Mark Sweeny, Founder and Group Chief Executive of de Novo Solutions has been named as ‘One to Watch’ in The Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme for 2025.
The Top 50 was created by LDC, the private equity investor that is part of Lloyds Banking Group, in partnership with The Times. Now in its eighth year, the programme celebrates Britain’s best and brightest entrepreneurs. This year it received almost 700 nominations.
The Ones to Watch are individuals making significant progress scaling their businesses—leaders who excel in their fields, create positive impact on their customers and employees, and stand out for their potential to reach even greater success.
DeNovo Solutions CEO Mark Sweeny photographed in Cardiff and Newport wales
Since founding de Novo in 2021, Mark has established the company as a leader in the UK’s digital transformation sector, helping government departments, public sector organisations, and private companies implement Oracle Cloud and ServiceNow solutions that transform their Finance, HR, Procurement, and Payroll operations. In just four years, de Novo has grown into a multi-million-pound, multi-award-winning business with over 115 staff across Wales, England, and India. Earlier this year, the company was ranked 8th in The Sunday Times 100 list of Britain’s fastest-growing private companies.
Mark said: “Being recognised as a One to Watch means everything—not because of what I’ve built, but because of who built it with me. Four years ago, de Novo was an idea. Today, it’s 115 people across three countries who show up every day to do something genuinely difficult: help organisations transform the way they work. This recognition from LDC and The Times reflects their talent, their resilience, and their belief that we could create something different in this industry. That’s what I’m proudest of—not the milestones, but the people who made them possible.”
John Garner, Managing Partner at LDC, added: “It’s been eight years since we launched The LDC Top 50 and in that time, we’ve had the honour of meeting some exceptional people. This year has been no different. I’d like to congratulate this year’s Ones to Watch on their success so far – we can’t wait to see what the future has in store for them.”
Read more about The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2025 here: https://bit.ly/4mCFS4i
To find out more about de Novo, visit www.de-novo-solutions.com.
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About de Novo Solutions
Headquartered in Langstone, Newport South Wales, de Novo Solutions is at the forefront of digital innovation within today’s fast-moving experience economy. Since its launch in 2021, the company has introduced a range of pioneering solutions to the market, including its industry cloud solutions, ‘Odyssea™’, its next generation managed services offering, ‘Value as a Service™ [VaaS™]’ and its advanced software testing services, ‘Testing as a Service™ [TaaS™]’, for Oracle Cloud and ServiceNow applications.
About LDC
LDC is a trusted investment partner for ambitious management teams across the UK. It is part of Lloyds Banking Group and has partnered with hundreds of medium-sized companies across a wide range of sectors, helping them to grow and develop.