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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 Surrey based Director operating in the Consulting 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.
Duncan Anderson
Managing Director of Willis Towers Watson
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About Willis Towers Watson: Willis Towers Watson is a global advisory and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth.
Ted O’Byrne
Managing Director and Co-head of Aviation of The Carlyle Group
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About The Carlyle Group: The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm that caters to early and later stage companies.
John Yeomans
Director of Wazoku
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About Beacon Capital, Sharedband Limited, Wazoku: An Enterprise Innovation Platform comprising: Idea Management, Open Innovation Marketplace, Innovation Consulting, Portfolio Management
Robin Davis
Executive Director and Board Member of Actica Consulting
Robin is a pro-active technology advocate and independent advisor to Government, Public Safety and Transportation organisations. He has an in-depth knowledge of the procurement and implementation of complex Mission Critical systems. Over the last 25+ years, he has acted as senior advisor on a number of large-scale Mission Critical programmes around the world. He has been involved in every element of the strategic process supporting clients in their strategy, business justification, evaluation, selection, purchasing and implementation of technology projects aimed at driving efficiencies and business benefits. Robin is a board director at Actica Consulting, a UK Technology Consultancy house and the current chairman of the TCCA Transportation Group and Chairman of the TCCA Critical Communications Broadband Group (CCBG) Strategic Case Group.
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About Actica Consulting: Actica Consulting Limited is a technical consultancy dedicated to ensuring that its customers make best use of emerging Information.
Gloria Benson
Director of Consult Hyperion
Gloria is a Director of Consult Hyperion who, prior to joining Consult Hyperion in 1987, has worked for a range of companies dealing with business administration and human resource management. She graduated with a Management MBA from City University Business School. Gloria brings a wealth of business and people knowledge to Consult Hyperion, having had many years experience in the IT industry. Gloria also represents the social commitment of Consult Hyperion to the local and wider community, and is Chair of the Industrial Advisory Board at the Department of Computing at the University of Surrey, where she has been a member of the Board for nearly 10 years and is now a Visiting Professor.
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About Consult Hyperion: Consult Hyperion is an independent strategic and technical consultancy.
David Birch
Director of Consult Hyperion
David G.W Birch is Director of Consult Hyperion, the secure electronic transactions consultancy. He is an internationally-recognised thought leader in digital identity and digital money; named one of the global top 15 favourite sources of business information (Wired magazine) and one of the top ten most influential voices in banking (Financial Brand); listed in the top 10 Twitter accounts followed by innovators, along with Bill Gates and Richard Branson (PR Daily); named one of the “Fintech Titans” (NextBank), voted one of the European “Power 50” people in digital financial services (FinTech Awards) and ranked Europe’s most influential commentator on emerging payments (Total Payments magazine).
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About Consult Hyperion: Consult Hyperion is an independent strategic and technical consultancy.
Dave Birch
Director of Innovation of Consult Hyperion
David G.W Birch is an author, advisor and commentator on digital financial services. He is a Director of Consult Hyperion (the secure electronic transactions consultancy that he helped to found), Technology Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation (the London-based think tank), a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey Business School and holds a number of board-level advisory roles. Before helping to found Consult Hyperion (one of the very first companies on the Surrey University Business Park) in 1986, he spent several years working as a consultant in Europe, the Far East and North America. He graduated from the University of Southampton with a B.Sc (Hons.) in Physics. Dave was named one of the global top 15 favourite sources of business information (Wired magazine) and one of the top ten most influential voices in banking (Financial Brand); created one of the top 25 “must read’ financial IT blogs; was found to be one of the top ten Twitter accounts followed by innovators, along with Bill Gates and Richard Branson (PR Daily); was ranked in the top three most influential people in London’s FinTech community (City A.M.), was voted one of the European “Top 40” people in digital financial services (Financial News), was listed of the world’s top 100 most influential FinTech leaders (Hot Topics) and rated Europe’s most influential commentator on emerging payments (Total Payments).
