Belinda Finch is Chief Information Officer for Centrica Group Functions, she is passionate on dispelling the myth there are significant barriers to entry for women in technology, and is an advocate of using exercise to increase productivity, efficiency and peace of mind. She was the only girl COBOL programmer in her company in the mid-nineties trying to fix various millennium bug issues, so is a closet geek. She is originally from Cardiff in South Wales but currently lives near Newbury, Berkshire.