CloudClevr CEO, Steve Harris, recognised in the LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2026
LDC Top 50 recognition comes as CloudClevr enters its next phase of growth, combining targeted acquisitions, digital transformation expertise and a culture of curiosity.
8 October 2026: Steve Harris, CEO of CloudClevr, has been recognised as one of The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders for 2026, as the managed technology services provider builds on the integration of four specialist businesses and expands into automation, data and AI.
The programme was created by private equity investor LDC, part of Lloyds Banking Group, in partnership with The Times. Since 2018, it has celebrated the ambition and achievements of hundreds of exceptional entrepreneurs.
The LDC Top 50 Most Ambitious Business Leaders programme, in partnership with The Times, is one of the UK’s most recognised business leader award programmes, celebrating the drive and ambition of the UK’s best and brightest entrepreneurs. This year The LDC Top 50 attracted more than 620 nominations from across the UK, highlighting the depth of ambition among leaders building successful businesses in every region and sector.
Under Harris’s leadership, CloudClevr has brought four specialist technology businesses together under one brand and operating model, creating a platform for its next phase of expansion.
CloudClevr is targeting double-digit annual organic growth, alongside one or two complimentary acquisitions a year.
Following its acquisition of Flow AI in September, Harris expects the business to exit the financial year ending March 2027 at an annualised revenue run rate of £42m to £45m, with an ambition to reach approximately £55m the following year.
Being recognised in The LDC Top 50 is a proud moment for me and everyone building CloudClevr. Our team has brought specialist businesses together and created a strong foundation for our next phase of growth.
We want to grow in a way that gives customers access to deeper expertise and helps them solve bigger business challenges. Every acquisition and every investment should strengthen our ability to do that.
That ambition also depends on culture. I want people to be curious, to ask why, challenge how we do things and have the ownership and accountability to learn, test and try. When people understand the direction and feel trusted to contribute, they help shape the business we become.
It brings established expertise in automation, document services and information management, but more importantly it gives us a strong foundation from which to build our wider Digital Transformation capability across automation, data and AI.
Automation, data and AI will play an increasingly important role in how organisations operate, and this acquisition gives CloudClevr another important capability as we continue to build and scale the business.
The leaders featured are driven by an appetite for growth that is helping to build stronger, more sustainable businesses and a more competitive UK economy. They are expanding internationally, developing new products and services, challenging established markets and investing in their people.
Together, their businesses generate £1.4bn in annual revenues and employ almost 8,500 people.
Headquartered in 55 towns and cities, they demonstrate the contribution that medium-sized businesses make to their communities and the wider UK economy.
What stands out about this year’s LDC Top 50 is not only what these leaders have already achieved, but their determination to keep moving forward. Across the UK, they are finding new opportunities, investing in their people and building for the future. I congratulate every leader featured this year and wish them continued success.
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.
About CloudClevr
CloudClevr is a UK managed technology services provider backed by Rigby Technology Investments. It brings together IT and security, communications, connectivity, mobility and digital transformation expertise to help private and public sector organisations reduce complexity, improve performance and plan their next stage of technology development. Its approach combines specialist expertise, customer partnership and data-led insight. For more information, visit → cloudclevr.com.
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