ClearRoute today announces the appointment of James “JJ” Jarvis as Chief Executive Officer, marking the next phase in the company’s growth journey.
JJ succeeds co-founder Charlie Whaley, who played a central role in building the company from an early-stage venture into a global platform engineering and transformation partner. The Board and leadership team thank him for his vision, commitment and contribution, and wish him every success in the future.
JJ has been instrumental in ClearRoute’s growth and expansion to date. Over his 25-year career, he has led large teams, managed substantial P&Ls and operated at senior levels across the technology and consulting market. Since joining ClearRoute, he has strengthened major enterprise relationships, driven revenue growth and helped shape the company’s market position in Platform Engineering and Route to Live transformation.
As CEO, JJ will assume overall responsibility for ClearRoute’s strategy, performance and international growth.
“Stepping into the CEO role is something I do with great pride and a strong sense of responsibility,” said Jarvis. “Having been part of this journey for many years, I care deeply about our business, our clients and, most importantly, our people. We enter this chapter from a position of strength — with real momentum, clear market opportunity and an experienced leadership team aligned on where we are heading.”
JJ will lead alongside Chief Operating Officer Phil Blum, who continues to oversee finance, delivery, operations, people and talent, and Chief Technology Officer and co-founder Sarndeep Nijjar, who remains responsible for technology strategy, engineering capability and the company’s evolving Route to Live and AI-enabled propositions.
This leadership structure combines commercial focus, disciplined operational execution and deep technical expertise, positioning ClearRoute to scale while maintaining delivery excellence.
ClearRoute has established a formal Senior Leadership Team (L1), bringing together regional and functional leaders with collective responsibility for executing strategy, driving alignment and ensuring consistent, high-quality growth across markets.
The company's strategic priorities remain clear:
• Sustain strong, disciplined growth
• Expand Route to Live and AI-led propositions globally
• Deepen enterprise client partnerships
• Maintain delivery excellence
• Continue investing in people and culture
“What makes ClearRoute special remains constant,” Jarvis added. “Our culture, ambition, standards and the way we support one another are at the heart of our success. As we scale, we will remain focused on clarity, accountability and delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients.”ClearRoute enters this next phase performing strongly across revenue, pipeline and client delivery, with a growing global presence and a clear strategic direction.
ClearRoute is a global platform engineering consultancy focused on accelerating the Route to Live for large enterprises. With circa 200 specialists across seven offices worldwide, the firm partners with organisations to modernise complex platforms, improve engineering performance and deliver software to market with greater speed, quality and control. ClearRoute combines deep technical expertise with disciplined execution to help clients reduce risk, increase efficiency and unlock meaningful business value.
ClearRoute today announces the appointment of James “JJ” Jarvis as Chief Executive Officer, marking the next phase in the company’s growth journey.
JJ succeeds co-founder Charlie Whaley, who played a central role in building the company from an early-stage venture into a global platform engineering and transformation partner. The Board and leadership team thank him for his vision, commitment and contribution, and wish him every success in the future.
JJ has been instrumental in ClearRoute’s growth and expansion to date. Over his 25-year career, he has led large teams, managed substantial P&Ls and operated at senior levels across the technology and consulting market. Since joining ClearRoute, he has strengthened major enterprise relationships, driven revenue growth and helped shape the company’s market position in Platform Engineering and Route to Live transformation.
As CEO, JJ will assume overall responsibility for ClearRoute’s strategy, performance and international growth.
“Stepping into the CEO role is something I do with great pride and a strong sense of responsibility,” said Jarvis. “Having been part of this journey for many years, I care deeply about our business, our clients and, most importantly, our people. We enter this chapter from a position of strength — with real momentum, clear market opportunity and an experienced leadership team aligned on where we are heading.”
JJ will lead alongside Chief Operating Officer Phil Blum, who continues to oversee finance, delivery, operations, people and talent, and Chief Technology Officer and co-founder Sarndeep Nijjar, who remains responsible for technology strategy, engineering capability and the company’s evolving Route to Live and AI-enabled propositions.
This leadership structure combines commercial focus, disciplined operational execution and deep technical expertise, positioning ClearRoute to scale while maintaining delivery excellence.
ClearRoute has established a formal Senior Leadership Team (L1), bringing together regional and functional leaders with collective responsibility for executing strategy, driving alignment and ensuring consistent, high-quality growth across markets.
The company's strategic priorities remain clear:
• Sustain strong, disciplined growth
• Expand Route to Live and AI-led propositions globally
• Deepen enterprise client partnerships
• Maintain delivery excellence
• Continue investing in people and culture
“What makes ClearRoute special remains constant,” Jarvis added. “Our culture, ambition, standards and the way we support one another are at the heart of our success. As we scale, we will remain focused on clarity, accountability and delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients.”ClearRoute enters this next phase performing strongly across revenue, pipeline and client delivery, with a growing global presence and a clear strategic direction.
ClearRoute is a global platform engineering consultancy focused on accelerating the Route to Live for large enterprises. With circa 200 specialists across seven offices worldwide, the firm partners with organisations to modernise complex platforms, improve engineering performance and deliver software to market with greater speed, quality and control. ClearRoute combines deep technical expertise with disciplined execution to help clients reduce risk, increase efficiency and unlock meaningful business value.
