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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 United Kingdom based Executive Director operating in the Analytics space. If you think a Executive 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.
Johannes Bauer
Data Analytics Executive Director of IHS Markit
Johannes is Data Analytics Associate Director at IHS Markit, a global information and intelligence provider. He technically manages multiple data science projects across various business lines including finance, the automotive industry and the energy sector. He has a keen interest in the full data science spectrum including mathematical statistics, machine learning, databases, distributed computing, and dynamic visualizations. He holds a PhD in theoretical condensed matter physics from Imperial College and has been active in quantitative research for more than 10 years including research positions at Harvard University and the Max-Planck Institute in Germany. He has disseminated his research in more than 30 peer reviewed publications and over 50 talks.
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About IHS Markit: IHS provides information and analysis to support the decision-making process of businesses and governments in regards to various industries.
Doug Oppenheim
Non Executive Director – Advisor of RwHealth
Doug is a Managing Partner of Fram Investment Partners. He moved into private equity in 2002 having previously worked at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and Merrill Lynch. A significant proportion of Doug’s career has been focused on investing in and building businesses in healthcare. With interests spanning both the clinical and digital domains, Doug is passionate about the power of technology to transform both health outcomes and the affordability of care. He currently serves on the board of Healthcare at Home, which with 200,000 patients is the UK’s largest provider of complex clinical care in the home; he previously served on the board of Dedalus, one of Europe’s largest health software groups. Doug graduated from Cambridge University with first class honours. He has travelled extensively in the polar regions and has skied to the South Pole. He serves as Chairman of the British Exploring Society, a youth development charity established in 1932.
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About RwHealth: RwHealth is a provider of healthcare ML and AI driven patient flow, predictive analytics and insights platform in the UK, US and AUZ.
Howard Sherman
Executive Director of MSCI
Howard Sherman is the Executive Director at MSCI.
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About MSCI: MSCI is a provider of investment decision support tools to investment institutions worldwide.
Kenny Fraser
Non Executive Director of Mallzee
Kenny Fraser is the CEO at Triscribe Limited.
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About Appointedd, Mallzee, My1Login, Social Investment Scotland, Sunstone Communication Ltd, Triscribe, University of Stirling: Mallzee is a B2C clothing retail app and a B2B data suite for clothing retailers to improve margins and make smarter buying decisions
Dylan Tanner
he Executive Director & Founder of InfluenceMap
Dylan Tanner currently works as the Executive Director and Founder for InfluenceMap.
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About InfluenceMap: InfluenceMap provides information and analysis on the impact of business and finance on the climate crisis.
Neil Mawston
Executive Director of Strategy Analytics
Neil Mawston, Executive Director, Wireless Device Strategies (WDS), is responsible for delivering analysis, insight and recommendations to mobile operators, handset vendors, component makers, investment banks, PC suppliers, software vendors and media firms worldwide. He is a recognized authority on global cellphone trends. Mr. Mawston’s recent work includes quantitative and qualitative analysis of supply-side and demand-side research. He has led major projects into smart 3G devices, mobile operating systems, marketshare forecasting, financial metrics and user segmentation. Mr. Mawston is regularly quoted in the press, including the WSJ, FT, BBC and CNBC.
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About Strategy Analytics: Data & Analysis, Consulting, Research
Andrew Brown
Executive Director – Enterprise & IoT Research of Strategy Analytics
As Executive Director for Enterprise Research, Andrew Brown leads a team that advises on all aspects of the enterprise ecosystem; from enterprise software and cloud computing to mobilizing line-of-business applications, enterprise and mobile broadband devices, mHealth, and embedded and M2M Connectivity. As head of enterprise research, Andrew Brown runs three services: Business Cloud Strategies, Mobile Workforce Strategies and M2M Strategies, covering the entire enterprise and M2M space.
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About Strategy Analytics: Data & Analysis, Consulting, Research
Geri McMahon
Non-Executive Director of Mujo Mechanics
Geri McMahon Managing Director joined MUJO following eight years in investment banking to coordinate and drive the team to deliver the MUJO vision. Geri brings a focus on operational excellence, and a wealth of international business experience having worked with government institutions and corporates across EMEA, APAC and AMERICAS regions. Geri holds a combined Finance and Commerce degree with Chinese language from the University of Sydney and previously worked on the trading floors of both RBS and Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Sydney and London.
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About Mujo Mechanics: Mujo Mechanics provides smart devices and intelligent cloud platform for a data-driven approach to musculoskeletal health.
Richard Harding
Non-Executive Director of Streamhub
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Brent Hansen
Non-Executive Director of Streamhub
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