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 United Kingdom based CFO’ operating in the Information Technology space. If you think a CFO’ 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.
Paul Smolinski
Chief Financial Officer of Forterro
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About Forterro: Forterro is a federation of ERP product companies serving mid-market companies with local software around the globe.
Roger Goscomb
CFO and COO of Digime
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About DAD Technology Limited, Digime: Digi.me allows consumers to gather their personal data and share it with businesses in a mutually beneficial value exchange.
Roger Goscomb
CFO and COO of Digime
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About DAD Technology Limited, Digime: Digi.me allows consumers to gather their personal data and share it with businesses in a mutually beneficial value exchange.
Moran Laufer
CFO of Kape Technologies
CFO at Crossrider
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About Kape Technologies: Kape Technologies is an online distribution and digital product hub.
Graeme Wilson
Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer of Orion Health
Working across Espion’s London, Edinburgh, Manchester and Newcastle offices, Graeme is responsible for the firm’s large portfolio of UK technology resellers. Graeme oversees the delivery of Espion’s complete and comprehensive programme which supports resellers at every stage of the sales lifecycle. Foremost in his remit is ensuring each reseller receives a tailored solution that fits the needs of their client. With a technical background in telecommunications and electrical / electronic engineering, Graeme can understand and address the increasingly complex challenges that technology needs to solve. Graeme’s career spans 20 years in senior sales and management roles at blue-chip companies BT Plc, Compaq, HP and Telindus / Belgacom ICT and has vast experience in executing strategic partnerships with resellers, managed services providers and telcos deploying transformational projects.
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About Orion Health: Orion Health is an award winning, global healthcare software company that develops creative and modern solutions.
Erin Cummins
Chief Financial Officer of Thoughtworks
She is the Chief Financial Officer at Thoughtworks.
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About Thoughtworks: Thoughtworks is a community of passionate individuals whose purpose is to revolutionize software design, creation, and delivery.
James Dawes
Chief Financial Officer of 3i Group
James is Chief Financial Officer for 3i Group’s Infrastructure business and joined in January 2016. He manages all of the operational, financial and reporting requirements for the Infrastructure business line within 3i Group, as well as performing CFO duties for 3i Infrastructure plc. Prior to joining 3i, James was with Legal & General Investment Management where he held a number of senior finance roles, including Finance Director of LGV Capital from 2007 to 2015. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.
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About 3i Group: 3i is an international investment manager focused on mid-market Private Equity, Infrastructure & Debt Management.
Courtney Grant
CFO of Kalo
Courtney became Kalo’s first angel investor in 2014 before joining the team as CFO in 2016. Before diving into the startup world, he spent his career in finance with a variety of corporate finance roles at leading North American and European investment banks.
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About Kalo: Kalo provides an online platform that enables businesses to manage their external workforces.
Jonathan Hull
CFO of Third Bridge Group
Jonathan oversees Third Bridge’s financial strategy. He focuses his time on working with our business units, to understand how each is performing and to ensure resources are effectively allocated in order to achieve our strategic objectives. Jonathan is an experienced CFO, having held senior executive roles at Vodafone, Unite plc and Quadriga. Prior to joining Third Bridge in December 2015, Jonathan was CFO at AlertMe, a pioneer in the Internet of Things; the company was successfully sold in March 2015 to British Gas. Outside work, Jonathan enjoys the occasional round of golf, hillwalking and spending time with his family.
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About Third Bridge Group: Third Bridge Group is a provider of research services to private equity and hedge funds.
Paula Wada
CFO of Baby2Body
Coming from New York to London in 2013, Paula has many years of experience in investment consulting – and her prowess in financials, spreadsheets and keeping us on point is her specialty. Paula is a passionate fan of dynamic Pilates, spinning, Kobe Bryant, and she is possibly the most unusual Millwall supporter.
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About Baby2Body: Baby2Body is a fully automated health, fitness and wellbeing coaching platform for pregnant women and mothers.
Edvar Heylen
CFO of HeyJobs
After spending almost a decade in investment banking covering the media and technology space both at Citigroup and Allen & Company, Edvar now leads ROLI’s finance and business analytics team. While he is not studying business models, new innovative technologies or history, he can be found on his bicycle exploring new roads.
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About HeyJobs: HeyJobs is a talent platform matching the world’s talent to opportunities.
Andrew Hicks
CFO of Advanced
Andrew Hicks is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Advanced, having joined the company in December 2015. He is responsible for leading the Group’s strategic and operational finance, legal and HR departments. He also drives strategic organic and inorganic initiatives across the group. Andrew brings 15 years’ experience in the software sector, serving in senior finance roles in public and private equity backed firms both in the UK and USA. Most recently, he was CFO of Kewill, a global leader in multi-modal transportation software solutions, which he helped transition from a public company to private ownership. Prior to that, he worked for a number of Vista portfolio companies including Advanced’s sister company, financial services software provider Misys, and as CFO of Vista’s P2 Energy Solutions.
