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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 Reading based Director operating in the Information Technology 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.
Ian Wallis
Director Mobile and Intelligent Bots PaaS Business Development of Oracle
At Oracle Ian drives Chatbot and Mobile PaaS business development in Europe helping customers and partners embrace the next wave of innovation and digitalisation. His focus is on driving customer success and building long term relationships centred around chatbots, virtual assistants, artificial intelligence, mobile and cloud services. Ian previously worked in mobility sales for Pega Systems. Prior to Pega, Ian worked for several mobile platform and mBaaS start-ups including FeedHenry (now part of RedHat), Volantis (sold to Antenna Software which in turn was bought by Pega) and weComm (now part of Opentxt). Ian has a strong enterprise consulting background having worked for Andersen Consulting and Openwave Systems, where he held various senior management positions in Europe and Asia.
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About Oracle, Oracle: Oracle is an integrated cloud application and platform services that sells a range of enterprise information technology solutions.
Amar Mahadeviah
Regional Director, Virtual Workplace of Wipro Technologies
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About Wipro Technologies, Wipro Technologies: Wipro is a global information technology, consulting and business process services company.
Paul Down
Senior Director of Proofpoint
Paul is responsible for revenue generation in EMEA & APAC. Over the last 15 years, Paul has held positions in software sales and business development for IBM, VMware, 1E, and Compuware. Paul manages the UK based Veriato office, and is responsible for the development and growth of Veriato’s partner infrastructure. Paul has over 25 years experience in Information Technology related positions.
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About Proofpoint: Proofpoint provides cloud-based email security, e-discovery, and compliance solutions for companies to protect sensitive business data.
Paul Brook
Director Data Analytics and AI Pre-Sales EMEA of Dell Technologies
Paul Brook is responsible for Cloud and Big Data business programs across Europe, Middle East and Africa [EMEA]. His remit includes working with leading customers, business partners and technology integrators to deliver open source based Cloud and Big Data solutions that make money and save money for partners and customers. Paul was previously responsible for various programs within Dell, including Hyperscale/Cloud and High Performance Computing. Prior to Dell Paul worked in varied Sales and Product Management roles within the Applications Development and Managed Services sectors. Before joining the IT industry Paul worked for a UK Consultancy that specialised in Business Performance Imp.
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About Dell, Dell Technologies: Dell Technologies provides essential infrastructure for organizations to build their digital future.
Benedicte Thiebaut
Technology Director of Medical Components of Johnson Matthey
Benedicte Thiebaut is the Technology Director of Medical Components at Johnson Matthey.
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About Johnson Matthey: Johnson Matthey is an international speciality chemicals company, founded almost 200 years ago in London.
Kevin James
Managing Director of Computacenter
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About Computacenter, Computacenter: Computacenter provides IT infrastructure services and solutions in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, and Belgium.
Fiona Graham
Marketing Director of Exertis
Fiona Graham is Exertis’ Marketing Director for UK&I and Continental Europe. Prior to joining Exertis in 2014, Fiona held a number of senior sales and marketing roles in technology distribution and with manufacturers, most recently at Microsoft.
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About Exertis: Exertis is a technology distribution and specialist service providers.
Simon Frost
Group Operations Director of Zonal Retail Data Systems
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About Zonal Retail Data Systems: Zone Retail Data Systems provides technology solutions to the bar, restaurant, retail, hotel, and leisure industry.
Michael Frisby
Managing Director of Cobweb Solutions Ltd
Michael Frisby is a managing director at Cobweb and Vuzion.
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About Cobweb Solutions Ltd, Vuzion: Cobweb Solutions Ltd is a technology manufacturer specializing in cloud based services.
Steve Rac
Managing Director of ARC Services
Steve has worked in the EPOS and IT service industry for 20 years. He founded ARC in April 2000 and since then has built it up to the strong position that it occupies in today’s EPOS and IT services marketplace. ARC is built on a passion for service excellence, having the best staff available in the industry, a can-do approach at all times and ensuring that our customers are delighted with everything that we do for them. Steve believes that our true vendor independence and the portfolio of services that we provide are a winning formula and he is focused on growing the business through long term, mutually beneficial customer relationships.
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About ARC Services: ARC Services is privately owned, financially sound and has extensive and demonstrable expertise in the EPOS and IT services marketplace.
Christian Irwin
Company Director of ARC Services
Christian has spent over 20 years in the EPOS and IT services industry and his role as Customer Relationship Director he is focused on looking after ARC’s key accounts and growing our existing customer base.
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About ARC Services: ARC Services is privately owned, financially sound and has extensive and demonstrable expertise in the EPOS and IT services marketplace.
