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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 Oxford based Director operating in the Software 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.
Philip Avery
Non-Executive Director of Oxbotica
Philip Avery is a non-executive director at Oxbotica. In 1999, Philip co-founded NavTech Radar and currently serving as the managing director of the company. He has been involved in the development of several millimeter wave radar systems and various other autonomous vehicle projects. He has also been involved with research projects at Oxford and Sydney University. As the MD of Navtech Radar, Philip has been one of the key strategists behind the company’s introduction of this technology into different industries including Security surveillance, Industrial automation and Highways monitoring and incident detection. He is also a strong proponent of UK industry, particularly high tech design and manufacturing.
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About Navtech Radar, Oxbotica: Oxbotica powers the navigation, perception, user interface, fleet management, and other features needed to run self-driving vehicles.
Jamie Palmer
Director Product Management of Cisco
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About Cisco: Cisco develops, manufactures, and sells networking hardware, telecommunications equipment, and other technology services and products.
Andrew Barker
Co-Founder & Director of Intelligent Ultrasound
Andrew Barker is the Chairman at Oxford Brain Diagnostics .
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About Anchard Associates, Brainomix, Intelligent Ultrasound, Oxford Brain Diagnostics: Intelligent Ultrasound develops software that improves the quality, reliability, and diagnostic power of medical ultrasound.
Darryl Mattocks
Co-Founder & Managing Director of Enistic
Darryl Mattocks is Co-Founder & Managing Director at Enistic.
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About Enistic: Enistic designs and manufactures its own range of smart-meters, software and end-to-end aM&T solutions.
Robert Oehlers
Director of Customer Success of CIPHR
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About CIPHR, CIPHR: CIPHR is a privately held company and is a vendor of human capital management software.
Andy Forkgen
CTO & UK Director of GlobalizeMe
Andy co-founded the Digital division of GlobalizeMe in 2009 and oversees all technological business within the company including our partnership with AWS. He is also the Managing Director of the UK office in Oxfordshire where he is based. Andy’s background is primarily technical; prior to joining GlobalizeMe, he spent 5 years within the technology arm of the Inner London Magistrates’ Courts Service, 6 years team leading the online development team at The Daily Telegraph and served in various other technology and consulting roles in between. In his spare time Andy is a keen runner having completed the 2017 London Marathon, is the founder and manager of a Pan-Disability children’s football team, enjoys skiing and at weekends is often found being a loyal servant and driver to his wife, three children and Labrador.
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About GlobalizeMe: GlobalizeMe is a one-stop provider of digital development, content creation and international business support services.
Henry Smith
Managing Director of Adestra
With over 20 years of experience within the Martech industry, working alongside many of the world’s leading brands, agencies, and technology companies, Henry has developed his passion for helping organizations leverage their data alongside the latest technology innovations and services to improve their marketing results. Henry’s experience and knowledge make him a key asset in driving the business forward in EMEA and globally.
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About Adestra: Adestra is a trusted provider of First-Person Marketing solutions for global and growing brands.
Bill Roscoe
Director of IP of OxCEPT
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About OxCEPT: OxCEPT is an Oxford University spin-out company which has developed the ‘World’s Most Secure’ way to transmit data.
Ian Buckley-Golder
Non-Executive Director of Oxsensis
Ian has extensive Board experience from UK, American and Japanese businesses, working in both the private and public sectors as well as in listed and earlier stage companies alike. With a portfolio of Chairmanships/Non-Executive Directorships, and working with companies specialising in electronics, sensors, software and materials, Ian brings with him an understanding of the opportunities and challenges of fast-growing companies.
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About Oxsensis, Syrinix: Oxsensis is a manufacturer of optical sensors for pressure, vibration, temperature, and multiple parameters.
