Literal Labs, a spin-out from Newcastle University and pioneer of logic-based AI, has appointed Jim Darragh as non-executive chairman.

Darragh has served as CEO of five international software businesses over the course of his 30-year career. He led each of these businesses (Zeus Technology, Abiquo, Ipanema Technologies, CMO Group, and TotalMobile) to exit, creating approximately £1.3 billion in enterprise value, with an average return of 5x for investors.

In his most recent role as CEO of TotalMobile, Darragh grew revenues by more than 500% in seven years, and oversaw seven acquisitions.

Since stepping down as CEO in 2023, Darragh has been supporting businesses as a board leader.