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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 Web Development 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.
Steve Murray
Executive Vice President, Strategic Projects of VF
Steve Murray is Executive Vice President, Strategic Projects at VF Corporation. He has more than 30 years of experience in the apparel and footwear industry. In his current role, Steve partners with VF’s Senior Leadership Team and Brand Presidents to drive and deliver integrated strategic projects across brands, functions and the enterprise. Prior to his current role, Steve served as President of the Vans® brand following VF’s acquisition of the brand in 2004, during which time many of the Vans foundational strategies were established and annual revenue for the brand tripled to approximately $1 billion. In 2009, Steve was appointed President of VF’s Action Sports coalition, where he was responsible for overseeing the Vans , Reef and Pro-Tec brands . A British citizen, Steve left VF in 2010, moving back to his native UK, before re-joining the company in April 2018. He has held several leadership roles with iconic youth brands. Most recently, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Airwair International (Dr. Martens) and was responsible for leading the company’s transformation from a manufacturing-led, family owned entity to a consumer-focused, private equity-backed, global retailer. He also served as Global Brand President, Urban Outfitters and EMEA President for Deckers Brands. Earlier in his career, Steve was the Global Head of Apparel for Reebok International. Steve holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Studies from Middlesex University.
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About VF: VF offers a diverse portfolio of iconic outdoor and activity-based lifestyle and work-wear brands.
Fabio Torlini
SVP & Managing Director International of WP Engine
Over 15 years experience in the hosting & cloud industry. I have a thorough understanding of all aspects of IT B2B marketing, Branding, PR, Channel and Management. One of the original employees at Rackspace I helped build the company to what it has become today. A leader in the cloud industry and revenues of $1.5B. I am now MD for WP Engine, based in Tech City helping WP Engine launch their services into Europe. Specialties: Professional B2B Marketer. Branding, lead generation, direct sales, channel sales, alliances, online marketing.
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About WP Engine: WP Engine is a managed WordPress hosting platform.
Simon Negus
EVP Worldwide Sales of Tenefit
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About Tenefit: Tenefit provides a simple, secure, and real-time solution for enterprise-grade digital transformation.
Gareth Edwards
Executive Vice President, Europe of Radancy
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About Radancy: Radancy is the global talent technology leader intelligently solving critical challenges for employers, delivering unmatched results.
Gareth Edwards
Executive Vice President, Europe of Radancy
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About Radancy: Radancy is the global talent technology leader intelligently solving critical challenges for employers, delivering unmatched results.
Chris Wakely
Executive Vice President, Global Enterprise of Benify
Chris Wakely has been working in global benefits technology for the last 15 years. He has seen the changes taking place both in insurance provision and the increasing importance of the employee experience. He is based out of the Benify London office.
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About Benify: Benefits Management and Total Rewards platform – SaaS
Josh Dow
VP of Production of Engine SevenFour
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About Engine SevenFour: Engine SevenFour is specialize in building large custom php web applications for the enterprise, with the laravel framework.
Grace Keller
Vice President, Marketing of Thesis Design, Inc.
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About Thesis Design, Inc.: Thesis Design offers design services that include custom application development, web design, and interactive media.
