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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 CFO’ operating in the Information Services space. If you think a CFO’ 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.
Courtney Grant
CFO of Kalo
Courtney became Kalo’s first angel investor in 2014 before joining the team as CFO in 2016. Before diving into the startup world, he spent his career in finance with a variety of corporate finance roles at leading North American and European investment banks.
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About Kalo: Kalo provides an online platform that enables businesses to manage their external workforces.
Jean-Philippe Lecourt
CFO & Co-founder of Datamaran
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About Datamaran: Datamaran is one of the world’s most sophisticated and powerful semantic business intelligence tools.
Christopher Jenkins
CFO of Lightvert Ltd.
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About Lightvert Ltd.: Digital Outdoor Media Technology
David Brebner
Co-Founder, CFO of Mobials
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About 519 Growth Fund, Cyber Legends, Mobials: Mobials is a customer service software company located in London.
Jon Stratford
Chief Financial Officer of Smart Communications
Jon leads the financial and operational functions at Smart Communications, driving the company’s growth strategy and supporting all of its strategic and operational initiatives. Jon brings over 20 years of experience as a qualified chartered accountant, where he has led the financial, commercial, and business operations of global businesses. Before joining Smart Communications, Jon directed strategic and commercial initiatives at Xchanging plc, where he led the company’s IPO and entry into the FTSE 250. In his spare time, Jon is a windsurfer, rugby player, and an avid tri-athlete with a passion for Ironman competitions.
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About Smart Communications: Smart Communications is a privately held company that provides cloud-enabled customer communications management services.
Hannah Lowry
Chief Financial Officer of Ecrebo
Hannah joined Ecrebo in July 2017 and brings proven experience in driving business performance and robust financial management for multinational companies in Europe and the Middle East. In her role as CFO, Hannah is responsible for all financial matters for Ecrebo and as part of the senior leadership team, will help set and implement the strategic direction of the company. Hannah previously served as finance director for the data and analytics business at Aimia, as well as tenures with GE Capital in Dubai, and Barclays in London.
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About Ecrebo: Ecrebo is a point of sale marketing platform.
Rob Tragen
CFO of Trade Ledger
Rob Tragen is the CFO at Trade Ledger.
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About Trade Ledger: Trade Ledger is a Business lending platform.
