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 Leeds based Director operating in the Consulting 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.
Andrew Vincent
Co-Founder and Director of BJSS
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About BJSS: BJSS is an award winning delivery-focused IT Consultancy.
Richard Corner
Director and CEO of Alscient
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About Alscient: Alscient specialise in IT consultancy, software development and systems integration.
Richard Corderoy
Managing Director and Partner of The Oakland Group
Richard Corderoy is a managing director at The Oakland Group.
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About Oakland Group, The Oakland Group: The Oakland Group is a small consulting firm, specializing in the use and risk management of technology.
Vivien Badaut
Director and founder of DRIAD
Born in France and raised in the suburbs of Paris, Vivien studied chemistry at the University Paris XI, graduating with an MSc in Nuclear Chemistry in 2006. He then joined the French Nuclear Agency (CEA) as a postgraduate researcher and obtained a PhD in Chemistry on the topic of nuclear waste storage in 2010. Vivien then joined the RIKEN research institute in Tokyo (Japan) as a postdoctoral researcher working on quantum modelling until 2012; he was also President of the French-speaking Association of Researchers in Japan, Sciencescope. In 2013, back in France, he started working with startups as a technical expert advising on innovation projects. He subsequently moved to the UK, where he founded up DRIAD in June 2014.
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About DRIAD: DRIAD is an international innovation consultancy that specializes in grant funding for R&D projects.
Thierry Salus-Robbins
Director of Operations of DRIAD
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About DRIAD: DRIAD is an international innovation consultancy that specializes in grant funding for R&D projects.
Thierry Salus-Robbins
Director of Operations of DRIAD
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About DRIAD: DRIAD is an international innovation consultancy that specializes in grant funding for R&D projects.
Julian Wells
Director of Whitecap Consulting
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About Whitecap Consulting: Whitecap Consulting is an independent strategy consulting firm based in Leeds, UK.
Julian Wells
Director of Whitecap Consulting
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About Whitecap Consulting: Whitecap Consulting is an independent strategy consulting firm based in Leeds, UK.
Roger Esler
Owner and Director of Dow Schofield Watts Corporate Finance
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About Dow Schofield Watts Corporate Finance: Dow Schofield Watts Corporate Finance provides investment, equity finance, advisory, forensic valuation and wealth management services.
Jonathan Betts
Global Commercial Director of Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre
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About Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre: CCDC is a non-profit, charitable institution focused on the advancement & promotion of chemistry & crystallography.
Michael Dunn
Finance Director of Adler & Allan Group
I am a professional financial director with a proven record of working with business owners and managers to unlock potential value and achieve successful exits. I create value by driving improvements in direction, decisions, systems, teams, margins, profits and cash. Private equity situations, turnover £20-£100m, are my speciality. Key abilities include strategic planning; commercial decision-making; delivery of critical performance indicators and margin information; ensuring that all members of the team pull in the right direction. I have the necessary technical skills in analysis, forecasting, accounting, treasury, IT, HR, cost control, working capital management and M&A.
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About Adler & Allan Group: Adler and Allan is a provider of oil and environmental services that offers both operational capability and consultancy expertise.
