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This list showcases the top Hampshire based Director operating in the Information Technology 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.
Richard Munro
Director, Global Cloud Strategy of VMware
Richard is the Global Cloud Strategy Director for VMware. In this leadership role, Richard’s scope is to align VMware products and services to the objectives and challenges organisations are facing with cloud and digital transformation. This includes developing executive and c-level content to both educate and inform at a general level, and articulate the value proposition of VMware Cloud capability as part of the VMware Cross-Cloud architecture. With more than 25 years of experience in the industry, Richard has a strong technical background in cloud infrastructure, being an evangelist for next generation IT Services, cloud transformation, cloud native applications (e.g. CI/CD, Containers, Serverless, etc) and Wardley mapping. Throughout his career, he had been instrumental in both business and IT transformation programmes for a number of global organisations.
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About VMware: VMware is a software company providing cloud and virtualization services that powers complex digital infrastructure.
Andy Slater
VP & Managing Director EMEA of Actifio
Having joined Actifio in 2011, Andy leads the EMEA sales execution. Prior to this role, Andy was pivotal in heading up the services and installation customers in the region. Prior to Actifio, Andy lead sales and operations at TecTrade, a data protection and storage partner based in the UK. His 15+ years in roles as Chief Operating Officer and Sales Director allowed him to build strategic customer and regional relationships.
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About Actifio: Actifio delivers enterprise data-as-a-service to global enterprise customers and service provider partners.
Samantha Lailey
Human Resources & Support Director of Centerprise International
Sam is the Group HR & Support Director and has been with the Centerprise Group for over 20 years. A Director of Centerprise International since 2010 Sam also joined the Adam Continuity Board of Directors in 2014. Sam adores animals and loves spending time walking the dog and riding her horse.
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About Centerprise International: Centerprise International specialises in public sector services and system building, delivering IT solutions.
Sharon Allen
Finance Director of Centerprise International
Sharon is the Group Finance Director and has been with Centerprise International since 2008. Her background is varied from SME’s through to FTSE 100 companies. In her spare time Sharon likes to spend her Saturdays on the touchline of her local rugby club where she has been a volunteer in various capacities for ‘as long as I can remember’!
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About Centerprise International: Centerprise International specialises in public sector services and system building, delivering IT solutions.
Jeremy Nash
Director of Sales of Centerprise International
Jeremy Nash has a history within the Royal Air Force and Hewlett-Packard, working within the Atlas Consortium. Throughout his career he has developed vast experience in generating and delivering new business in Defence and wider-Public Sector markets and was welcomed to the Directors Board to manage sales in 2015.
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About Centerprise International: Centerprise International specialises in public sector services and system building, delivering IT solutions.
Jon Atherton
CI Group Director of Centerprise International
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About Centerprise International: Centerprise International specialises in public sector services and system building, delivering IT solutions.
David Amps
Director of Customer Solutions of Netcall
David Amps is Director of Customer Solutions at Netcall Plc.
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About Netcall: Netcall delivers solutions and services that drive sustainability in the IT sector that helps in improving customer experience through CX.
Wayne Kurtzman
Research Director of Social and Collaboration Solutions of IDC
Wayne Kurtzman is the research director of social media, communities, and collaboration at IDC.
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About IDC: IDC provides market intelligence solutions, advisory services, and events for the information technology and other related markets.
Nigel Bowdery
Managing Director, EMEA of Thales e-Security
Nigel Bowdery is a Managing Director, EMEA at Thales e-Security.
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About Thales e-Security: Thales e-Security is a leading supplier of data protection and cyber security solutions to the financial services, government technology.
Karl Swanson
Founder, Director of Op4G
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About Op4G: Nurtures and maintains an engaged membership panel to support its market research clients & benefit non-profit organizations.
Russel Warburton
Financial Director of ARC Services
Russel qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1973 and since then has spent the majority of his career in private practice advising owner managed businesses on a wide variety of issues including structure, finance, tax planning and general commercial trading. Russel has acted as Finance Director to ARC since it commenced trading. He is responsible for all financial aspects of the business including statutory and management accounts, cash flow and bank relationship, pensions, insurance and tax and general financial planning.
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About ARC Services: ARC Services is privately owned, financially sound and has extensive and demonstrable expertise in the EPOS and IT services marketplace.
John Davenport
Sales Director of Bell Integration
Through the proactive management and engagement of Bell’s sales team to facilitate solutions to a myriad of client challenges, John ensures his sales team meet and exceed Bell’s customer’s expectations. In doing so John promotes not only client solutions, goal attainment, and successful outcomes, but also growth in individual and collective company performance. In addition John is also actively involved in driving the strategic corporate direction for Bell, ensuring that the products and services it offers are in tight alignment with the needs of it’s customers.
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About Bell Integration: Bell Integration have been in the business of helping companies establish, maintain and grow their IT services since 1996.
Paul Bryan
UK Managing Director IT of Exertis UK
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About Exertis, Exertis UK: Exertis UK is a technology distribution and specialist service providers.
Karen Ovenden
Operations Director of Hireserve
Karen is responsible for the day to day business operations of Hireserve and making sure we have a happy, well supported and valued team. Contributing in just about every business function (with the exception of coding) Karen knows the business inside and out, from product to people. Away from the office you may find Karen still checking her emails… But when she does manage to switch off it will be when taking the Director of Morale (Mabel) for walks, going to see the latest blockbusters or surrounding herself with her family for a cooked meal.
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About Hireserve: Hireserve a thriving UK recruitment technology company.
Andrew Walker
Programme Director of ITAL
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About ITAL: ITAL develops software solutions to businesses who rely on people and systems for their day-to-day activities.
Chris Kaye
Director Consulting Services of Simply Office 365
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About Simply Office 365: Simply Office 365 is a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider that specializes in Microsoft 365 productivity solutions and services.
Michael Hayes
Director Of Development of Aquitas Solutions
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About Aquitas Solutions: Aquitas is a leading management consulting company serving asset-intensive organizations across various industries.
Paul Freeman
Director of Education and and Talent of GK Apprenticeships
Paul has built his career in the learning industry, having held roles at Capita KnowledgePool, Reed Learning, Parity Training and Optimise Learning before joining Global Knowledge – an international technology training partner with over 300,000 students a year. As UK Sales Director for Global Knowledge and Director of Education & Talent at Global Knowledge Apprenticeships, Paul leads clients to build digital capabilities and improve professional skills. He has extensive experience of working with clients to build technical learning strategies.
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About GK Apprenticeships: GK Apprenticeships is the IT & digital apprenticeship provider in the UK.