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About Advanced: Advanced provide software & services for commercial, public and third sector organisations that make the complex simple.
Andrew Hicks
CFO of Advanced
Andrew Hicks is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Advanced, having joined the company in December 2015. He is responsible for leading the Group’s strategic and operational finance, legal and HR departments. He also drives strategic organic and inorganic initiatives across the group. Andrew brings 15 years’ experience in the software sector, serving in senior finance roles in public and private equity backed firms both in the UK and USA. Most recently, he was CFO of Kewill, a global leader in multi-modal transportation software solutions, which he helped transition from a public company to private ownership. Prior to that, he worked for a number of Vista portfolio companies including Advanced’s sister company, financial services software provider Misys, and as CFO of Vista’s P2 Energy Solutions.
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About Advanced: Advanced provide software & services for commercial, public and third sector organisations that make the complex simple.
Ian Konrath
Interim CFO of Instanda
Ian Konrath is an Experienced CFO with significant operations, systems and Business Information experience gained with high-tech, software, silicon, health information and consulting companies. Track record of achievement supporting project/product/programme/business unit operations and reporting for both traditional and matrixed organisations.
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About Instanda: Instanda is a SaaS insurance software platform that allows insurance companies to build, configure, and launch products online.
Nick Pointon
Chief Financial Officer of Arqit Limited
Nick Pointon is the Chief Financial Officer at Arqit.
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About Arqit Limited: Arqit develops a quantum encryption platform.
Rochelle Trup
Founder, CFO of Arthur Online
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About Arthur Online: Arthur simplifies property management, anywhere , anytime.
Prakash Shah
CFO of Trafi
CFO – An entrepreneurial ACA/CFA trained management professional, with strong analytical and strategic planning capability. I am experienced in financial management, strategy and fundraising. I am currently the owner and CEO of Fully Financial Ltd (www.fullyfinancial.com), co-owner and CFO/COO of Fun-Keys4Kids (www.fun-keys4kids.com), and CFO of Trafi (www.trafi.com)
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About Pivigo, Trafi: Trafi is a mobility-as-a-service platform for shared transportation solutions, helping cities and corporates to reach their goals.
Dirk Bernhardt
CFO of spaceOS
Dirk Bernhardt is the Chief Financial Officer at spaceOS.
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About spaceOS: SpaceOS is the most beautiful and easy to use tenant experience and management software on the market.
Mike McLaren
Chief Financial Officer of FDM Group
Mike is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and has been Chief Financial Officer at FDM since April 2011. Prior to joining FDM, Mike fulfilled the roles of Group Finance Director and Chief Operating Officer in a premium listed business in the Software and Services sector. In addition Mike has been an Independent non-executive chairman and non-executive director on the boards of a number of other companies. Overall Mike has more than thirty years’ experience of working within the technology sector in a range of senior roles. Mike has no external appointments.
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About FDM Group: FDM Group is a professional services provider with a focus on IT and business recruitment for graduates and veterans.
Stacey Edwards
COO, CFO & Director of Ad-Lib.io
Stacey Edwards is the COO, CFO and Director at Ad-Lib.io.
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About Ad-Lib.io: Powering Creative Effectiveness
Nigel Fairhurst
CFO of Claranet
Nigel Fairhurst has a vast range of experience working as commercial Finance Director for a wide variety of organisations, ranging from partnerships to PLCs. He has over ten years of European experience, working in Paris for 3 years for M&S and as European Financial Director for Donaldsons and DTZ. His experience also includes roles at PwC – Coopers & Lybrand in Audit and Systems – where he qualified as a chartered accountant; and the William Reed Group as Finance Director of the main publishing company, and then as Group IT Director. With his background and experience, Nigel has a solid understanding of IT and systems as well as the issues of operating, controlling and reporting across a range of countries. He has proved a catalyst for change management within the finance arena, and has worked with different senior management teams on successfully moving businesses forward. Nigel joined Claranet in April 2010.
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About Claranet: Claranet is an expert in modernising and running critical applications and infrastructure.
