Former Xero UK CEO joins Mazuma Board of Directors
Former Xero UK CEO Gary Turner joins Mazuma’s Board of Directors
Today, Mazuma has announced the appointment of Gary Turner, the former UK CEO and co-founder of software giant Xero, to their Board of Directors.
In January 2024, Mazuma landed a multi-million-pound investment from Innovation Investment Capital Limited Partnership (IIC) to fuel its growth and innovation plans and help it further disrupt the traditional micro-business accountancy space. Co-founder, Lucy Cohen, was appointed as CEO coincident with the investment.
Mazuma is one of the leading providers of accountancy services for micro-businesses in the UK, with a long-standing track record of disruption and innovation. Founded in 2006 by Lucy Cohen and Sophie Hughes in South Wales, Mazuma differentiates its business through a subscription model that allows subscribers to choose from a range of competitively priced accountancy packages. The Mazuma service offering uses proprietary technology through its MazApp© platform, combined with the skills of a team of highly professional accountants, delivering a service that makes the lives of sole traders, partnerships and small business owners easier.
Gary Turner was pivotal in establishing and leading the UK operations of the global cloud accounting platform Xero, which has more than 4 million business subscribers today. The former Microsoft executive spent 12 years on Xero’s global leadership team and brings more than 20 years of executive leadership experience in technology, operations, and strategy to Mazuma’s board.
“What excites me most about having Gary join our Board is our alignment in vision and purpose. His motivations at Xero were the same as ours at Mazuma. We are all about reducing the accounting burden for our customers so that they can focus on running their businesses. Gary has been on the growth journey that we are taking, and I’m thrilled that he has elected to bring his skills and experiences to Mazuma in support of our growth plans.” says Lucy Cohen, co-founder and CEO of Mazuma.
Gary Turner expressed his enthusiasm about joining Mazuma, stating, “I’m delighted to be joining an organisation whose values so clearly align with mine. The UK’s 6 million small and micro-businesses form the backbone of our economy, yet many struggle to access the support and guidance they need to grow and prosper. I’ve long admired Mazuma’s focus here, and I am excited to be working with Lucy, my fellow board members and the executive team to help Mazuma play an even greater part in serving the needs of this vital sector of our economy.”
“A business with the ambitions we have needs a team of incredible people to execute the vision”, continues Cohen. “With Gary as an NED on our Board and our recent executive appointments of Emma Crawford-Falekaono as CRO and David Morris as CPTO, we have a team that can really help us accelerate our growth and further develop our client service offering. I cannot wait to see what we do next.” she concludes.