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About Consult Hyperion: Consult Hyperion is an independent strategic and technical consultancy.
Keith Watson
Director of DevOps of ADP
Keith has 30 years experience at all levels of software development, test, infrastructure and customer support. Keith currently manages a team which provides IT infrastructure provisioning services to internal software development teams at Ordnance Survey. Over the past two years, he has led a DevOps project to effect business change using a combination of culture change, DevOps principles, Open Source tools and changes to business processes. This project has dramatically improved the efficiency and effectiveness of the provisioning service and has resulted in the infrastructure team being seen as leading the way in business IT transformation. He has also spoken at various DevOps conferences and user groups.
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About ADP: ADP provides business outsourcing solutions that facilitate businesses in HR, payroll, and administration processes.
John Barker
Technical Director: Senior Reservoir Engineering of Gaffney, Cline & Associates
John is a senior reservoir engineer and Technical Director, with 30 years’ experience in major oil companies and in consulting. Worked on conventional oil, gas and gas condensate fields of all types in many different parts of the world, including naturally fractured reservoirs and enhanced oil recovery projects, and also on some tight gas and heavy oil fields. An acknowledged expert in all aspects of reservoir simulation and its use in reservoir development planning and also has extensive experience in reserve/resource estimations for fields of all sizes.
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About Gaffney, Cline & Associates: Gaffney, Cline & Associates is a petroleum consulting company.
Karen Fryatt
Associate Director of NCC Group
With years of experience in the defence and security industry and a lifelong passion for science and technology, having previously worked for almost 18 years at a multinational defence company, Karen is an expert in implementing sustainable and innovative approaches to the use of technology. Throughout her career, Karen has focused on driving a collaborative, people-first approach to working.
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About NCC Group: NCC Group exists to make the world safer and more secure.
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Managing Director – UK Country Market Leader & Head of Technology Consulting of Protiviti
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About Protiviti: Protiviti is a global business consulting and internal audit firm.
Daniel Thomas
Regional Director of EMEA of TechInsights
Daniel Thomas is Regional Director of EMEA at TechInsights.
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About Dta Business Management, TechInsights: TechInsights is a technology company that offers intellectual property consulting, patent brokerage services, and technical analysis.
Mauro Leuce
Associate Director of Atkins
Mauro is the Critical Mission Facilities Market Lead in Atkins and Technical Advisor for Data Centre projects. Atkins has extensive multidisciplinary experience in the data centre sector, ranging from the design of new facilities to major plants replacement, resilience and single point of failure due diligence studies and remedial works, in critical environments like National Energy Infrastructure, Government bodies and major transport hubs (i.e. airports and rail network). Mauro delivered the most innovative hyperscale Data Centres in Europe (i.e. 120MW average), acting as Project Director, Technical Reviewer and Subject Matter Expert for his Clients. He holds a Master in Electrical Engineering with a major in Automation of Power Systems.
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About Atkins: WS Atkins plc (commonly known as Atkins) is a British multinational engineering, design,
Dan Benton
Director of Dogsbody Technology Ltd.
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About Dogsbody Technology Ltd.: Linux IT Support specialists
Jennifer Cramb
Founder and Director, Coach and Consultant of Viveka Coaching & Consulting
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About Viveka Coaching & Consulting: Viveka Coaching & Consulting renders business coaching, team facilitation, development, leadership and management development services.
