Zygens strengthens team amid AI surge

A Leeds-based artificial intelligence specialist is expanding its leadership team to help regulated businesses move beyond AI pilots and deliver safe, production-ready systems.

Zygens, founded in 2025 by tech entrepreneur Zandra Moore MBE, builds agentic AI systems designed to operate within strict governance and compliance frameworks. 

The firm works with organisations in regulated financial and professional services sectors that face pressure to deliver productivity gains without increasing operational or reputational risk.

Positioning itself between strategy consultancies and AI vendors, Zygens combines strategy, engineering and operational delivery to embed AI into real workflows.

Following rapid early growth, the company has strengthened its founding team with three senior appointments. 

Charlie Bartle has been appointed chief operating officer, with Tim Lewis taking on the role of chief technology officer and Andy Roberts named chief marketing officer.

Zandra said: “Boards aren’t debating whether AI matters anymore. 

“They’re asking why, after all the activity, presentations or pilots, that so little is working in practice. 

“Some are paralysed by complexity, technology, legacy systems or fears around compliance. 

“Zygens exists to resolve this with systems organisations can govern and trust.”

Zandra added: “If AI is going to be trusted to drive real productivity and growth, it has to be implemented properly, and for all. 

“That means moving beyond hype and doing the hard work of delivery, governance and promoting wide adoption.”

Peter Turvey, chief executive of Fleximize, an early customer, added: “We found the Zygens Programme eye-opening. 

“It demystified AI for our team and helped us map our lending process end-to-end, pinpoint where agentic AI can make the biggest impact, and build a roadmap that leverages our existing systems while staying compliant. 

“We now have a clear, actionable plan to integrate AI into our operations and deliver faster, smarter decisions for our customers.”

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