Pilgrim Systems plc is pleased to announce new faces and organisational changes to support its growth strategies. In order to build on the 19% annual growth of the last financial year (ended 30th September 2008) the company has made some key appointments.

Pilgrim is delighted to announce that Colin Kennedy has been appointed Chief Operating Officer. Colin, who is 37 years old, joined the company a year ago after leaving LexisNexis Visualfiles where he held the same role. Colin’s role touches all areas of the business, but in particular business development and overseeing Pilgrim’s continual drive to refine and improve how Pilgrim delivers successful projects, on time, with maximum ROI and customer satisfaction.

Colin works closely with the sales consulting team which as of 3rd November will include Matthew Fiske-Jackson. Matthew, 34, is one of the most successful new business sales consultants operating in legal technology circles today. He was central to Visualfiles’ dynamic growth of 2000 to 2007. Since leaving LexisNexis Visualfiles he has worked with Zylpha, a legal IT consultancy. During this time Matt has had an opportunity to fully assess the new shape of the legal technology market since the recent spate of consolidations. He is confident that Pilgrim and its LawSoft technology are best placed to cater for the complex technology needs of today’s legal profession.

Pilgrim also welcomes Brian Dudley to the company to head up its Installation Team. Brian has worked in legal technology circles for many years, most recently as IT Director at Gillespie MacAndrew, a 200 people firm in central Edinburgh. Brian has a vast experience of legal technology products and Microsoft environments. The skills he brings to the company are in line with its drive to continually improve its customer service levels.