Vincent Miceli
Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of NXT-ID
Vincent Miceli, age 56, has extensive hands on experience in financial and operational management and business leadership in both substantial private and public companies. He is also experienced with working with public company Boards of Directors, as well as financial institutions. Vincent Miceli was the Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer of Panolam Industries International, Inc., a company which primarily designs, manufactures and distributes decorative and industrial laminates, from May 2006 to mid-December 2013. Prior to that, Vincent Miceli was the Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Controller of Opticare Health Systems, Inc., a public company which provides integrated eye care services, from 2004 to 2006. Prior to 2004, Vincent Miceli held senior accounting positions at Amphenol Corporation and United Technologies, Inc. Vincent Miceli holds a BS in accounting from Quinnipiac College, an MBA, with a concentration in Finance, from the University of Hartfordand he is an affiliate member of both the AICPA and the CT Society of Certified Public Accountants.
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About NXT-ID: Sensor, Mobile, HealthTech, MedTech
Hayden Robinson
Chief Financial Officer of Commify
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About Commify, Esendex: Commify is the team behind a global portfolio of business messaging brands.
Mark Lightfoot
Financial Director & Chief Financial Officer of Chess ICT
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About Chess ICT: Chess ICT provide services including product supply and installation, storage, hosted and cloud solutions.
Carolyn Clark
Chief Financial Officer of Teneo
Working across the Teneo group, Carolyn ardently leads the finance, administration and logistics team to deliver accurate, effective and very timely services to the business in a fast-paced environment.
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About Teneo: Teneo is the specialist integrator of next generation technology, offering the strongest mix of optimization solutions for networks.
Nathan Runnicles
CFO of QA Ltd
Nathan joined QA from Tes Global where he was CFO, responsible for group finance, legal and corporate development. Before that, he was CFO at Research Now Group Inc., and EMEA Finance Director for WPP Group plc, following the acquisition of Cordiant Communications Group plc, where he led the corporate finance and investor relations from 2001 – 2003. A chartered accountant, Nathan qualified with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1998. Nathan studied at University of Bristol, he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Accounting.
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About QA Ltd: QA is the UK’s leading training company, providing the complete range of training, talent development and learning services.
Jean-Philippe Lecourt
CFO & Co-founder of Datamaran
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About Datamaran: Datamaran is one of the world’s most sophisticated and powerful semantic business intelligence tools.
Michael Williams
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Glory Global Solutions
CFO since May 2014 and COO since April 2018, Michael is responsible for the company’s Finance, Supply Chain and IS functions. He joined Glory Global Solutions from Hitachi, where he was most recently European Finance Director. Michael’s extensive experience has included consistent delivery of growth and profitability in established global businesses as well as that of large-scale projects such as mergers, acquisitions and divestments. ‘Big Four’ accountancy firm qualified as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. Michael has led technical accounting conversion projects, process efficiency drives and IT implementations. He has also been instrumental in developing and bringing to market start-up solution businesses. He has experience across a range of sectors including retail, rail, manufacturing, leasing and motor.
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About Glory Global Solutions: Glory Global Solutions is a pioneer in the development and manufacture of money handling machines and systems.
Callum Jay
CFO & Chief Strategy Officer of Green Man Gaming
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About Green Man Gaming: Green Man Gaming is a global pure play e-commerce and technology business in the video games industry.
David Kenyon
CFO of Kambi
David qualified at KPMG and joined Unibet in 2002 as Group FC where he worked on the Unibet NASDAQ OMX Stockholm listing. He then spent two years at the Capital Pub Company plc as CFO, where he floated the Company on AIM, before moving to Kambi. David has a MA from Oxford University. David Kenyon holds 42,330 shares and 60,000 options in the Company.
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About Kambi: Kambi’s service has the power to quickly transform the financial performance of your business.
Tom Coward
CFO of Cytora
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About Cytora: Cytora is a configurable platform that enables commercial insurers to create digital workflows by digitising, evaluating and routing risks.
Christopher Jenkins
CFO of Lightvert Ltd.
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About Lightvert Ltd.: Digital Outdoor Media Technology
John Dougal
Chief Financial Officer of Bede Gaming
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About Bede Gaming: Bede Gaming is the first choice supplier of software to the online gambling and social gaming industries.
Ted Hailey
CFO of SafeToNet
Ted Hailey adds up and takes away. He is in finance. In 1990 he joined Fibernet as CFO and grew the company into a FTSE 250 listed telecoms company operating in 4 countries. Responsible for the IPO of Fibernet on AIM in 1996 and then the main listing in 1998. He is also quite old and quite grey.
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About SafeToNet: SafeToNet makes the digital world safer for children to explore and enjoy.
Jon Stratford
Chief Financial Officer of Smart Communications
Jon leads the financial and operational functions at Smart Communications, driving the company’s growth strategy and supporting all of its strategic and operational initiatives. Jon brings over 20 years of experience as a qualified chartered accountant, where he has led the financial, commercial, and business operations of global businesses. Before joining Smart Communications, Jon directed strategic and commercial initiatives at Xchanging plc, where he led the company’s IPO and entry into the FTSE 250. In his spare time, Jon is a windsurfer, rugby player, and an avid tri-athlete with a passion for Ironman competitions.
