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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 Portsmouth 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.
Lisa Turner
Marketing Director of Lead Forensics
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About Lead Forensics: Lead Forensics is the B2B software that identifies anonymous website visitors, providing full contact details and customer journey insight.
Paul Rodgers
Group HR Director & Business Operations Director of Micro Focus
Paul Rodgers became the Group HR Director for Micro Focus International in April 2008. Prior to joining, Paul was the Managing Director of a successful Executive HR consultancy business for 4 years, with clients such as Dell, Unilever, Yahoo, and Sainsbury’s. Paul has further large corporate experience having previously been the Group HR Director for Cable & Wireless and spending 17 years in IBM covering various senior roles such as HR Director for UK & Ireland; Sales Operations Director for the European PC Division and Project Management Executive within the Global Services Division. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from the University of Ulster and a Masters of Business Administration.
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About Micro Focus, Micro Focus, Micro Focus: Micro Focus is a software company with 40 years of experience in delivering and supporting enterprise software solutions.
Ben Rolison
Director of Sales of JUST DEVELOP iT
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About JUST DEVELOP iT: Just Develop It (JDi) is a Hampshire based investment company that specialises in early stage and growth capital across.
Sally Johnson
Director and Company Sec of Madiston
With a background in marketing, finance and administration, Sally worked with many IT and small business as a consultant. She joined Tim at his second business, Mondas, when it was a sole trader business, becoming Company Secretary and responsible for marketing. In that time, Sally was involved in the AIM flotation, two acquisitions and fundraising. She has taken products from launch to market leading positions, established quality procedures and helped small businesses grow.
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About Madiston: Madiston offers a commercially available peer to peer/online lending software platform.
Sally Johnson
Director and Company Sec of Madiston
With a background in marketing, finance and administration, Sally worked with many IT and small business as a consultant. She joined Tim at his second business, Mondas, when it was a sole trader business, becoming Company Secretary and responsible for marketing. In that time, Sally was involved in the AIM flotation, two acquisitions and fundraising. She has taken products from launch to market leading positions, established quality procedures and helped small businesses grow.
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About Madiston: Madiston offers a commercially available peer to peer/online lending software platform.
Shawn Tracy
Director of Operations of ATOM
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About ATOM: The ATOM Group is a software and security company located in Portsmouth, NH.
Howard D. Stewart
Co-Founder, Executive Vice President of Engineering and Director of NitroSecurity
Co-Founder, Executive Vice President of Engineering and Director at NitroSecurity.
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About NitroSecurity, Stewart Search: NitroSecurity is a provider of unified information and event management security solutions for enterprises.
Chris Kaye
Director Consulting Services of Simply Office 365
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About Simply Office 365: Simply Office 365 is a Microsoft Cloud Solution Provider that specializes in Microsoft 365 productivity solutions and services.
Jason Walls
Director of Technical Marketing of QA Cafe
Jason Walls is Director of Technical Marketing at QA Cafe, creators of the industry standard CDRouter test platform for connected devices, and Director of the Broadband User Services Work Area at the Broadband Forum. A protocol geek at heart, he’s been involved with testing technologies like TR-069 since its first interoperability ambitions. Jason has accrued nearly 20 years of computer networking experience, fusing strategic, marketing, engineering, and end-user perspectives to create, promote, and maintain emerging technologies. He holds an MBA from the University of New Hampshire and is an alumnus of UNH’s InterOperability Laboratory.
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About Broadband Forum, Broadband Forum, QA Cafe: QA Cafe is a provider of test tools for broadband and home network premises equipment (CPE).
