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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 Sussex based Director operating in the Finance 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.
Vanessa Hackett
Director Software Engineering of American Express
Vanessa joined American Express 20 years ago as an Executive Assistant. She went on to gain experience in analytical as well as project & programme management-related roles in Technology, before advancing to the role of Delivery Director 8 years ago, and the role of Vice President 2 years ago. Vanessa’s global Product Engineering team focuses on enabling digital customer experiences through global APIs, as well as releasing business value through one of the core back-end loyalty platforms. In addition, Vanessa is playing a key role in leading the increased adoption of automation throughout our development pipeline as well as continuing to mature the use of Agile practices and DevOps across her product teams. She is also passionate about building diverse talent, fostering a culture of inclusivity and she mentors people across the organisation. Vanessa is the executive sponsor for the Company’s UK Women in Technology network.
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About American Express: American Express is a global financial services company best known for its credit card, charge card, and traveler’s cheque businesses.
Alex Ayers
Director, Information Security Risk and Engagement of American Express
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About American Express: American Express is a global financial services company best known for its credit card, charge card, and traveler’s cheque businesses.
Kenny Leitch
Product & Pricing Director of RSA Insurance Group
Kenny Leitch is a Product & Pricing Director at RSA.
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About RSA Insurance Group: RSA is a multinational insurance group.
Kenny Leitch
Product & Pricing Director of RSA Insurance Group
Kenny Leitch is a Product & Pricing Director at RSA.
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About RSA Insurance Group: RSA is a multinational insurance group.
Douglas Green
Director Of Analytics of Viewture
Career includes Management and Financial Accounting Roles for Multinational companies, expert in reporting and analytics, pricing / valuation of debt portfolio’s, leveraging both internal and external datasets together with scorecard building and validation.
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About Quantum Data Analytics, Viewture: Viewture uses statistics and analytics to help content creators find new ways to fund their work.