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About Smart Communications: Smart Communications is a privately held company that provides cloud-enabled customer communications management services.
Anand Phanse
CFO of Billon Group
Anand has been a board member and advisor to several fast growing companies. Recently he was a Partner and the Investment Director at Fjord Capital, a venture investment firm and where, among the many other investments, he successfully led the last pre-IPO round of Tesla Motors. Anand was previously selected a Global Leadership Fellow at the World Economic Forum. He is a business innovation coach for the European Commissions Horizon 2020 SME program.
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About Billon Group: Billon Group is a fintech company that provides an enterprise DLT system for accounts and transactions and targets at bank accounts.
Adrian Smith
Group Chief Financial Officer of Ecometrica
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About Ecometrica: Ecometrica is an end-to-end environmental software-as-a-service that helps businesses and governments identify risks and opportunities.
Carl Plucknett
Chief Financial Officer of Zonal Retail Data Systems
Responsible for Finance and Human Resources, Carl is a Chartered Accountant and has held senior posts at Unipart International, RedSky IT and Micros Retail UK. He was Chief Financial Officer at ZBD Displays from 2008 to 2012 and subsequently at Intrinsic Technology, has been in his current post since January 2014. Married with three children, Carl enjoys swimming, cycling and supporting Tigers and Foxes, that’s Leicester’s rugby union and Leicester City FC.
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About Zonal Retail Data Systems: Zone Retail Data Systems provides technology solutions to the bar, restaurant, retail, hotel, and leisure industry.
Mark Phillips
Chief Financial Officer of Zenith
Mark has overall responsibility for the finance functions within Zenith. He also leads our risk management, treasury and legal teams. Since joining Zenith in 1998, Mark has been instrumental in designing, managing and implementing the securitisation facilities used by the group.
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About Zenith: Zenith is an independent leasing, fleet management and vehicle outsourcing business.
William Harris
CFO of Senseye
William Harris is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years’ experience of working in publicly quoted and private companies in the Technology, Media and Telecoms (TMT) sector. He has been working with Senseye since its formation.
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About Senseye: Senseye is a cloud-based software for predictive maintenance.
Sam Toulson
CFO of BigHand
Sam joined BigHand as CFO in November 2014. Sam, a chartered accountant, has significant experience in the professional services sector, including advising law firms and property consultants. Prior to joining BigHand, he was working in corporate finance at PwC where he supported management teams, companies and private equity houses on acquisitions, disposals, re-financings and strategic option reviews. Other roles have included Corporate Development Director for PwC UK and interim Finance Director at Croner Consulting, part of Wolters Kluwer. At BigHand, Sam is responsible for managing the Global Finance team whilst also sitting on our Executive board. Sam brings a wealth of commercial and transaction knowledge to the management team, and has a degree in Economics from Bristol University.
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About BigHand: BigHand develops voice productivity software solutions for legal, healthcare, property, and financial companies.
Mark Boote
CFO of Zapaygo
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About Badminton England, Pro Active Financial Consultants, Zapaygo: Zapaygo provides a menu of goods or services and a pre-order and payment facility to consumers.
Steve Smith
Chief Financial Officer of Daisy Corporate Services
Steve is a chartered accountant and joined the board as Chief Financial Officer in June 2011. He was formerly Corporate Development Director and assisted in preparing the Group for its reverse takeover on the Alternative Investment Market, as well as leading the subsequent acquisition and disposal programme for the Group. Prior to joining Daisy, Steve spent 11 years at Ernst & Young, as an Audit Partner and then a Corporate Finance Partner. Whilst there, he was instrumental in numerous main market and AIM transactions in the technology and telecoms industries.
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About Daisy Corporate Services: Daisy Corporate Services | #1 independent provider of IT, communications and cloud
Claire Webster
CFO of NTT DATA UK
Claire Webster is the Chief Financial Officer of NTT DATA UK.
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About NTT DATA UK: NTT DATA UK is a consulting and IT service provider to manufacturing, banking public sector, telecom, and financial services.
Anna Fraser-Harris
CFO of Didimo
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About Blow, Didimo: Didimo is the world’s leading platform for the automated generation of high-fidelity, user-based digital human avatars.
Matthew Ritchie
Co-Founder & CFO of Dendra Systems
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About Dendra Systems: We equip you with the data and tools to restore biodiverse ecosystems at scale.
Richard McCann
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Kainos
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About Kainos: Kainos provide digital technology solutions that enable companies to work smarter, faster, better.
Gary Greasby
CFO of Civo
Gary Greasby is the Chief Financial Officer at Civo and ServerChoice.
