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 Cambridge based CEO’ operating in the Automotive space. If you think a CEO’ 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.
Warren East
CEO of Rolls-Royce
Appointed to the Board in January 2014 and Chief Executive in July 2015 Warren joined ARM Holdings in 1994 and was appointed Chief Executive in 2001. Under his leadership the company became the world’s leading semiconductor IP licensing company. He retired from ARM Holdings in 2013. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology, a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and a Distinguished Fellow of the BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT. He was awarded the CBE in 2014 for services to the technology industry. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive, Warren had been appointed as a Non-Executive Director in 2014 and was Chairman of the Science and Technology Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nominations and Governance Committee. Warren is a non-executive director of Dyson Ltd. In July 2015, he was appointed as a member of the UK Government’s business advisory group.
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About British Computer Society, Institution of Engineering and Technology, Rolls-Royce, Royal Academy of Engineering: Rolls-Royce is an industrial technology company that provides integrated power and propulsion solutions.
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Daksh Gupta
Group Chief Executive Officer of Marshall Motor Holdings
Daksh has over 20 years’ experience in the automotive retail sector and joined the Company in 2008 as its Chief Executive Officer. Daksh was previously Group Managing Director for Ridgeway Group and the Chief Operating Officer of Accident Exchange Group PLC in 2007. He was also Franchise Director for Inchcape for seven years where he was responsible for the Volkswagen, Audi and Mercedes-Benz brands. In July 2015 Daksh was named as CEO of The Year by Motor Trader magazine and in January 2016 the same industry renowned publishers also named him as the 4th most influential person in the automotive industry. He is a Fellow of the Institute of the Motor Industry (FIMI) and Vice President of BEN, the charity for those who work or have worked in the automotive and related industries. His dedication to BEN was recognised in July 2011 when he was presented an outstanding achievement award for services to the charity and also for turning around the performance of Marshall Motor Group. Daksh is also a Freeman of the City of London.
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About Ben, Marshall Motor Holdings: MMH PLC one of the UK’s leading Motor Groups with 71 franchises covering the United Kingdom and delivering the whole range of premium.
Corbin Church
Co-Founder and CEO of Cambridge Touch Technologies Ltd.
Accomplished and energetic entrepreneur working in the high-technology industries of flat panel displays, semiconductors and enterprise SaaS; executive level management and technical experience in all aspects of high-growth company operations. – Experienced in technology commercialization, including: business development and strategy, sales and marketing, customer development, IP management, contract and licensing negotiation, and fund raising.
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About : Pressure Sensitive Multi-Touch for Next-Generation Smart Devices including Smartphones, Tablets, Automotive and Industrial
Yibiao Zhao
Co-Founder and CEO of ISEE
Yibiao Zhao is the co-founder and CEO of ISEE AI.
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About ISEE: ISEE develops a humanistic artificial intelligence for autonomous driving.
Shawn Murphy
Founder | Chief Executive Officer | Chief Technology Officer of Titan Advanced Energy Solutions
Shawn Murphy is the co-founder, CEO, and CTO of Titan Advanced Energy Solutions.
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About Titan Advanced Energy Solutions: Titan Advanced Energy Solutions is a provider of ultrasound-based battery management solutions
Chris Harris
CEO of YASA
Chris joined YASA Motors as CEO in December 2011. He has over 25 years experience of building and leading high technology companies in the UK, US and Europe. He previously held the post of CEO at Light Blue Optics, a spin-out company from the University of Cambridge. Chris has a degree in Physics from the University of Oxford and a PhD from Imperial College.
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About Eight19, YASA: Yasa develops and manufactures electric motors and generators of high power and high torque density electric.
Nat Edington
CEO of Dukosi
Nat has over 20 years’ experience in fast paced technology companies, from start-ups and SMEs to global players. Prior to CCS, he was VP & General Manager at Wolfson Microelectronics for 8 years, managing their largest revenue businesses in excess of $100m with blue chip consumer customers. Previous roles include Board Directorship, General Management, Business Development, Strategic Marketing and Engineering in the semiconductor, electronic products and manufacturing sectors
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About Dukosi, Dukosi: Dukosi is bringing new technology to market drawing on its extensive experience in battery systems
Justin Ott
CEO of Spark EV Technology
CEO at Spark EV Technology.
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About Spark EV Technology: Spark develops and supplies personalised journey prediction and map display software products for electric vehicles.
Shravane Balabasqer
Founder | CEO of Carbon Analytics
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About Carbon Analytics: A granular asset focused carbon intelligence & offsetting platform for active industrial decarbonisation across the value chain.
Pratik Patel
Founder & CEO of RideKleen
Pratik is an environmental engineer from Drexel University whose passion for cars gave him the idea of combining both industries to come up with a viable and effective eco-friendly solution for car cleaning. As a sports car enthusiast himself, he knew what cars mean to their owners and the importance of a clean ride. In addition, Pratik realized the need for a reputable, national mobile cleaning company that can deliver consistent work for companies with fleets of vehicles. Now with over 8 years of experience in the auto cleaning and customer service industry, he is the Chief Executive Officer of RideKleen.
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About RideKleen: RideKleen is a mobile cleaning and fleet management company.
