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 Glasgow based CEO’ operating in the Information Technology space. If you think a CEO’ 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.
Chad Butz
CEO of Septillion Technologies
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About Septillion Technologies: Septillion Technologies is a technology and software firm that offers a platform, tools, and technology.
Patrick Byrne
CEO of Pursuit Marketing
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About Pursuit Marketing: The UK’s Leading B2B Demand Generation Agency.
Mark Begbie
CEO of PlantTech Research Institute
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About PlantTech Research Institute: PlantTech Research Institute develops solutions to horticulture challenges through artificial intelligence.
Scott McEwan
CEO and Co-Founder of Boston Networks
Scott co-founded Boston Networks in 2000 following a number of years in Networking & Building Services Operations, Sales & Engineering. From the outset, Scott has played a key role in the development of Boston’s diverse client base and the management of the growing staff base. As Chief Executive, Scott has driven the company’s growth and transition to an all-encompassing Smart Building, Fire & Security and Managed Service provider. Spearheading the company, Scott ensures the strategic direction is highly focused, efficient and successful. Ultimately responsible for the company’s performance and operational integrity, Scott ensures that his Senior Team is fully supported and that Boston Networks remains at the forefront of the market.
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About Boston Networks: Boston Networks design, manage and maintain multi-site infrastructures to drive businesses and connect people, places, and devices.
David Heath
Founder & CEO of Cutitronics
David Heath is Founder & CEO of Cutitronics and is the very reason we are all here. He provides leadership, guidance and inspiration on a daily basis. David’s extensive academic career led him to qualify as a medical devices researcher with degrees in physics and engineering, working in a multidisciplinary clinical, commercial and engineering team. Throughout his PhD and post-doctoral research, he focussed on transdermal medical technology. But it was while presenting at a skincare conference that David had his “light bulb moment”, realising that the expertise he developed working on transdermal medical technology could be reapplied to solve some of the major challenges of the cosmetic skincare industry. And from here Cutitronics was born! David secured funding to develop technology for the cosmetic skincare industry and validate his innovation both technically and commercially. During this time, the company was spun out of the University of Strathclyde, receiving recognition from the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Royal Academy of Engineering and ERA Foundation for both his entrepreneurial approach and outstanding technology innovation. In 2015 David began to recruit the Cutitronics team, bringing together the experience and expertise essential to launching such disruptive technology into the skincare market.
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About Cutitronics: Cutitronics is skincare start-up
Gillian Docherty
CEO of The Data Lab
Gillian Docherty is the CEO of The Data Lab, one of eight Innovation Centre’s across Scotland, where she is responsible for delivering the strategic vision set out by The Data Lab Board, the aim of which is to create over 250 new jobs and generate more than £100 million for the economy. Gillian has over 22 years’ experience working in the IT sector. Previously, she held a range of senior leadership roles at IBM UK, including leader for software business in Scotland, systems and technology sales leader and territory leader for general business Scotland. Gillian is on the board of Tech Partnership Scotland and is also a board member of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce. Gillian holds a degree in computing science from Glasgow University. She is married and has a daughter.
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About Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, Scotland’s AI Strategy, The Data Lab: Data Lab is an innovation center focusing on helping the Scottish industry to capitalize on a growing market opportunity in data science.
