Best Startup
At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top London based Director operating in the Communications Infrastructure space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Bhavin Shah
Regional Director, EMEA of Telekom Malaysia
Bhavin Shah Regional Director, EMEA at Telekom Malaysia.
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About Telekom Malaysia: As the leading integrated telecommunications company in Malaysia, we aim to deliver cutting-edge communications & information.
Jon Koplin
Managing Director EMEAR, Cisco Investments and Corporate Development of Cisco
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About Cisco: Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products.
Menno Kremer
Investment Director of Zegona
Menno was an Executive Director in the Telecommunications, Media and Technology (“TMT”) Investment Banking Group at Goldman Sachs, and has more than 12 years of experience in investment banking. During this period, he worked on a broad range of M&A transactions and debt and equity financings for leading European TMT companies. Menno received a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
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About Zegona: Zegona has been established to execute a ‘Buy-Fix-Sell’ strategy in the European TMT sector.
Chei Amlani
Director, Digital Product and Audience Development of Sky Italia
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About Sky Italia: Sky Italia is an Italian digital satellite television platform owned by News Corporation launched on 31 July 2003.
Nick Sutcliffe
Director of BECG (Built Environment Communications Group)
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About BECG (Built Environment Communications Group), HardHat: BECG (Built Environment Communications Group) is a specialist communications consultancy.
James Thomlinson
Managing Director & Partner – Engage of Bell Pottinger
James is Managing Director of Engage by Bell Pottinger, which today sits at the heart of one of the world’s leading communications agencies. During his 11 year career at Bell Pottinger he has planned and executed campaigns for a wide-range of international clients. From looking after FTSE 100 brands, tourist boards, multinational hotel companies and start-ups on integrated communications briefs, James has also delivered complex digital projects, such as influencer marketing campaigns; websites; apps; intranets; online branding collateral; corporate films; webcasts; animations and infographics.
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About Bell Pottinger: Bell Pottinger was founded in 1987 and became a partnership following a management buyout from Chime plc in 2012.
Anthony Simon
Director of Farrant Group
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About Farrant Group: Farrant Group is a global strategic communications firm that focuses on reputation and crisis management.
Mark Gracey
Board of Directors of Zinwave UK
Mark is a Principal at SEP and considers information technology investments with a particular focus on software and e-commerce. Before joining SEP, Mark founded and ran the European operations of network security OEM, Sensory Networks. Mark has an engineering background and previous roles include researching high speed semiconductors with Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and the University of California as well as acting as a consultant for Fortune 500 companies, including Boeing’s space programme. Mark led SEP’s investments in social network analytics business SocialBro and cloud-based hotel management and reservation software business hetras and holds board positions with both companies.
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About : Zinwave UK is a global provider of wideband active distributed antenna systems for in-building wireless coverage.
Francesco Cavallone
Founder and Director of In Other Words
Founder and Director of In Other Words.
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About In Other Words: In Other Words is the translation agency guaranteeing high quality and accurate translation services in more than 150 combinations.