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About Civo, ServerChoice: Cloud hosting specialists running the the world’s first Kubernetes service powered by Rancher Lab’s K3s.
Yomi Amunikoro
Chief Financial Officer of Silixa
Yomi is the Chief Financial Officer, which incorporates all finance functions together with human resources and corporate administrative functions. He also holds the position of Company Secretary. He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), with over 15 years’ experience in Accounting and Finance, and holds a first degree in Zoology. Yomi has been responsible for delivering outstanding service to the business covering accounting, finance, budgeting, forecasting, implementing and driving corporate and financial strategies and policies.
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About Silixa: Silixa is a provider of fiber-powered data solutions for the natural resources and mining sector.
Ben Walmsley
CFO of Skurio
Ben Walmsley serves as the Chief Financial Officer at Skurio.
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About Skurio: Skurio is a cybersecurity company that gives every organization the ability to reveal their spectrum of digital risk.
Andrew Fabian
Chief Financial Officer of 1Spatial
Andrew has significant experience in the financial services sector and is a chartered accountant and qualified corporate treasurer.
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About 1Spatial, Association of Corporate Treasurers, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales: 1Spatial provides the software solutions and services that manage the world’s largest spatial big data.
Nigel Drakeford Lewis
CFO of Logicalis
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About Logicalis: Logicalis is a platform that provides IT solutions and managed services.
Kim Fieldbinder
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of SourceMedical-TherapySource
Kim Fieldbinder joined SourceMed as a senior accountant in August of 2001 and is currently the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer. Recently, Kim was named to the Birmingham Business Journal’s prestigious Top 40 Under 40 list for her impressive contributions to the area’s business industry and her work with SourceMed. During her time with the company, Kim has not only paved the way for female leaders as the first woman to be made a SourceMed executive, but has also helped create a leadership training and mentoring program to provide guidance and advisement to up-and-coming employees and the company’s first corporate giving program, Source Cares, which focuses on bringing hope to pediatric cancer patients. Prior to joining SourceMed, Kim was a senior accountant at Ernst & Young, LLP where she assisted in the financial audits of public companies. Kim is a certified public accountant and holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Alabama at Birmingham as well as a Master’s degree in accounting from the University of Alabama. Kim has been in the Birmingham market for over 18 years. She engages projects with intensity and a commitment to excellence. Kim is a team builder, facilitator, and problem- solver who propels companies forward. She resides in Birmingham with her husband and their son and spends her free time serving on the boards of many local charities.
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About Randall-Reilly, SourceMedical-TherapySource: SourceMedical-TherapySource provider of outpatient information solutions.
Simon Corley
Co-Founder & CFO of CloudApps
Simon is a co-founder of CloudApps and is responsible for Finance, Administration & Operations and brings over 18 years of relevant experience to this role gained whilst working at Salesforce, Siebel Systems and Informix. Prior to founding CloudApps, Simon spent over 6 years at salesforce.com, joining in 2003 before its IPO. Simon has been a member of the European Management team since hire and initially was responsible for the company’s Finance and Administration for EMEA. In 2007 Simon was promoted to Vice President, Operations for EMEA, and in 2009 to Vice President of Strategy for International Sales. Simon’s focus was to optimise sales performance through targeted go-to-market strategies, coverage models, and evaluation of sales execution. Prior to joining Salesforce, Simon spent 6 years at Siebel and 5 years at Informix within the European Finance functions, providing infrastructure support to enable explosive growth in their sales teams. Simon is a Chartered Accountant who gained his professional qualification with Deloitte and Touche in London in 1990. He has a BSc in Geography from King’s College, London University. Simon is married with two children and lives in Hampshire, UK.
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About CloudApps: CloudApps increases sales performance by motivating more of your high-value, winning sales behaviours
Ralph Coates
Chief Financial Officer of TSB Banking Group
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About TSB Banking Group: TSB Banking Group provides various banking products and services to personal and small business customers in the United Kingdom.
Nadim Sheikh
Chief Financial Officer of Remit One
Nadim focuses on corporate and investment operations and is the company’s CFO, bringing over 25 years Financial Services experience across the UK and Asia. Nadim has led a variety of functions at leading international banks, including financial control, financial analysis, risk management and regulatory compliance. Prior to RemitONE, Nadim’s roles have included Finance Director, Specialist Finance at Octopus Investments and CFO of RBS’s Global Restructuring Group.
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About Remit One: RemitONE is a technology and business services firm.
Steve Robertson
Chief Financial Officer of Asset Control
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About Asset Control: Asset Control provides financial data management solutions to banks, insurers, investment managers and market infrastructure firms
Lucas Andrew
Chief Financial Officer of DIW Token
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About DIW Token: DIW is a secure blockchain-based digital platform which safeguards & secures your digital life granting access to decentralised world.
