Barney Gibbens

Who was Barney Gibbens?

Barnaby John Gibbens OBE was a British businessman in the field of IT. He was a co-founder of the CAP Group in 1962 and founding Master of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists in 1987.

He was educated at Winchester College. He was President of the UK Computing Services Association, Chairman of the UK Computing Services Industry Training Council and IT Industry Lead Body, Director of the UK National Computing Centre, member of the UK National Council for Vocational Qualifications, and Chairman of the Skin Treatment and Research Trust. He retired as Chairman of the Sema Group in 1991.

Gibbens was elected a Fellow of the British Computer Society in 1970, a Fellow of Chartered Accountants in 1972 and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 1993. He was awarded an OBE in 1989.