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This list showcases the top Gloucestershire based Director operating in the Software 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.
Ray Williamson
Director of Product Management of Huawei Technologies
Ray leads the Product Management team responsible for strategy and solution definition for mobile network evolution to 5G and for new technologies and businesses opportunities in the European region. He has over twenty years of experience in the wireless communications field in Engineering and Business Development roles and has held leadership positions in Product Management for 2G, 3G and 4G solutions. Ray joined Huawei in 2013 having previously worked at Motorola and NSN. He holds a BSC (Hons) in Telecommunications and a PGDBA (Finance). Ray is also Chair of the Business Principles Working Group within Small Cell Forum.
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About Huawei Technologies: Huawei Technologies provides infrastructure application software and devices with wireline, wireless, and IP technologies.
Aravindan Thangaraj
Account Director of Financial Services of Mastek
Aravindan Thangaraj joined Mastek in 1995 and is responsible for business development and account management within the Financial Services vertical. He has 26+ years of technology and sales experience across insurance, financial services and the public sector working with customers in the UK and Europe. Aravindan is focussed on the consumer lending, micro finance, vehicle leasing, wealth management and asset & investment management micro-verticals. Aravindan also has considerable experience in programme management of large scale insurance platform implementation.
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About Mastek: Mastek in building, maintaining and managing bespoke digital solutions for clients in Government, Health, Retail, and, Financial Services.
Chas Moloney
Marketing Director of Ricoh Company
Chas Moloney has been Marketing Director at Ricoh UK since September 2005, where he has been fundamental in helping to restructure and grow the sales and marketing division – developing and bringing Ricoh UK’s professional print and Managed Document Services propositions to market and focusing heavily on building strong customer-supplier relationships. Under his stewardship, the Ricoh UK sales and marketing teams have built a reputation for providing premium solutions and services that are relevant to customers’ business situations, and that address real business needs.
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About Ricoh Company: Ricoh is a global technology company provide office imaging equipment, document management systems and IT services.
Stephen Harapiak
Member of the Board of Directors of Coreworx
Steve Harapiak has spent his entire career in the minerals industry. His experience in the uranium, potash, base metal, and gold sectors spans the entire range of activity – from engineering, construction, and project management to operation of mining, milling, and refining facilities. He has served in senior executive positions for major Canadian companies, including Noranda, Denison Mines and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan where he was President and CEO. His international experience includes major mineral projects in Chile, Cuba, Russia, Zambia, and also in Kazakhstan, where he served as Senior Vice President of Kazzinc, a Glencore company. Steve has been a consultant to the International Finance Corporation (World Bank Group), overseeing mining supply chain development projects in Russia. His previous directorships include Belmoral Gold Mines, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, Khan Resources Inc. and Software Innovation. He has served on various industry, government, professional, and educational advisory boards, is a member of the Professional Engineers of Ontario, and is also former president of the CIM (Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum).
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About : Coreworx, a web-based enterprise software system, enables EPCs and owner-operators to automate best practices and improve performance.
Andy Davis
Global Transport Practice Director of NCC Group
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About NCC Group: NCC Group exists to make the world safer and more secure.
Rob Biggs
Director of Ripjar
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About Ripjar: Ripjar is a data intelligence company that transforms global institutions ability to manage strategic risks.
Tony Holder
Operations Director & COO of Traderserve
Tony joined TraderServe in 2000 and following successful roles in both development and production is now responsible for TraderServe global operations and QA. He has over 20 years experience as a consultant in the software industry and has worked for major banks, fund managers, blue chips and financial software companies.
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About Traderserve: TraderServe is a software and appliance vendor and consultancy firm focused on real-time trading and complex problem applications.
Nick Crump
Managing Director of Xpress Software Solutions
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About Xpress Software Solutions: Xpress is the largest and most experienced supplier of electoral management software in the UK.
Chuck Boecking
Director of Education and Marketing of Adaxa
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About Adaxa: Adaxa is an Open Source ERP Software.
Jamie Doig
Managing Director of FCS Software
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About FCS Software: FCS Software provides expertise in the development of local government software.
Kevin Geraghty
Head of CPQ practice & Managing Director of Xait
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About Xait: Innovative software development company
Martin Mudge
Technical Director of BugFinders
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About BugFinders: Bugfinders does true crowdsourced testing and can test your apps on thousands of different devices.
