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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 United Kingdom based Director operating in the Industrial Automation 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.
James Rowley
Associate Director – Communications, Media and Technology of Cognizant
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About Cognizant: Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
Riti Chatterjee
Senior Director, MSI of Cognizant
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About Cognizant: Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
Vijay Parthasarathy
Director – Agile & DevOps Cognizant of Cognizant
Vijay Parthasarathy is a technical leader and a practitioner in Cognizant’s Agile-DevOps practice in UK & Europe. He is an evangelist & a coach helping large enterprises to embrace Agile & DevOps practices beyond digital applications. He emphasizes the need to think innovatively and apply smart technologies to bring Agile and DevOps to legacy and COTS applications. He has led several initiatives with clients, motivated them to adopt ‘next practices’ not just ‘best practices based on case studies’. His experience spans a variety of roles including software development, business analysis, testing, business development and marketing. This breath has helped him solve client problems using a holistic lens.
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About Cognizant: Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
Peter Elvidge
Director, Media and Entertainment of Cognizant
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About Cognizant: Cognizant is a professional services company, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era.
Jan Larsson
Senior Marketing Director EMEA of Siemens Digital Industries Software
Jan Larsson is the Senior Marketing Director responsible for marketing the NX Product Engineering Software solutions at Siemens PLM Software across all industries in EMEA. Jan and his team is also responsible for the product, industry and channel marketing of the complete Siemens PLM Software portfolio across all EMEA countries. Prior to joining Siemens PLM Software in 2006 Jan held various international positions within the hardware and software industry focusing on CAx and PLM solutions and have 20+ years’ experience in the industry.
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About Siemens Digital Industries Software: Siemens Digital Industries is a world-leading provider of product lifecycle management and manufacturing operations management software.
Mark Hobart
Director of infoboss
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About infoboss: Infoboss automates the management and processing data of businesses.
James Turley
Board Of Director of Emerson
James S. Turley is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young, a leading global professional services organization providing audit, risk advisory, tax, and transaction services. With approximately 130,000 people in 140 countries, Ernst & Young is one of the largest professional services organizations in the world. Jim began his career with Ernst & Young in 1977 in the US firm’s Houston office. Over the last 31 years, he has held a series of leadership positions throughout Ernst & Young. Jim was named Metropolitan New York Area Managing Partner of Ernst & Young LLP in 1998 and was appointed Deputy Chairman in 2000. In July 2001, he became Chairman & CEO. Based in New York and London, Jim serves as senior advisory partner for many of Ernst & Young’s largest global clients. As Chairman, Jim sets a clear and strong tone from the top, focused on quality, integrity, and professionalism. He has worked to create a high-performance work environment with a highly visible leadership commitment to “Quality in Everything We Do.” Ernst & Young has been consistently recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For. Jim is actively engaged with many stakeholders as part of Ernst & Young’s commitment to enhancing the public’s trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting. He has encouraged dialogue with key stakeholders across the globe regarding the many changes facing the world capital markets, including the advent of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act in the United States, the introduction of International Financial Reporting Standards in more than 100 countries throughout the world, and the overall movement toward greater convergence of global accounting standards and global governance. Throughout his career, Jim has actively supported numerous civic, cultural and business organizations. He co-chairs the Russia Foreign Investment Advisory Council. He is on the Board of Directors for Boy Scouts of America, Catalyst, the National Corporate Theater Fund and on the Board of Trustees for Rice University. He is also a member of the Business Roundtable, Transatlantic Business Dialog and IBLAC (International Business Leaders’ Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai). In October, 2007, was appointed Chair for the Governing Board of the U.S. Center for Audit Quality. Jim holds a Master’s and a BA in Accounting from Rice University in Houston, Texas. He enjoys sports, including golf and tennis. Jim and his wife, Lynne, have a 24-year old son.
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About : Emerson is a global technology & engineering company providing innovative solutions for customers in industrial and residential markets.
Charles Joel
IoT & Analytics Director : Global of Gardner Denver
Charles has been developing and delivering IoT / digital enabled technology programmes (IoT, M2M, RFiD, et al), for nearly 20 years, and been involved in fast-paced high-value engineering practices since 1992. He is a renowned evangelist and expert in IoT, Industry 4.0 and new strategic technology change programmes. Since 1999 Charles has developed and executed IoT (internet of things) I.T business strategy and delivery, CIO, CTO, CEO engagements, business leadership sessions, digital business strategy, engineering systems management and Industry 4.0 related technologies. Charles background combines the rarity of Operational Technology (Military & Civilian) and Information technology (IT) skills which enables him to develop not only the technology but the people involved in the significant harmonization of this next generation technology implementation. This also includes the development of VAR / Reseller channels into vertical IoT / m2m marketplaces.
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About Gardner Denver: Gardner Denver is a suppliers of air and gas related products to industries worldwide.
Ian Foley
Managing Director of Equipmake
Ian Foley is the Managing Director at Equipmake Ltd.
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About Equipmake: Equipmake’s mission is to provide State of the Art control System Solutions for niche and specialist markets.
Carl-Petter Halvorsen
Managing Director of equityfor
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About equityfor: Re inventing Venture Capital Investment. Providing investment access for institutional and accredited investors.
David Barnes
Managing Director of Adi
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About Adi, Worldview Learning: Adi is an engineering company that provides automation, waste systems, automotive, electrical and installation services for various sectors.
Stephen Hayes
Managing Director of BECKHOFF
Stephen has over 25 years experience in control systems and is MD at Beckhoff UK. In 2004 he started IA (Integrating Automation Ltd) as a Beckhoff SI for building controls which has developed creating secure IoT gateways and IoT lighting controls. Stephen graduated in Engineering from Kings London.
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About BECKHOFF: Beckhoff implements open automation systems based on PC Control technology.
Jonathan Wilkins
Director of European Automation
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About European Automation: European Automation understands the pressures of modern manufacturing.
