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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 VP’ operating in the Delivery space. If you think a VP’ 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.
Henry Harris-Burland
VP of Marketing of Starship Technologies
Marketing Director proficient in launching world first products and services, driving growth within aggressive timeframes and translating complex “tech talk” into clear communications and stories. Has worked within a number of high-profile organisations including Starship Technologies and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars.
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About Starship Technologies: Starship Technologies is a robotics company building fleets of self-driving delivery robots designed to deliver goods.
Iain McNeill
VP Digital Product of Gousto
Iain McNeill serves as vice president of digital product at Gousto.
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About Gousto: Gousto is an online meal-kit manufacturer and retailer, using AI and automation to provide extensive choice and personalisation.
Charles Whitehead
VP of Operations of Gousto
Charles Whitehead serves as vice president of operations at Gousto.
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About Gousto: Gousto is an online meal-kit manufacturer and retailer, using AI and automation to provide extensive choice and personalisation.
Joe Marsella
Vice President PLM – Routing & Switching Portfolio of Ciena
Joe Marsella works as EMEA CTO at Ciena Corporation. With more than 20 years of experience in the software and telecoms industry, Marsella has expertise in both packet and optical networking, including detailed knowledge on SDN, NFV, photonics, dense wavelength division multiplexing, optical transport networks, Carrier Ethernet and control planes. Prior to this new role, Marsella served in several capacities within Ciena; most recently as the senior director of Product Line Management, responsible for the software strategy of Ciena’s Agility software portfolio, now part of Ciena Blue Planet. He also held leadership positions in Ciena’s product line management and R&D organisations, providing expertise and direction in key vertical markets and product portfolios. He worked as Principal Member Technical Staff and Engineer at Siemens Stromberg Carlson.
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About Ciena: Ciena collaborates with customers to unlock the strategic potential of their networks and and change the way they perform and compete.
Ray Berry
SVP, Finance of Vibrant Media
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About Vibrant Media: Vibrant Media is dedicated to contextual marketing, advertising, content marketing and digital media.
Michelle Weston
SVP, Global Human Resources of Vibrant Media
Michelle Weston heads global human resources and recruitment for Vibrant Media, the world’s leading provider of in-content contextual technology. Michelle has almost a decade’s experience in senior HR roles in the media industry. Prior to her career in HR Leadership, Michelle spent 15 years as a senior advertising sales executive in leading international publishers including Thomson Reuters, EMAP and Centaur. While at Centaur, Michelle was responsible for the successful development and subsequent sale of the industry leading online service Lawtel to Thomson Reuters.
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About Vibrant Media: Vibrant Media is dedicated to contextual marketing, advertising, content marketing and digital media.
John Michel
Vice President of Operations of Aseptia
John Michel, Director of Operations, has 30+ years experience in Operations with Kraft Foods. John has a strong background in all phases of Operations from Safety and Environmental Management, Engineering, Project Management, and Plant Management especially in new product start ups and productivity generation. During his 30+ year career with Kraft Operations, John worked as an Engineer, Project Manager, Operations Manager or Plant Manager at plants in Delaware, Florida, New York, New Jersey, Wisconsin, California and two plants in Iowa. At Kraft, John led the Commercialization of Kraft’s Impromptu Retorted Shelf stable meals, created the manufacturing system for the Maxwell House 3 lb coffee can, and managed the Oscar Mayer Bologna expansion in Davenport as Project Manager and Business Unit Manager, as well as managing 2 aseptic pudding plants. John also served as the President of the Mason City Chamber of Commerce in 2004-2005 and 2009-2010. John is a graduate of Lehigh University with a degree in Chemical Engineering.
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About Aseptia: Aseptia, Inc. commercializes continuous flow microwave sterilization processes. Aseptia, Inc. was formerly known as Ultraseptics, Inc. The
Richard Newton
co-founder + VP marketing of Clarify
Co-founder of OP3Nvoice. VP Marketing.
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About Clarify, Screendragon: The world has moved beyond text. Our platform makes searching AV files simple for developers to integrate into their applications.
