Best Startup
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 Oxfordshire based CEO’ operating in the Consulting 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.
Nick Graves
CEO of Aquilla
Nick Graves, MA Hons, Oxon, is CEO at Aquilla Europe, a technology consultancy based in the UK. Nick began his career with Xerox, before joining Apple, where he spent more than two decades in a range of senior European marketing and business development roles. His particular focus was, and remains, the Apple ecosystem, which he helped evolve through the Mac, iPod and iPhone platforms, working with developers, vendors, distributors and retailers across Europe. With Aquilla Europe Nick continues his focus on this ecosystem, applying his experience to guide and mentor organisations seeking understanding and success with Apple’s expanding suite of platforms.
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About Aquilla: Navigating the maze that is Europe requires a special set of skills and experience, skills that Aquilla have earned over thirty years.
Matt Perkins
Chief Executive Officer of Oxford University Innovation
Dr Matt Perkins joined Oxford University Innovation (OUI), the research commercialisation arm of Oxford University, in October 2016 during a time of both great change and growth for the company. Over 2016, OUI saw its spinout company rate double, while the wider innovation ecosystem around Oxford continues to evolve rapidly. As OUI’s Chief Executive Officer, it is Dr Perkins’ responsibility to guide OUI through these changing times to have an even greater impact, and to pioneer ways in which OUI can continue to enhance its offer to the University and the surrounding ecosystem. Prior to taking on the CEO role at OUI, he was President of Space Imaging at e2v for 18 months where he assembled a new management team to help transform the division. Space was also a focus for the previous eight years, spent as Group CEO at Surrey Satellite Technology ltd, the world’s leading small satellite mission provider. Matt held a variety of technical and management roles for Filtronic Comtek (part of Filtronic plc) from 1993 to 2007, including setting up manufacturing in China, bolstering the growth of a business unit and leading the global engineering and project management teams. Matt is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and has a BSc and PhD in electronic and electrical engineering from the University of Leeds.
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About Oxford University Innovation: Oxford University Innovation manages the university’s technology transfer and consulting activities.
Chris Manson
Chief Executive Officer of Newable
Having started out his career as a Chartered Accountant with PwC, Chris has over 20 years’ experience in the start-up and sale of SMEs. With the creation, development and sale of three businesses under his belt, Chris was awarded an EY Entrepreneur of the Year award for London in 2005.
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About Newable: Newable provides finance, consulting, and property services for start-ups, and small and medium-sized businesses in the UK.
Craig Wilson
Chief Executive Officer of Williams Advanced Engineering
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About Williams Advanced Engineering: Williams Advanced Engineering is the technology and engineering services business of the Williams Group.
Roger Noble
Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Zegami
Roger Noble is a Software Developer and Data Visualisation expert with a passion for building new and innovative technologies that help people see the world in a new way.
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About Zegami: Delivering explainable AI faster and more accurately. Zegami are end-to-end imaging AI specialists combining unique tools and ML services
