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From 1st January 2025, Luke Williams OBE has taken over as Group CEO at auticon. Luke takes over the reins from Kurt Schöffer, who joined auticon after becoming one of our first impact investors in 2013. Kurt has been instrumental to the success of auticon, positioning the organisation as a trailblazer in the acceptance of neurodivergent employees in the workplace. Under his leadership, auticon expanded globally, working with clients across Europe, North America, and Asia-Pacific and attracting notable investors such as Ferd AS, an Oslo-based family-owned investment company, and Virgin's Richard Branson, who is neurodivergent himself. “Early in my career, I fell in love with the idea of social impact investing - using business methodology to help solve social problems,” said Kurt Schöffer. “When I joined auticon, I believed in our unique model to make a real difference in how businesses value neurodivergent talent. Today, that vision is a reality, and I’m confident that auticon is well-positioned to continue its growth and impact under new leadership.” Prior to joining auticon, Luke Williams was the CEO of Elements Talent Consultancy, a pioneering firm in the "Embedded Talent Consultancy" model. With a strong track record in business consulting and corporate leadership, Luke brings a wealth of experience in leadership and strategy across multiple industries. Luke's entrepreneurial spirit is also reflected in his significant contributions to the UK’s startup ecosystem, notably his tenure as Chair of the Start Up Loans Company, a government-backed initiative that has supported thousands of entrepreneurs across the UK. In recognition of his work in promoting entrepreneurship, Luke was awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2018. “I am thrilled to join auticon at such a pivotal moment,” said Luke Williams. “Kurt has done an extraordinary job leading this company, and I am deeply committed to building on his legacy. auticon’s focus on creating an inclusive, neurodivergent workforce is both inspiring and necessary, and I look forward to working with our talented team to advance our mission and create even more opportunities for neurodivergent professionals”.

The theme for this year’s International Day of People with Disability is Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future. This year auticon want to amplify the leadership of autistic race car driver Ben Taylor for everything he’s done for autistic people during his first year of racing the Porsche Michelin Sprint Challenge. https://lnkd.in/g-7mxBBZ

The story of Edvard - a consultant with Unicus AS, part of the auticon group in Norway, who worked with Kongsberg Maritime on software development and testing projects. It is great to hear, from our clients, the value they see in having a neurodiverse workforce - especially in IT, where different perspectives and approaches deliver better efficiency and quality of work. auticon is a global group with offices in 15 markets, if you want to know more about how auticon's autistic IT consultants can benefit your projects then get in touch today.

77 Awardees aus 45 Ländern - und wir sind unter den Preisträgern, die Barrieren für eine behindertengerechte Beschäftigung in der Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologie und anderen Branchen abbauen. Darauf sind wir stolz! Danke Zero Project für diese Auszeichnung. #Award #Neurodiversity #Inclusion

📣 We are looking for a Neuroinclusion Advisor to join the auticon Ireland team. You can read more about this role on our website, or here on LinkedIn at https://buff.ly/3VCExQU

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⚡ Thanks auticon Australia & New Zealand for this exciting news

Congratulations to Yvonne Brewer and the whole team at auticon Ireland who won their first award this month at the Diversity in Tech Awards. auticon was proud to pick up the award for 'Neurodiverse Inclusion' and the comments given by the judges for why they chose us to win just sums up the ethos of auticon perfectly - to make an impact! We want our work to make an impact on; the individual lives of autistic and neurodivergent individuals, the organisations we work with - helping them to become neuroinclusive workplaces and society as a whole - where our vision is to build a neuroinclusive world!

Six months since we launched in Ireland, we are incredibly proud of our Irish team for winning their first award at the Diversity in Tech Awards. The team have won the Neurodiverse Inclusion Award. Congratulations to all.