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 Marketing 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.
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.
Nick Priday
CFO of Dentsu Aegis Network
Nick Priday was appointed Chief Financial Officer in September 2009. Nick has held a range of senior finance roles at Aegis since joining in 2003, and was previously director of financial reporting, analysis and control. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young.
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About Dentsu Aegis Network: Dentsu Aegis Network is the first digitally native network that specializes in media, digital and creative communications services.
Milan Patel
Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary of dotmailer Group
Milan joined dotmailer in 2007 and was appointed Group Company Secretary in 2009. Milan is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments and holds a B.A (Hons) degree in Accounting and Finance. Milan was responsible for the financial and legal aspects of the reverse acquisition of West End Ventures PLC, acquisition of Netcallidus, admission to Plus and the recent introduction to AIM. He is also responsible for the Group’s functions in financial management & reporting, regulatory compliance and corporate governance.
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About : dotmailer Group provides digital marketing professionals with SaaS technology solutions and tools, and offers an email marketing platform.
Rainer Fuchs
Group Chief Financial Officer of CSM Sport and Entertainment
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About CSM Sport and Entertainment: CSM Sport and Entertainment provides sports and entertainment marketing services.
Alison Ozanne
CFO of Guinness World Records
Alison joined Guinness World Records in 2008 to lead the combined disciplines of the brand’s professional services across Finance, IT, Legal and HR. In the last six years, Alison has executed and supported the successful global expansion of the Guinness World Records brand in Japan, China and the Middle East. Alison began her career at Coca Cola UK Ltd where she qualified as a chartered management accountant. Prior to joining Guinness World Records, Alison spent 9 years at Virgin Retail Limited where she also qualified as a chartered certified accountant, working firstly as the European Financial Controller, overseeing the sale of several overseas subsidiaries before moving into a corporate role as Group Finance Manager, responsible for the consolidation over 30 companies with a combined turnover in excess of $500m.
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About Guinness World Records: Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement.
Peter West
Chief Financial Officer of Reward Insight
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About Reward Insight: Reward is a global data monetisation company that helps the worlds largest banks and retailers understand and change consumer behaviour
Gummi Eggertsson
Co-Founder,COO & CFO of Takumi
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About Sidekick Health, Takumi: Takumi is a platform that gives large brands and advertising agencies access to branded influencer creative at scale.
Oliver Rivers
CFO of Tapdaq
Oliver has an MBA from The London Business School in Economics, and has acted as a Financial Director/Investor to a number of high profile start ups. Oliver helps to manage our finances and the operational aspects of the business.
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About Tapdaq: Tapdaq helps mobile developers to maximise their revenue with unbiased ad mediation, and retain their most valuable users.
Phil Scutt
CFO of Connexity
Phil Scutt currently works as Chief Financial Officer at Connexity.
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About Connexity: Connexity is a digital advertising company that works with merchants to determine which product offerings to put on publishers’ websites.
Jason Curry
Chief Financial Officer of Captify
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About Captify: Captify offers a search retargeting service that enables advertisers to focus on users to match their desired audience with inventory.
Sean Watherston
CFO of UENI
Sean Watherston is the Chief Financial Officer at UENI.
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About UENI: UENI is a London based tech company that’s empowering businesses to get online and find the tools they need to succeed.
Charlie Rowan
CFO of Realeyes
Charlie is Realeyes’ CFO based in London. He joins from Runpath, a Fintech company, which he saw through to successful sale to Experian. Charlie has experience in fundraising, debt restructuring and M&A. Prior to Runpath, he worked in early stage Venture Capital house Spark Ventures, gaining experience on the other side of the fundraising fence.
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About Realeyes: Measuring Human Response At The Speed & Scale Of AI
Amélie Redon
CFO, Head of Corporate of S4M
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About S4M: S4M is an advertising technology that connects brands to consumers by bridging the gap between digital advertising and the real-world.
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.
Steven Bastian
CFO of AVADO
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About AVADO: AVADO delivers transformative learning that helps businesses gain critical digital skills.
Craig Parsons
Chief Financial Officer of Adare Group
Craig joined Adare in September 2015 as Chief Financial Officer. After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with PwC in 1995, Craig has held many senior management positions over the years including the CFO of an International FTSE listed Plc. Craig brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to Adare and is responsible for overseeing the financial affairs of the Group.