Julia Casson
Director of Board Insight
Julia Casson started her career as a Contracts Administrator with the Plessey Company whilst studying for the Chartered Secretary (ICSA) qualification in her spare time. There followed a 3 year spell as Executive Assistant at the Life Offices’ Association (which later merged with the British Insurer’s Association to form the ABI). After qualifying, she was appointed Assistant Secretary of AGB Research and later promoted to Deputy Secretary. She was elected a Fellow of the ICSA in 1987. Julia moved to Inchcape plc in 1989 and spent 10 years there, first as Assistant Secretary and later as Deputy Secretary. During this time the company evolved from a diverse overseas trader into a more focussed international marketing and services group and FRSE 100 constituent. The downturn of the group’s key markets of South East Asia, South America and Russia in 1998 led to the break up of the group and she was asked to stay on to work on the disposal of all non-automotive businesses (around 1,000 legal entities). In 1999, Julia moved to Pearson plc as Company Secretary, where she remained for 4 years. This was a period of key change for Pearson which included a refocusing on core activities, and thus high M&A activity, plus a US listing. In 2003 Julia left to pursue an independent career in corporate governance consultancy and incorporated as Julia Casson Ltd in 2006, changing the company’s name to Board Insight Ltd in 2009 to reflect the greater involvement of partners and associates in the business. Julia is a policy Adviser to ICSA and a member of its Company Secretaries Forum. She chairs the ICSA Forum’s EU Committee, leading the ICSA’s lobbying on European matters relating to corporate governance and company law. Julia served as a lay member of Council of the University of Kent from 2003-2009, as a member of its Finance and Resources Committee and of a number of University working groups concerning executive appointments and governance. She also served for 2 years on the Advisory Group of the Higher Education National Mentoring Scheme, which established the Scheme nationally, having been a mentee on the pilot programme. Always a keen linguist, she completed the Institute of Linguists post-graduate diploma in translation in 2002 and also speaks German and Italian to A level standard.
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About Board Insight: Board Insight is a corporate governance consultancy.
Jay Chinnadorai
Managing Director and Founder of Sumtotal
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About Sumtotal: Sumtotal is a strategy, product and business development consultancy with a proven track record of delivering pragmatic.
Mark McMurtrie
Director of Payments Consultancy
Mark McMurtrie is an Independent Consultant who focuses on Consumer Payments, FinTech and Retail Technologies. He advises retailers, financial services companies, payment providers, technology companies and investors. During his 25-year career he has travelled to 60+ countries, promoting the latest banking and payment technologies. He has worked with many of the world’s leading companies including the largest retailers, eCommerce merchants, retail banks, merchant acquirers, card issuers, payment brands and payment service providers. His advisory services concentrate on strategy development, market assessments, commercial due diligence, technology reviews, and supplier selection. His experience is broad and covers mobile, as well as face-to face and ecommerce transactions. He has launched many successful products and a payment service provider. In addition to FinTech and payments he works on customer marketing programmes including loyalty schemes, digital coupons and eVouchers. Mark is a regular industry commentator and conference speaker. He often chairs conferences and acts as a judge for several industry award programmes.
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About Payments Consultancy: Payments Consultancy Limited is a boutique consultancy practice based in the UK specialising in the payments industry.
Mark McMurtrie
Director of Payments Consultancy
Mark McMurtrie is an Independent Consultant who focuses on Consumer Payments, FinTech and Retail Technologies. He advises retailers, financial services companies, payment providers, technology companies and investors. During his 25-year career he has travelled to 60+ countries, promoting the latest banking and payment technologies. He has worked with many of the world’s leading companies including the largest retailers, eCommerce merchants, retail banks, merchant acquirers, card issuers, payment brands and payment service providers. His advisory services concentrate on strategy development, market assessments, commercial due diligence, technology reviews, and supplier selection. His experience is broad and covers mobile, as well as face-to face and ecommerce transactions. He has launched many successful products and a payment service provider. In addition to FinTech and payments he works on customer marketing programmes including loyalty schemes, digital coupons and eVouchers. Mark is a regular industry commentator and conference speaker. He often chairs conferences and acts as a judge for several industry award programmes.
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About Payments Consultancy: Payments Consultancy Limited is a boutique consultancy practice based in the UK specialising in the payments industry.
Neil Hughes
Director of Enertech Consulting Ltd
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About Enertech Consulting Ltd: Enertech Consulting Ltd is research,Consultants Software, Instruments, Consulting specializes in applied research.
