Practical Technology leadership. security.
Governance.

Tandem CIO provide fractional CIO leadership combined with a staged governance and compliance model that scales with your business.

We establish the right foundations early, introduce structured governance as you grow, and formalise compliance only when it becomes necessary, without over-engineering.

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WHO THIS IS FOR.
Built for Businesses That Are Scaling - and Feeling the Pressure

You’re likely experiencing one or more of the following:

  • Clients asking for security or compliance assurance
  • Difficulty responding to security questionnaires or audits
  • No clear ownership of technology risk and governance
  • Technology that no longer scales with business growth
  • Uncertainty about what level of compliance is actually required
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what we do.

services.
Two Ways We Engage

We help organisations align technology, security, and compliance with business outcomes.
Our services focus on enabling growth while reducing operational, regulatory, and technology risk.

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Fractional CIO and technology leadership.

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Security and Governance Path

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Compliance.
Implemented Practically, Not Over-Engineered

Compliance should support your business, not slow it down.

We implement governance and compliance programmes that are:

  • Right-sized to your stage of growth
  • Supported by automation where it adds value
  • Designed to reduce audit effort, not increase it
  • Built to scale as requirements evolve

We support frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, GDPR, and NIST, but only to the level your business actually needs.

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what we take ownership of.

technology and security strategy

Technology and security strategy

governance and risk management

Governance and risk management

vendor and platform oversight

Vendor and platform oversight

executive reporting

Executive and board-level reporting

cost optimisation

Cost optimisation and operational efficiency

technology due diligence

Technology Due Diligence

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who we typically work with.

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Founder-led and early-stage businesses

growing scaling organisations

Scaling organisations

technology saas businesses

SaaS and technology companies

data driven companies

Data-driven businesses

organisations preparing for audits

Organisations preparing for audits or enterprise clients

regulated businesses

Regulated or compliance-driven environments

why tandem cio.

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Executive-level leadership without full-time overhead

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Right-sized governance — implemented only where needed

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Reduced audit burden through practical implementation

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Clear accountability for technology, risk, and governance.

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Governance that supports growth — not just compliance

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Founder | Managing Director

Anthony Smit

Anthony Smit is the Founder of Tandem CIO and an experienced technology executive with a strong track record in building, operating, and scaling enterprise technology and governance functions.

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Our Role

We don’t act as external consultants delivering reports.

We act as an embedded partner, taking ownership of:

  • Technology direction
  • Governance structures
  • Risk management
  • Compliance outcomes

This ensures governance supports business growth, not just regulatory requirements.

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