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This list showcases the top London based Manager operating in the Consumer Goods space. If you think a Manager 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.
Ash Tapia
Data and Tools Manager of Unilever
In his 10+ year Digital Advertising and Analytics career, Ash has worked in India and the UK. He has extensive experience in digital advertising, social media marketing and digital analytics. He leads the Data & Tools team at Unilever’s People Data Centre. His team is responsible for identifying partners that can improve our analytics capabilities or solve our data needs. His team is increasingly interested in Machine Learning as a Service type solutions and data driven marketing. Prior to working at Unilever, Ash had an executive leadership role at Goonj, a digital analytics startup, where he was responsible for laying the early foundations for accelerated growth.Before this, Ash worked at various digital marketing agencies. During this time, he was responsible for establishing successful client partnerships, which were instrumental in growing the agency accounts of blue-chip companies such as Unilever, PepsiCo, Endemol, Lamborghini, etc.
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About Unilever, Unilever: Unilever produces and supplies fast-moving consumer goods in food, home, and personal care product categories worldwide.
Harini Marivannan
Operations Manager of Provenance
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About Provenance: Provenance is the leading software solution for sustainability communications
Simon Skelton
Platform & Operations Manager (JL&P) of John Lewis & Partners
Simon Skelton With over 25 years experience in IT, Simon has worked in both Retail and Insurance industries, with a wide range of roles including Programmer, Strategy & Architecture Manager, Service Desk Manager, Service Improvement Manager, and Online IT Operations Manager. After implementing ITIL across The John Lewis Partnership, Simon now leads the 250+ Applications Operations team in John Lewis, which supports £4.5bn in annual gross sales, with over £1.5bn being taken through the award winning johnlewis.com website.
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About John Lewis & Partners: John Lewis is a retailer that operates department stores, home stores, supermarkets and convenience stores in the U.K. and internationally.
Colin Turner
Senior Strategy Manager, Supply Chain of John Lewis & Partners
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About John Lewis & Partners: John Lewis is a retailer that operates department stores, home stores, supermarkets and convenience stores in the U.K. and internationally.
Alexander Nicholson
Engagement Manager of Frog Design
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About Frog Design: Frog Design operates as a global design, innovation, and strategy firm.
Jorge Lesmes
Senior Manager – Global Head of Blockchain Banking Practice of Everis Group
Jorge (MSc Comp Sci) is in charge of leading and defining the group’s strategic direction and value proposition for the Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology initiative for the banking sector, overseeing industry projects the group is participating in. With over 10 years’ experience in the area of Banking Consulting (Corporate & Retail), he has acquired an expert knowledge in critical banking infrastructure and regulatory transformation including CMA Open Banking, GDPR and PSD2 having led implementations for multiple Tier 1 global banks. His current focus is on how the Internet of Value will improve our ability to make payments as quickly and efficiently as data transfers, as well as inter-ledger infrastructure to improve connectivity between different DLT platforms.
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About Everis Group: Everis offers outgoing development through its highly trained and nurtured staff offering transparency, consistency and responsibility.
Damian De Conno
Global Data, Reporting and Analytics Account Manager – Corporate Functions of British American Tobacco
Damian De Conno is the global data reporting and analytics account manager at British American Tobacco.
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About British American Tobacco: British American Tobacco is a tobacco group, with brands sold in more than 200 markets.
Mark Baber
Technical Marketing Manager. Consumer & B2B Events. UK & Ireland Photo Channel of Sony Electronics
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About Sony Electronics: Sony Electronics (SEL) is the U.S. sales and marketing arm of Sony’s global electronics business. It is a leading provider of audio/video