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About Adare Group: Adare Group is a marketing services and secure and essential communications provider.
David Bloom
Group Chief Financial Officer of UniLED
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About UniLED: UniLED is UK’s leading digital signage specialists, Providing a fully integrated solution: UniLED, UniHUB and UniLIVE.
Tom Wills
Chief Financial Officer of Novatiq
Tom Wills is the Chief Financial Officer of Novatiq.
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About Novatiq: Provider of privacy-first identity solutions that enable telcos, brands and publishers to verify and reach their audiences.
Lee Rowley
Chief Financial Officer of Jellyfish
Lee joined Quill from Zoopla Property Group Plc, where he served as Head of Financial Planning & Analysis, supporting the business through its transition from private to public and through a number of acquisitions. Prior to joining Zoopla Property Group, Lee held Commercial Finance roles at Betfair Group Plc. Lee is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a degree in Natural Sciences from Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.
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About Jellyfish: Jellyfish is a ecommerce content production platform for online businesses.
Kevin Deeley
CFO & Co-Founder of Fenestra
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About Fenestra: Fenestra is a computer software company that specializes in booking, billing, payments, and audit transactions.
Sebastian Shaw
Co-founder & CFO of Brainbroker
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About Brainbroker, Brainbroker: Brainbroker is a digital agency that uses data-driven marketing techniques to generate customers for its client.
Hannah Lowry
Chief Financial Officer of Ecrebo
Hannah joined Ecrebo in July 2017 and brings proven experience in driving business performance and robust financial management for multinational companies in Europe and the Middle East. In her role as CFO, Hannah is responsible for all financial matters for Ecrebo and as part of the senior leadership team, will help set and implement the strategic direction of the company. Hannah previously served as finance director for the data and analytics business at Aimia, as well as tenures with GE Capital in Dubai, and Barclays in London.
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About Ecrebo: Ecrebo is a point of sale marketing platform.
Kim Clarke
Chief Financial Officer of Peach
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About Peach: Peach simplifies the end-to-end process of a video advertisement.
Richard Varney
CFO of Documobi
Richard is a commercially minded and pragmatic Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience of operating at a senior level in a variety of different business sectors both in the UK and overseas. During his career, Richard spent over 20 years working as a commercially biased FD for several large groups in the print industry including St Ives plc and RR Donnelley Global Document Solutions.
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About Documobi: Documobi is a mobile solution that enables businesses to conduct personalized advertising campaigns.
Richard Varney
CFO of Documobi
Richard is a commercially minded and pragmatic Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience of operating at a senior level in a variety of different business sectors both in the UK and overseas. During his career, Richard spent over 20 years working as a commercially biased FD for several large groups in the print industry including St Ives plc and RR Donnelley Global Document Solutions.
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About Documobi: Documobi is a mobile solution that enables businesses to conduct personalized advertising campaigns.
Andrew Finn
Chief Financial Officer of Virtalis
Andrew Finn is the chief financial officer of Virtalis.
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About Virtalis: Virtalis is a Virtual Reality (VR), simulation technology and advanced visualisation company.
Roberto Amerighi
Co-Founder and CFO in GreenJinn of GreenJinn
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About GreenJinn: GreenJinn is the leading UK cashback app for grocery shoppers. It helps brands to reach consumers where they live the most: their smartphone
Simon Cole
Consultant, CFO, COO & Co-Founder of Molewood Consulting
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About Apparier, Molewood Consulting: Molewood Consulting is a private equity firm that provides management consulting and staffing services.
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,
Nick Hubble
Chief Financial Officer of Newsworks
Nick Hubble is the Chief Financial Officer at Newsworks and The Ozone Project.
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About Newsworks, The Ozone Project: Newsworks is a marketing agency helping agencies and advertisers get the most out of news brands for national newspapers.
Mark Johnson
CFO & Advisor of SBOODLE
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About SBOODLE: Merchandising for Content Creators
Michael Lifford
Chief Financial Officer of Celerity
Michael Lifford is the Chief Financial Officer at Celerity Information Services and ORM.
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About Celerity: Celerity is a data-driven marketing agency specializing in helping brands to maximize value from marketing technology and customer data.
John Martyn
Chief Financial Officer of HTK
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About HTK: HTK Horizon is a SaaS platform for loyalty program management and CRM
