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 Director operating in the Rental 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.
Lawrence Hall
Group Communications Director of Cazoo
Lawrence Hall is the Group Communications Director at Cazoo.
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About Cazoo: Cazoo is an online used car marketplace designed to transform the way people buy, finance, or rent used cars.
Mark Hirschfield
CEO & Director of A.H.Field Properties
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About A.H.Field Properties, Conscious 2, Copypress, Orbital Witness, Techstars, Techtopia, Techtopia: A.H.Field Properties is a real estate company that specializes in property management, selling, renting of houses and apartments.
Keith Moorhouse
Managing Director – ATR of Centurion Group
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About Centurion Group: Centurion Group is an Aberdeen headquartered specialist rental equipment provider primarily to the offshore global oil & gas industry.
Mario La Pergola
Director of Operations UK & Ireland of Virtuo
Mario is a co-founder of Pulp. Before his made his way into wine, Mario spent time in investment banking and private equity firms. Mario is an avid athlete & president of a racing team, and a keen photographer.
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About Virtuo: Virtuo provides car-on-demand services.
David Toplas
Founder and Director of Vesta Property
David has a long track record of innovation in investments which balance social and commercial returns. He has created, built and invested in businesses and run institutional funds as well as established a charity and social enterprise. David enjoys his work, cars and playing hockey.
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About Mill Group, Vesta Property: Vesta (www.vestaproperty.com) is a data-driven marketplace for buying and selling residential investment property.
Silvano Geranio
Founder Director of Prestige
Silvano Geranio joined Prestige Homeseeker Park & Leisure Homes as Founder Director in 2007.
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About Prestige: Prestige is a UK-based manufacturers of high quality park homes and lodges for the residential and leisure market.
Matt Montagano
Managing Director, London of Plum Guide
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About Plum Guide: Plum Guide is the definitive list of the world’s best vacation rentals.
Jason Anastasinis
Managing Director of TravelStaytion
Jason Anastasinis is a Managing Director at TravelStaytion.
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About TravelStaytion: TravelStaytion is an online holiday rental marketplace, enables its users to list their spare property or get accommodation at lower prices.
Dennis Helderman
Co-Founder & Director of RENTUU
A resourceful VC backed serial entrepreneur leading teams to design the future for hiring event equipment through technology.
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About RENTUU: Cloud-based technology platform and franchise network for the multi-billion pound sterling equipment hire industry.
Chidera Eggerue
Creative Director of Innclusive
Referred to by Elle magazine as a ‘millennial mastermind’ in their ‘Stars On The Rise: 20 Power Players To Watch Out For In 2018’ list, Chidera Eggerue – an award-winning blogger, is a presenter for the MOBO Awards and a speaker with a growing audience of almost 100,000 across her social media accounts, and is on a mission to encourage young people to take charge of their futures. Her influence spans across various platforms and she is constantly driving conversations to do with body positivity especially through the movement she created called #SAGGYBOOBSMATTER. Due to her extremely high social media engagement and exciting content at www.theslumflower.com, this following has quickly turned into a large community full of like-minded people who want to change the world around them. Being a woman of colour who deals with a lot of subtle friction in her industry, she’s managed to find the balance between speaking up and calling out inequality in the industry whilst maintaining a relatable, fun and infectious attitude. Chidera’s first book ‘What a Time to be Alone: The Slumflower’s guide to why you are already’ enough will be published in July 2018.
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About Innclusive: Innclusive is a short term home rental platform that focuses on inclusion.
Elliot Kaye
Group Finance Director of Gravity Media Group
With an Economics and Econometrics degree from the University of Manchester, Elliot Kaye qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) in 1995 with HW Fisher & Co, a top 20 accounting firm in London and he has extensive experience of audit and corporate finance, with Price Waterhouse and Grant Thornton. Elliot joined Gearhouse Broadcast as Group Financial Controller in 2001, became UK Finance Director in 2005, UK Finance & Operations Director in 2007 and on 1 January 2008 became Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for the finance function of the whole Group.
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About Gravity Media Group: Gravity Media Group is a global provider of live broadcast facilities and production services.
Elliot Kaye
Group Finance Director of Gravity Media Group
With an Economics and Econometrics degree from the University of Manchester, Elliot Kaye qualified as a Chartered Accountant (ACA) in 1995 with HW Fisher & Co, a top 20 accounting firm in London and he has extensive experience of audit and corporate finance, with Price Waterhouse and Grant Thornton. Elliot joined Gearhouse Broadcast as Group Financial Controller in 2001, became UK Finance Director in 2005, UK Finance & Operations Director in 2007 and on 1 January 2008 became Chief Financial Officer with responsibility for the finance function of the whole Group.
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About Gravity Media Group: Gravity Media Group is a global provider of live broadcast facilities and production services.
Megan Fly
Director of Recruiting of FreeTextbooks
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About FreeTextbooks: FreeTextbooks brings the competitiveness of online textbook pricing to campus with one-hour in-person delivery.
Jude Greer
Co-Founder & Non-Executive Director of Reposit
Jude Greer is a Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director at Reposit.
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About Guardian Angel, Reposit: The tenancy deposit alternative. A new way of renting without the hassle of a deposit
Brendan Short
Co-Founder & Non-Executive Director of Reposit
Brendan Short is the Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director at Reposit.
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About Atom Learning, Reposit: The tenancy deposit alternative. A new way of renting without the hassle of a deposit
Hugh Barker
Director of HABHouse
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About HABHouse: HABHouse renovates old properties into new investments property.
Spencer Sutton
Director of Marketing of Gkhouses
Spencer wakes up with Google and Facebook on his mind. His passion is all things marketing and lead generation – both new owners and new tenants! Having bought and sold over 150 homes in Birmingham (even making money on SOME of them), he gets a kick out of helping new and seasoned investors navigate the mistakes he made as an investor. Spencer is also passionate about his love for Michael Jordan and does his best to explain to the Millennials (who never saw him play live) how much better he was than LeBron. Spencer has traveled to some of the most remote parts of the world with Neverthirst (India, Sudan, South Sudan, Nepal, Central African Republic, etc..) but mostly loves to hang out with his wife, kids, and the world’s best black lab, Jett.
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About Gkhouses: Gkhouses is a professional property management services company, managing single family homes.
Geraldine Unsworth
Group Managing Director of Kimberly
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About Kimberly: Kimberly, a business in the UK powered access rental market.
Na’ím Anís Peymán
Director of Paymán Club
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About Zeevou: Paymán Club is a provider of serviced accommodation, hotels, and short term lettings across the UK and Europe.
Richard Cook
Co-Founder & Director of Lets Rent
Richard Cook is a Co-Founder at Lets Rent.
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About Lets Rent: Lets Rent provides property letting service.
Tony Gledhill
Director of Hot Tub Hire Wakefield
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About Hot Tub Hire Wakefield: Hot Tub Hire Wakefield is an online retailer that provides a reliable and affordable hot tub rental service throughout West Yorkshire.
