{"id":418069,"date":"2026-04-30T21:50:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/railuk.com\/?p=192812"},"modified":"2026-04-30T21:50:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T11:50:30","slug":"zircon-software-expands-senior-leadership-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=418069","title":{"rendered":"Zircon Software expands senior leadership team"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Provider of software engineering solutions Zircon Software has announced the appointment of David R Owen as its technology director.<\/p>\n

While sharing the same name as Zircon\u2019s managing director, David joins the business as a new addition to the leadership team, bringing extensive experience in engineering leadership, technology delivery, and operational improvement.<\/p>\n

As part of Zircon\u2019s continued modernisation strategy, the business is also investing in the responsible adoption of AI-assisted engineering tools to help accelerate software development, testing, and delivery activities, while maintaining the rigorous assurance, governance, and traceability required within safety and regulated industries.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the appointment, Managing Director David Owen said: \u201cWe are delighted to welcome David to Zircon Software. As we continue building for growth, strong technical leadership is essential to ensuring we maintain the engineering quality, agility, and customer focus that Zircon has become known for over the last 25 years.<\/p>\n

David brings a combination of engineering leadership, delivery experience, and a forward-looking approach to technology modernisation. His appointment reflects our continued investment in our capability, ensuring Zircon remains one of the UK\u2019s leading SME software engineering businesses.<\/p>\n

We also see significant opportunity in the use of AI-assisted engineering tools to improve productivity and accelerate delivery, within regulated and safety-critical sectors.\u201d<\/p>\n

David joins Zircon at an important stage in the company\u2019s evolution, with responsibility for leading engineering delivery, modernising delivery capability through process improvement and automation, and supporting the development of future products and recurring revenue opportunities. Alongside his leadership responsibilities, David will also work directly on customer projects, helping to ensure Zircon continues to combine strong technical delivery with hands-on engineering expertise.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Provider of software engineering solutions Zircon Software has announced the appointment of David R Owen as its technology director. While sharing the same name as Zircon\u2019s managing director, David joins the business as a new addition to the leadership team, bringing extensive experience in engineering leadership, technology delivery, and operational improvement. As part of Zircon\u2019s [\u2026]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8202,16017,16014,47,85],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-418069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-company-news","category-industry-news","category-people-moves","category-rail-news","category-uk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t