Achieving more, together
Our existence goes beyond achieving our own vision; it is fundamentally about empowering our clients to reach their goals through transformative IT services and solutions. And in the end, our success is measured by the success of our clients.
IT transformation services that align technology with business goals
Our founding story
Our journey began with a straightforward yet powerful vision: to bring integrity and quality to IT services, ensuring our clients never have to choose between value and excellence.
Organisations are transforming more—and faster—than ever before, with technology as the catalyst for innovation. As a result, businesses face the complex challenge of aligning existing IT systems with emerging technologies to achieve business goals. That’s where WhiteSpider comes in.
Founded to bridge the gap between business strategy and IT, we take a purpose-driven, solution-agnostic approach—focusing on outcomes rather than vendor bias. Our expertise in multi-vendor solutions ensures seamless integration, aligning technology with both strategic objectives and financial realities. By building long-term partnerships, we help clients create secure, efficient digital infrastructures that enhance user experiences and drive innovation.
Won Team of the Year 2025 at UK IT Industry Awards
1st European partner to
deploy Cisco ACI
Two-time Winner: Cisco Ecosystem Partner of the Year
Innovation
AI capabilities built into our Merlin platform
Over a decade supporting forward-thinking clients
Meet the leaders guiding WhiteSpider’s journey
With deep technical expertise, a passion for technological evolution and a focus on delivering solutions fit for purpose, our leadership team is dedicated to delivering integrity-driven service excellence and strategic growth for our clients.
Phil Lees
Founder & CEO
CCIE for 25 years
Phil is the co-founder and technical driving force behind WhiteSpider. With three decades in IT solutions integration and a distinguished military communications background, his extensive architectural expertise ensures resilient, secure, and scalable infrastructure that underpins long-term client success.
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Jonny Malcolm
Commercial Director
Ba (Hons) & MBA
Jonny leads WhiteSpider’s commercial strategy with over 30 years’ experience across Sales, Marketing, and Finance. He combines commercial rigour with a partnership-led approach, strengthening client relationships, driving sustainable growth, and ensuring WhiteSpider delivers measurable value at scale.
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Mark Petty
Chairman
Sales & Executive leadership for 30 years
Mark brings nearly 30 years of sales and executive leadership experience in driving IT business growth. His strategic insight strengthens WhiteSpider’s leadership, sharpens our service capabilities, and helps extend our differentiated value proposition to organisations worldwide.
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Phil Lees
CEO, WhiteSpider
Our sustainability commitments
To us at WhiteSpider, we view sustainability as an ongoing journey and commit to doing our part. With an internal environmental policy and specific sustainability goals, we are dedicated to reducing our impact on the environment. Here are our sustainability goals, along with the actions we will take to achieve them:
Environmental certifications
- Obtain and maintain ISO 14001 environmental certifications for all facilities by mid-2025.
- Implement environmental management systems, conduct regular audits, and continually improve processes to meet certification requirements.
Employee engagement in sustainability
- Involve all employees in sustainability initiatives in 2025.
- Nominate two ‘WhiteSpider Sustainability Champions’ that promote and advocate our sustainable practices to the wider team.
Carbon neutrality
- Achieve carbon neutrality by 2030.
- Implement energy-efficient technologies, switch to renewable energy sources, and offset unavoidable emissions through certified carbon offset programs.
Community engagement
- Support local environmental initiatives by conducting an engaged plan and company-wide volunteering day a year in 2026.
- Have our ‘WhiteSpider Sustainability Champions’ partner with local environmental organisations and engage/plan a company-wide volunteering day.
Regarding our solutions, we focus on minimising both power consumption and the overall environmental impact of our clients’ infrastructures wherever possible.
Charitable contributions
We encourage our team to raise funds for charities and participate in community activities. And as keen hikers and outdoor enthusiasts, the WhiteSpider team is proud to support Mountain Rescue England and Wales (MRT) and actively promote the incredible work they do—because, who knows, we might need them one day!
By supporting MRT, we strengthen our commitment to giving back to a cause that holds personal meaning, while deepening our connection to an organisation that educates, supports, and rescues people across the UK almost every day.
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