bheald

Ben Heald

Sift

Member Profile

Ben spent three years traveling prior to joining KPMG in London,
qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1990. He left KPMG in 1992 to
run his own accounting and consulting practice prior to founding Sift
in 1996.

Ben went to school at Marlborough College and then studied psychology
at Bristol University.

Member nationality:

United Kingdom

Company Profile

Sift has three business units: Sift Media, PracticeWEB and Sift Software.

Sift Media is a leading UK business publisher with nine
titles—AccountingWEB UK, AccountingWEB US, BusinessZone, Finance Week,
HR Zone, KnowledgeBoard, MyCustomer, TrainingZone and UK Business
Forums. There is also one awards night: The Software Satisfaction
Awards.

With over 600 clients, PracticeWEB is one of the leading providers of
website software and tools to UK accountancy firms.

Sift Software is a consultancy and software provider that helps
organizations build, support and monetize online communities. Clients
include the British Council, Centaur Media, Christian Aid, CIPD,
Disasters Emergency Committee, European Commission, John Wiley & Sons,
Kennel Club, the Law Society, NHS, Scottish Executive, the UK central
Government (Countryside Agency, Healthcare Commission and Planning
Inspectorate) and William Reed Publishing.

Company industry sector:

IT Software and Services

Company nationality:

United Kingdom