Robert Mason
Director of Invrep – now trading as Reportally.com
LP and family office advisor at Lord North Street Founded European Acquisition Capital in 1989. Raised and invested over £450m across 3 funds Founded JP Morgan’s European Leveraged Transaction Group in 1987 Oxford graduate
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About Invrep – now trading as Reportally.com: Cap table and Investor reporting platform for startups
Geoffrey Haines
Managing Director of Desktop Engineering
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About Desktop Engineering, Oxford Creativity: Desktop Engineering is an engineering software solutions provider and a full service consultancy.
Gus Macfarlane
Director and VP of Verisk Maplecroft
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About Verisk Maplecroft: Verisk Maplecroft’s data-driven solutions offer global scope, granular detail and singular insight into the primary political risk.
Vicky Turner
Director of Sales EMEA/APAC Nimia of Nimia
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About Nimia: Nimia is a boutique video licensing platform specializing in stock footage, management, and distribution related products and services.
Jon McLoone
Director of Business Development of Wolfram Research
Jon McLoone As Director of Technical Services, Communication and Strategy at Wolfram Research Europe, Jon Mc Loone is central to driving the company’s technical business strategy and leading the consulting solutions team. Described as “The Computation Company”, the Wolfram group are world leaders in integrated technology for computation, data science and AI including machine learning. With over 25 years of experience working with Wolfram Technologies, Jon has helped in directing software development, system design, technical marketing, corporate policy, business strategies and much more. He leads the technical services team who deliver data science and computation solutions for engineering, business and scientific sectors. Jon gives regular keynote appearances and media interviews on topics such as the Future of AI, Enterprise Computation Strategies and Education Reform, across multiple fields including healthcare, fintech and data science. He holds a degree in mathematics from the University of Durham. Jon is also Co-founder and Director of Development for computerbasedmath.org, an organisation dedicated to a fundamental reform of maths education and the introduction of computational thinking. The movement is now a worldwide force in re-engineering the STEM curriculum with early projects in Estonia, Sweden and Africa.
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About ComputerBasedMath.org, Staaff Ltd, Wolfram Alpha, Wolfram Research: Wolfram Research is a computer, web, and cloud software company that offers solutions for sectors such as education, R&D, and sciences.
James Willard
Design Director, Front-end Developer of Tubular
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About Jyst Creative, Tubular: A sales tracking, collaboration, and workflow platform for sales teams.
Andrew Dobbins
Managing Director of ZetaSafe
Dr Andrew Dobbins is responsible for the ZetaSafe business and was a founding team member. A proven track record of technical innovation and sales in the scientific and commercial sectors brought him together with Rob and John to shape the business we see today. Andrew is a passionate practitioner of talent development and exceptional customer service in ZetaSafe.
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About ZetaSafe: ZetaSafe is the global leader in quality, safety, compliance and data solutions.
Adrian Coupland
Customer and Marketing Managing Director of SSP
Adrian joined SSP in 2005 and has over 20 years’ experience in the market across broking, distribution, business development and technology. This includes 15 years in the broking industry, ten of which were with A-Plan. As Customer and Marketing Managing Director, he is part of the executive team, and his expertise in data and innovation ensure SSP‘s customers are at the leading edge of advancements in the insurance industry. Adrian has been instrumental in developing SSP’s real-time pricing and telematics strategies and shaping its data strategy across all territories.
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About SSP: SSP is a provider of technology systems and solutions for the insurance industry.
Gavin Shepheard
Global Business Development Director of Commerce Decisions
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About Commerce Decisions: Commerce Decisions delivers proven software, best practice knowledge and expert services to assist in high risk sourcing projects.
Peter Marshall
Co-Founder & Professional Services Director of Commerce Decisions
Peter Marshall is professional services manager, responsible for managing Commerce Decisions consultancy and training services and assisting Commerce Decisions’ clients to deploy best-practice process and tool support on their procurement projects. Peter’s expertise includes procurement strategy, RFX development, requirements management, planning and executing evaluations, negotiation and contractor de-briefing.
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About Commerce Decisions: Commerce Decisions delivers proven software, best practice knowledge and expert services to assist in high risk sourcing projects.
