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 Small and Medium Businesses 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.
Sacha Jacobs
CFO of Fabacus
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About Fabacus, Reporo: Fabacus is a technology business that transforms brand licensing through the power of data.
Ciaran O’Donnell
CFO of Growth Street
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About Growth Street: Growth Street is fast, flexible overdrafts for growing businesses.
Mats Eklund
Chief Financial Officer of Triton Partners
Mats is CFO and COO responsible for finance, compliance, tax and legal, IT, portfolio and risk monitoring, ESG and procurement. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the General Partner and the Fund Manager. He joined Triton from GE Capital where he was the Chief Financial Officer for GE Capital EMEA, M&A and Private Equity. His role also included co-ordination of acquisition and disposal activities across Europe and the Middle East, leading a team of Senior Professionals in London and Abu Dhabi. Over 13 years at GE, Mats also held various other leadership roles in both Sweden and the UK. He holds a MSc in Economics and Finance from Gothenburg School of Economics and Commercial Law.
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About Triton Partners: Triton is a private equity investment firm investing in medium-sized businesses in northern Europe.
Jonathan Lovell
CFO of Core Communication Group
Jonathan has led the Finance team since the inception of the Core Group. He trained as a Chartered Accountant with PwC before moving to Dolphin Telecommunications, Inquam Telecom and then Centrica where he held senior finance positions. Having spent over 10 years in the telecoms industry, Jonathan’s expertise includes: the support of field operations, major change projects and customer infrastructure solutions. As main board director at Core, Jonathan has managed the group through its growth phase and developed its international structure.
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About ADComms, Core Communication Group: Core Communication Group is a supplier of pre-paid SIMs and mobile accessories.
Elena Lokteva
Partner, Chief Financial Officer of SI Capital Partners
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About SI Capital Partners: SICP is an independent Investment Company with a diverse portfolio in a variety of business sectors.
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.
