leadership?

Built from the same diagnostic lens used in a 360° technology review — condensed into two minutes.

Question 1 of 5Instant result
Step 01 / 05

Where are you with AI today?

Pick one to continue
◆ Keynote · Cleveland Aviation Safety & Birdstrike Conference, Aug 2026

An AI aviation-security platform, built where safety can't be compromised.

Through a joint venture between Keekco and GMR Human Performance, we're building AI that strengthens safety and security in aviation — combining machine intelligence with deep human-performance expertise. It's where my background in this sector becomes something live and forward-looking.

Keekco+GMR Human Performance
  • Helping aerospace & defence suppliers reach the security standard required to stay partners of BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin
  • Earlier career across UK aerospace & defence programmes — now applied to current, real-world supply-chain accreditation
  • Keynote speakers on aviation safety & birdstrike risk, August 2026
AI-augmented aviation security environment at dusk
Where we work

Built for environments that don't forgive mistakes.

The common thread: regulation, scrutiny or rapid growth — where technology decisions carry real consequences.

01
Aerospace & Defence

Supplier security, done properly

Helping suppliers meet customer flow-down requirements — Cyber Essentials, NIST and defence accreditation — backed by genuine sector experience.

02
Regulated & Investment-backed

Growth without the gaps

Biotech, healthcare and financial businesses preparing for funding, due diligence or a listing — the maturity investors and regulators expect to see.

03
Scaling Groups

One standard across the group

Multi-entity groups that have grown by acquisition and need consistent technology, security and AI standards across every business they own.

The path

AI opens the door. Leadership walks you through it.

A short, low-risk first step reveals the bigger opportunity. We start small, prove value, then lead the work that follows.

STEP 01

Start with AI or a review

An AI workshop, a proof-of-concept, or a 360° technology review — a fixed-price, fixed-scope way to see real value fast.

STEP 02

Build the foundations

The findings shape the priorities: security and compliance gaps, the right tooling, and the changes that protect growth.

STEP 03

Lead the programme

Fractional CIO, CTO or CISO leadership to deliver the work, hold the standard, and answer to the board and to customers.

Ashle Whittle, Founder & Principal of Keekco
The person you work with

Ashle Whittle

Founder and principal. A fractional CIO, CTO and CISO who has operated where getting technology wrong is not an option — and now brings that to ambitious businesses across the North West, and nationwide for the right engagements.

  • Took a biotech from inception to a $250M NASDAQ listing in just 18 months
  • 25 years driving digital transformation for SMEs, PE-backed and high-growth businesses
  • Co-founder of an AI aviation-security JV with GMR Human Performance; 2026 conference keynote speaker
  • Earlier career across UK aerospace & defence programmes
  • Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Ashle WhittleFounder & Principal, Keekco
Selected clients

Trusted across regulated and high-growth sectors.

A snapshot of the organisations we partner with. Names shown with permission.

BAE Systems logo
Lockheed Martin logo
Home Office logo
IPAF logo
JK Ross logo
NHS logo
HMRC logo
ZuraBio logo
Coben Healthcare logo
Nexa Law logo
CHEC logo
University of Oxford logo
Coventry University logo
Telefónica logo
Sainsbury's logo
IKEA logo
ANS Group logo
Nuvo Accountancy logo
VoiceScape logo
Simpsons Beverages logo
Freeman Clarke logo
Get in touch

Tell us where your technology stands today.

Share a little about your situation and we'll arrange a focused, no-obligation conversation with someone who has run these environments first-hand.

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Find out where your technology really stands.

A focused, no-obligation conversation with people who have run these environments from the inside.