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About the Author
Andrew Carruthers is the director for Snowflake
distribution at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).
In this role, Andrew delivers several Snowflake accounts
supporting Refinitiv “final mile” data product content
delivery via Snowflake Marketplace, Private Listings, and
Data Shares. He leads their Center For Enablement (C4E)
in developing tooling, best practices, and training.
Previously, Andrew was responsible for the Snowflake Corporate Data Cloud at
LSEG, which comprises two Snowflake accounts supporting an ingestion data lake and
a consumption analytics hub and services a growing customer base of more than 7,000
end users. He also developed the Snowflake Landing Zone for provisioning Snowflake
accounts conforming to both internal standards and best practices.
Andrew has more than 30 years of hands-on relational database design, development,
and implementation experience starting with Oracle in 1993. Before joining the London
Stock Exchange Group, he operated as an independent IT consultant, predominantly
with major European financial institutions. Andrew is considered a visionary and thought
leader within his domain, with a tight focus on delivery. Successfully bridging the gap
between Snowflake technological capability and business usage of technology, he often
develops proofs of concepts to showcase benefits leading to successful business outcomes.
Since 2020 Andrew has immersed himself in Snowflake and is considered a subject-
matter expert. He is CorePro certified, contributes to online forums, and speaks at
Snowflake events on behalf of LSEG. In recognition of his contribution to implementing
Snowflake at LSEG, Andrew received the Snowflake Data Driver award, which recognizes
a technology trailblazer who has pioneered the use of the data cloud within their
organization.
Andrew has two daughters, both of whom are elite figure skaters. He has a passion
for Jaguar cars, having designed and implemented modifications for them, and has
published articles for Jaguar Enthusiast and Jaguar Driver. Andrew enjoys 3D printing
and has a mechanical engineering workshop with a lathe, milling machine, and TIG
welder, to name but a few tools, and enjoys developing his workshop skills.