Lucas Andrew
Chief Financial Officer of DIW Token
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About DIW Token: DIW is a secure blockchain-based digital platform which safeguards & secures your digital life granting access to decentralised world.
Steve Cunningham
Chief Financial Officer of Digiterre
Steve has over 20 years experience as a senior commercial finance professional across a range of industry sectors, including IT, leisure, motor racing, professional services, and property development in the UK, USA and Australia. Steve has significant practical and advisory experience with early stage private equity backed IT businesses, achieving trade sales to US corporations with three of them.
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About Digiterre: Digiterre is a company which provides Financial Investment Management CRM and Trading Solutions software development services.
Rob Tragen
CFO of Trade Ledger
Rob Tragen is the CFO at Trade Ledger.
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About Trade Ledger: Trade Ledger is a Business lending platform.
Adrian Allen
Chief Financial Officer of Newable
Adrian Allen With a background in design for manufacture, Adrian has been involved in R&D and commercialisation for many years, including IP management, start-ups, incubators, product development services and access to finance. Adrian currently manages a team of Innovation Advisers providing fully-funded innovation support to companies as part of the national Innovate2Succeed programme.
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About Newable: Newable provides finance, consulting, and property services for start-ups, and small and medium-sized businesses in the UK.
Archana Gupta
CFO of TestingXperts
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About TestingXperts: Next Gen QA & Software Testing Company
Archana Gupta
CFO of TestingXperts
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About TestingXperts: Next Gen QA & Software Testing Company
John Craig
Chief Financial Officer of Waracle
John P Craig BAcc (Hons) CA, brings 20+ years of corporate finance and business advisory experience to his role with Ciqual, which he has held since Ciqual was founded in 2007. John is a director with DC Consulting, one of Scotland’s leading independent corporate finance and business advisory firms. His key focus is on assisting high growth companies to secure the appropriate level of investment, the providing hands-on advice on all aspects of business strategy, financial reporting and management. John also brings strong experience of the M&A market, inclusive of deal sourcing, project management and specialises in provide tailored financial due diligence services for such transactions.
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About DC Consulting, SICCAR, Waracle, Waracle: Waracle define, design & deliver mobile, web and emerging tech applications that make customers and patients lives better.
Phil Wright
CFO, Treasurer and Company Secretary of PrismTech
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About PrismTech: PrismTech provides software platforms and tools for the Internet of Things, Industrial Internet and advanced wireless communications.
John Butler
Chief Financial Officer of CardEasy
John Butler is the Chief Financial Officer of CardEasy.
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About CardEasy: CardEasy offers a stable, PCI DSS compliance payments system for contact centers for both audio and digital channels.
Peter Bullivant
Chief Financial Officer of Tantalum Corporation
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About Secondmind, Tantalum Corporation: Tantalum Corporation is a company within the Connected Car and Telematics industry.
Bryan Wilsher
CFO of Concrete Media
Bryan Wilsher is CFO & Board Member at Concrete-Media.
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About Concrete Media: Concrete Media is a cross-team planning platform that manages projects, plans, people, and content all from one place in the cloud.
Julien Cotta
CFO of Inion
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About Inion: Inion is a medical devices company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative biodegradable applications.
David Linsley
CFO of eCommonSense
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About eCommonSense: eCommonSense is an eCommerce and product data management solution (PIM) with full back-office integration for merchants and their suppliers.
Emmet Byrne
Chief Financial Officer of Access Partnership
Emmet Byrne is the Chief Financial Officer at Access Partnership.
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About Access Partnership: Access Partnership Ltd. provides consulting services in the areas of international ICT trade, regulation, and licensing.
Nick Treston
CFO of Mobysoft
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About Mobysoft: Mobysoft is a Manchester-based company that engages providing in predictive software for social housing providers.
Shane McCourt
CFO & Co-founder of Sensum
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About Sensum: Empathic AI for smart mobility, places and people
Emma Torjussen
CFO of Orbis Tech
Emma Torjussen is the Chief Financial Officer at Orbis Tech.
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About Orbis Tech: Orbis Tech is a computer software company that offers custom software development for companies, businesses, and organizations.
Mark Foster
CFO of Vianet Group
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About Vianet Group: Vianet Group delivers Internet of Things (IOT) solutions.