Martin O’Connor
Business Development Director of Bell Integration
Martin is an accomplished executive with over 20 years extensive experience in the technology industry, most recently as owner and CEO of Hamilton rentals and previously, executive vice president at XTG global. Martin joined Bell following the acquisition of Hamilton rentals in 2016, and now holds a key role of business development director with a particular focus on extending and developing bells’ SI business
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About Bell Integration: Bell Integration have been in the business of helping companies establish, maintain and grow their IT services since 1996.
Graham Stead
Client Relationship Director of CMI
Graham Stead is a rare mix of the “Techie” and “Commercial” and has been in the IT Industry for over 25years. He started out as a field engineer back in the day with HP but after 8 years seized the opportunity to start his own business and Solsis was born. In July of this year, the business was sold to CMI. For Graham, the business was always about providing a strong client focus and whilst he loves winning the deal, the longer term relationships he has built with clients is what matters most. His four boys keep him busy when he’s not working and he enjoys a round or two of Golf (But says he doesn’t play enough to improve his handicap!). He may well be too busy training for things like the 3-peaks challenge which he loved or the 50-mile walk he did in 24 hours, which he hated, or supporting Chelsea!
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About CMI: CMI is a company offering manufacturer business streamlining and growth services.
Steve Bennett
Founder/Director of Dae.mn
My love of a challenge led me to create Daemon Solutions, an innovative company that can really cut through traditional IT barriers. As part of the senior leadership, I inject my high energy approach to continually motivate all of the team to deliver results in the fast paced ‘agile’ way we best add value. I like to personally demonstrate this by being the driving force behind my client’s technical engagements, whilst always maintaining a considerate collaborative approach, which is one of Daemon’s core values.
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About Dae.mn: It’s time to make technology work better for you and your business.
Andy Bates
Executive Director of Global Cyber Alliance
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About Global Cyber Alliance: Global Cyber Alliance is an international, cross-sector effort designed to confront, address, and prevent malicious cyber activity.
Ed Bradley
Co -Founder & Director of Virtualstock
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About Virtualstock: Fast-growing technology company providing digital supply chains solutions across the retail and healthcare sectors.
Nat Davison
Sales Director of Frontierpay
Nat Davison has 13 years’ experience in the currency world. Starting at TTT Moneycorp Ltd, he ran the Key Partnerships team before moving to Sydney to set up the company’s new dealing hub in Australia. On his return to the UK, Nat became Division Head for a City based broker, assuming responsibility for all aspects of its business. Throughout his career, Nat has excelled in forming and maintaining relationships with industry leading brands. He is married with two young children and is an accomplished runner.
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About Frontierpay: Frontierpay is a trusted, reliable and highly efficient payments provider.
Guy Swarbrick
Managing Director of Tlp Routes To Market
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About Tlp Routes To Market: Tlp Routes To Market is a Management Consulting company.
James Wilman
Engineering Sales Director of Future Tech Solution
With extensive experience in all aspects relevant to technical data centre design and construction as well as expertise in performing technical due diligence within the data centre industry, James is a highly regarded data centre consultant and a regular speaker at industry events, policy sessions and data centre related round tables. Currently working at Future-Tech, an industry leading and multi award winning data centre professional services organisation, James has worked on a broad variety of data centre projects within the EMEA region, including countries such as Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Poland, Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK. James is a member of the BS/EN standards panel TCT/7/3 and is contributing to the new data centre design, construction and operations standard BS/EN50600. He has spoken at the Institute of Mechanical Engineers, Uptime Institute and Data Centre Alliance on topics including data centre design, energy efficiency, CAPEX/OPEX cost reduction and resilience.
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About Future Tech Solution, Future-tech: Future Tech Solution is a computer training center.
Andy Hopkins
Operations Director of add3
As the Operations Director it is Andy’s role to ensure the right people are in the right place at the right time. Crucial given the range and variety of projects being undertaken at any one time and a role that as the co-founder of add3 Andy takes great pride and diligence over. Andy has over 14 years of experience working as a technical consultant in the IT industry with a specific focus on application and desktop delivery. In that time Andy has worked with and been influenced by some of the brightest minds in the technology indsutry. This has helped considerably in achieving one of his greatest accomplishments to date of bringing together the unique and talented group of people that form add3 and making it the success it is today. Foward thinking with a clear vision of the future, Andy is intregal to ensuring a smooth delivery of service resulting in many happy customers.
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About add3: add3 is a U.K.-based company that offers its users with application transformation and cloud migration services.
Ian Boulton
Managing Director of TropMed Pharma Consulting
The Managing Director of TropMed Pharma Consulting and on the Board of Trustees for the Malaria Consortium.
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About TropMed Pharma Consulting: TropMed Pharma Consulting specialises in advising companies, academic institutions, non-governmental organisations
Tony Stewart
Director of StackVelocity
Tony Stewart is a Director at StackVelocity.
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About : StackVelocity a business unit within Jabil providing cloud hardware and software systems integration at global scale.
