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 London based CEO’ operating in the Data Center 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.
Paul Hunter
Chief of Staff to CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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About Hewlett Packard Enterprise: Hewlett Packard Enterprise is an industry technology company that enables customers to go further and faster.
Nic Rudnick
CEO of Liquid Telecom
Nic Rudnick is the chief executive officer of Liquid Telecom. Prior to that, he held the same position at Econet Carrier Services. Rudnick holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Cape Town and master’s degree in information technology and telecommunications law from the University of Strathclyde. Rudnick lives in London, United Kingdom.
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About Liquid Telecom: Liquid Telecom is an independent data, voice, and IP provider that is committed to building Africa’s digital future.
John Corcoran
Chief Executive Officer of Global Switch
John, who has an extensive background in both the property and finance industries, was appointed Executive Chairman of Global Switch in 2008, and assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer in 2014. Previously he served as Chief Financial Officer of Multiplex Group, a large Australian diversified property group, where he was responsible for finance, treasury, administration, planning and major investments. Multiplex Group first became an investor in Global Switch in 2004 and subsequently sold its interest to the Reuben Brothers in 2006. John’s career in the finance industry began at Hambros Bank Limited where he served as a director of its corporate finance business in London, Hong Kong and Sydney where he helped lead the company’s expansion in Asia-Pacific. During this period, John was involved in the bank’s advisory, structured finance, capital markets and development capital businesses, where he worked on major transactions for leading companies around the world. An Australian, John received Bachelor’s degrees in Economics and Laws from the University of Sydney. In 1983, he was admitted to the Supreme Court of New South Wales as a solicitor. He has also attended a number of business management and other financial courses.
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About Global Switch: Global Switch is an owner, operator, and developer of large scale network dense, carrier & cloud neutral multi-tenanted data centres
Jenna Brown
CEO & Co-Founder of Shipamax
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About Shipamax: Shipamax provides seamless fleet and deals management for operators and brokers.
Oliver Jones
CEO of Chayora
Oliver is an international leader in complex property developments and long-term operating projects. He has 25 years experience in corporate real estate, critical systems and data centres and has led projects throughout Asia, the Middle East, Europe and North America. He is a qualified property professional with strong corporate finance credentials through his London Business School MBA. Oliver works closely with major corporations and governments worldwide in delivering sustainable, innovative business and community solutions. Oliver was previously a Group Board Director and senior equity partner with EC Harris heading all global Corporate Real Estate and Critical Systems portfolios. He is also a Non-executive Director for Keysource Ltd. As a co-founder of Chayora, the principal areas of focus for Oliver are overall team leadership and co-ordination linked to investor management, securing tenants and raising the external profile of the company with key stakeholders.
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About Chayora, KrySource: Chayora is an infrastructure developer based in Hong Kong with a focus on building Data Centre platforms in China.
Sumir Karayi
CEO of 1E
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About 1E: 1E provides fully scalable Windows servicing solutions that can handle both routine IT tasks and emergency actions in real time.