David Wadsworth
Chief Financial Officer & Managing Director, UK of WMC Global
David Wadsworth oversees the WMC Global Group’s strategic financial direction as he plans, manages, and reports on group finances. His more than 40 years in financial management ensure the success of the group’s entrepreneurial endeavors. David brings extensive management and business development experience as a chartered accountant, having specialized in mobile technology, marketing and media, and property companies. His expertise in managing and resourcing business development for venture capital and investment finance groups enables him to evaluate markets and identify financial and business opportunities for the WMC Global Group—supporting its continued growth. In his role as managing director, David leads his team in opening new opportunities in the United Kingdom, as well as pursuing new opportunities and markets in Europe, and manages the effective delivery of products and solutions to clients. David earned his MA in History at the University of Oxford.
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About WMC Global: Worldwide Brand and Customer Protection At Scale
Adam Prickett
CFO of AppLearn
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About AppLearn: AppLearn is a pioneering digital adoption company and creator of the Adopt digital adoption solution.
Katy Hogg
Chief Financial Officer of Oriium Consulting
Katy is a Chartered Accountant with 14 years PQE, qualifying with PwC in and gaining most of her PQE at Wolseley. Katy has a strong commercial acumen and wide ranging financial experience from monthly and annual reporting, controls (including Sarbanes Oxley implementation), taxation, system implementation and acquisitions. With a self-confessed love of numbers, Katy’s real skill lies in using numbers to assist the management team’s strive for growth.
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About Oriium Consulting: Oriium Consulting provide innovative IT Solutions along with first class customer service.
Tim Jakob
CFO of Integrated International Payroll
Tim is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and has more than 25 years of board-level financial management experience in a wide range of companies — including European Directories, Monster Worldwide, TMP, Virgin Interactive Entertainment and Tate & Lyle PLC.
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About Integrated International Payroll, Portal Entertainment: Integrated International Payroll (iiPay) is a market leader in cloud-based global payroll solutions.
Tim Jakob
CFO of Integrated International Payroll
Tim is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and has more than 25 years of board-level financial management experience in a wide range of companies — including European Directories, Monster Worldwide, TMP, Virgin Interactive Entertainment and Tate & Lyle PLC.
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About Integrated International Payroll, Portal Entertainment: Integrated International Payroll (iiPay) is a market leader in cloud-based global payroll solutions.
Christopher Leigh
Chief Financial Officer of Versarien
christopher leigh joined Versarien Plc as Chief Financial Officer in 2013.
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About Versarien: Versarien is an engineering materials company, provides engineering solutions for various industry sectors.
Catherine Greening
Chief Financial Officer of UKFast
Catherine Greening is the CFO at UKFast. Catherine works across the management layer at UKFast to drive value in the business above and beyond its extraordinary existing organic growth. A chartered accountant, Catherine brings extensive experience of corporate finance to UKFast. Before joining UKFast, Catherine drove the £45m kidsunlimited exit to US public company Bright Horizons, as Commercial Director and shareholder. Catherine also spent time at PwC as a director in their M&A team advising management teams and private equity houses on management buyouts before moving into an investment director role with LDC – the UK’s leading private equity house and part of Lloyd’s bank. As part of her remit driving growth, Catherine recently led the £40m fund raising from RBS to create a war chest for future acquisitions. In 2017, Catherine led the acquisition of Public Sector hosting business Secure Information Assurance. Catherine also sits on the board of related companies, Secarma and Farinet.
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About UKFast: UKFast is a dedicated host and server company.
Chris Pennington
Chief Financial Officer of SSP
Chris joined SSP in 2009 and held a number of senior finance positions prior to his appointment as CFO in May 2018. Before joining SSP, Chris spent 12 years with PwC, latterly as a Director in the Corporate Finance practice. Chris is a Chartered Accountant.
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About SSP: SSP is a provider of technology systems and solutions for the insurance industry.
Robert Ashby
CFO of Lumici
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About Lumici: Educational Technology Startup based in the UK.
Andrew Goldwater
Group CFO of Xalient
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About Xalient: Xalient is a designer, builder and manager of software-defined solutions and services.
Neil Thomas
Chief Financial Officer of Blue Sheep
Neil, an ACCA qualified Chief Financial Officer, brings with him over 25 years experience in growing and restructuring forward-thinking organisations. An exceptional track record in the implementation of operational and financial systems to support business decisions, Neil’s background includes CFO at smartFOCUS Group plc, seeing the business through the challenges encompassing the raising of finance to fund growth, mergers and acquisitions, IPO and disposals.
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About Blue Sheep: Blue Sheep provide B2B and B2C data services, Single Customer View database builds & multi-channel marketing solutions.
Neil Thomas
Chief Financial Officer of Blue Sheep
Neil, an ACCA qualified Chief Financial Officer, brings with him over 25 years experience in growing and restructuring forward-thinking organisations. An exceptional track record in the implementation of operational and financial systems to support business decisions, Neil’s background includes CFO at smartFOCUS Group plc, seeing the business through the challenges encompassing the raising of finance to fund growth, mergers and acquisitions, IPO and disposals.
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About Blue Sheep: Blue Sheep provide B2B and B2C data services, Single Customer View database builds & multi-channel marketing solutions.
Suzat Fernandes
Chief Financial Officer of Quickdesk Solutions
Experienced algorithmic trader and a digital marketing evangelist. She has myriad experience managing Software as a Service product development including in-depth target market research, competitor and strategic analysis, feature specifications, website design, wireframing and UI/UX, quality assurance. Her project management skills include planning, executing, controlling and closing the work of her development and design team to meet specific goals under strict software project deadlines.
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About MediLiVes, Quickdesk Solutions: Technology Consulting, Digital Marketing, Web & Mobile App Technologies, Blockchain, SaaS,
Mark Sinclair
Chief Financial Officer of The Miles Consultancy
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About The Miles Consultancy, Tusker: The Miles Consultancy provides fuel management and business mobility solutions.
Tony Klets
Chief Financial Officer of Cojac Limited
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About Cojac Limited: Cojac has invented and patented an award winning 6-axis controller for PC gaming.
Adam Simon
Global Managing Director & CFO of CONTEXT
Adam joined CONTEXT in February 2013 to develop the company’s research coverage of ICT and technology. Adam is growing the CONTEXT panel of ICT retailers across Europe and, using the panel data, brings fresh thinking for exploiting new market opportunities. In June 2015 he formed a pan-European Smart Home Research Group including Smart Home Associations, retailers and manufacturers and also pioneered research into the opportunities for retailers selling technology to small businesses (“R2B”). In May 2016 he formed a specialist research group on Virtual Reality. In September 2015 he launched the 1st CONTEXT Smart Home Survey which compares consumer attitudes to Smart Home across UK, France and Germany. In January 2016 he launched the 2nd survey covering in addition Spain and Italy. These surveys have become established as an authoritative source of information and understanding of the emerging smart home market. He is the organiser and speaker at a number of conferences and summits – he chairs the CONTEXT Smart Channels Summit which takes place at DISTREE EMEA in Monaco and APAC in Singapore, the Melco Forum in Valencia and the CONTEXT Retail CEO breakfasts at IFA and CES. In these events he brings together CONTEXT technology vendors, distributors, retailers and other partners around topical issues. He is a Director of the Smart Homes & Building Association (based in the UK) and member of the Fédération Française de Domotique (French Smart Home Association) and the German based Smart Home initiative. Prior to joining CONTEXT, Adam spent his career in professional services, introducing operational best practices in large retailers across multiple market sectors. He has worked with many of the largest retailers in Europe at senior executive level. Adam is a qualified Chartered Accountant, having spent 10 years working at KPMG, and has a degree in Modern History from the University of Oxford. He is married with 2 daughters and a son.
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About CONTEXT: Leading the company’s efforts to offer its customers unrivalled research coverage of the IT channel landscape in Europe.
Adam Simon
Global Managing Director & CFO of CONTEXT
Adam joined CONTEXT in February 2013 to develop the company’s research coverage of ICT and technology. Adam is growing the CONTEXT panel of ICT retailers across Europe and, using the panel data, brings fresh thinking for exploiting new market opportunities. In June 2015 he formed a pan-European Smart Home Research Group including Smart Home Associations, retailers and manufacturers and also pioneered research into the opportunities for retailers selling technology to small businesses (“R2B”). In May 2016 he formed a specialist research group on Virtual Reality. In September 2015 he launched the 1st CONTEXT Smart Home Survey which compares consumer attitudes to Smart Home across UK, France and Germany. In January 2016 he launched the 2nd survey covering in addition Spain and Italy. These surveys have become established as an authoritative source of information and understanding of the emerging smart home market. He is the organiser and speaker at a number of conferences and summits – he chairs the CONTEXT Smart Channels Summit which takes place at DISTREE EMEA in Monaco and APAC in Singapore, the Melco Forum in Valencia and the CONTEXT Retail CEO breakfasts at IFA and CES. In these events he brings together CONTEXT technology vendors, distributors, retailers and other partners around topical issues. He is a Director of the Smart Homes & Building Association (based in the UK) and member of the Fédération Française de Domotique (French Smart Home Association) and the German based Smart Home initiative. Prior to joining CONTEXT, Adam spent his career in professional services, introducing operational best practices in large retailers across multiple market sectors. He has worked with many of the largest retailers in Europe at senior executive level. Adam is a qualified Chartered Accountant, having spent 10 years working at KPMG, and has a degree in Modern History from the University of Oxford. He is married with 2 daughters and a son.
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About CONTEXT: Leading the company’s efforts to offer its customers unrivalled research coverage of the IT channel landscape in Europe.
