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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Director operating in the Waste Management 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.
Jamie Crummie
Co-Founder and Director of Too Good To Go
Jamie Crummie is the Co-founder and Director of Too Good To Go.
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About Too Good To Go, Too Good To Go: Too Good To Go develops an app for fighting food waste and saving delicious food.
Nick Fincham
Strategy and Regulation Director of Thames Water
Before joining Thames Water, Nick spent six years as Director of Economic Regulation and Competition Policy at the Civil Aviation Authority.Prior to that, he held senior positions at a number of economic regulators (OFFER, Ofgas, Ofgem and Postcomm).He has also run his own consultancy business, providing economic and strategic advice to the UK Government and economic regulators.
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About Thames Water: Thames Water Utilities Limited is a U.K.-based water and sewerage company that provides clean and take away waste water.
Richard Aylard
External Affairs and Sustainability Director of Thames Water
He leads the company’s engagement with external stakeholders, including Government, the Environment Agency and the Consumer Council for Water, and is the principal spokesperson with the media and other audiences.From 1998 to 2002, he worked at Burson-Marsteller, an international corporate communications company. From 1985 to 1996, Richard worked in the Prince of Wales’s office, initially on secondment from the Royal Navy. There he was Private Secretary, Treasurer and Head of Household from 1991 to 1996.From 1974 Richard served in the Royal Navy. He held a wide variety of appointments, including service in HMS Invincible during the Falklands campaign, and retired in 1988 in the rank of Commander. Richard is a Senior Associate of the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, an Ambassador for WWF (UK) and an Associate of Forum for the Future.He holds a degree in Applied Zoology and Mathematics from the University of Reading, and is an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Water and Environmental Management.As Sustainability Director, Richard is the Executive team member with responsibility for environmental and social issues.
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About Thames Water: Thames Water Utilities Limited is a U.K.-based water and sewerage company that provides clean and take away waste water.
Nick Sassow
Director of SEaB Energy
Nick Sassow is Founder & CTO at SEaB Energy.
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About SEaB Energy, SEaB Energy: SEaB Energy has patented a micro anaerobic digestion system for onsite and in-building conversion of organics to energy, water, & fertiliser
Nigel Brown
Founder Director of Arvia Technology
Nigel is the principal inventor of the Arvia process and founding Technical Director and has over 20 years’ experience of process development within the global wastewater industry. Nigel previously worked as an Independent Environmental Consultant specialising in water management and wastewater treatment, including a number of international projects in China, Poland, Zimbabwe and Pakistan. Before becoming established on an independent basis, Nigel held positions as Process Engineering Manager at Simon-Hartley Ltd (specialising in the design and construction of effluent treatment plant and equipment) and as the Environmental Engineer at Foseco International Ltd with responsibilities for the water discharges from Foseco factories around the world.
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About Arvia Technology: Arvia’s treatment system offers cost effective removal of trace problematic, toxic or hazardous organics at trace level in water.
Patrick Graham
Non Executive Director of RiverRidge Rethinking Resources
Patrick joined the BGF in early 2012 and is responsible for identifying and successfully executing investments for the Fund. He will also sit on the Board of some of the Fund’s investee companies. Patrick has over 11 years of experience in the investment and corporate finance sector. Prior to joining the BGF, Patrick was Investment Director at Sigma Capital where he worked for six years investing development capital into the general tech and clean tech sectors across the UK and Europe. During his time at Sigma, Patrick worked on more than 30 investment rounds as well as various other transactions including restructurings, and trade sales, and worked closely with a number of portfolio companies. Prior to this, Patrick spent four years at Deloitte & Touche, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant and working in the Financial Services team as well as the Corporate Finance department specialising in SMEs. Patrick has an honours degree in Law from Edinburgh University.
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About Business Growth Fund, RiverRidge Rethinking Resources: RiverRidge is regarded as Northern Ireland’s largest independent waste management company.
Nick Bartlett
Director of Blue Sky Bio
Nick has spent 30 years in Business Development: Following his PhD in radiation Biochemistry in 1983 he moved to Marketing of Plastics working for Courtaulds BCL Films Division in Somerset. Thereafter he moved to GE Plastics European HQ in the Netherlands to develop the European packaging market using GE materials solutions. Notable developments in this period were the development of a reusable beer bottle for Heineken and a multilayer ketchup bottle for H.J.Heinz and a JV with PLM. In 1991 Nick left GE and started his own company, working as a commercial agent and consultant for leading Plastics company Constar (US) and later Resilux (B) developing business in the newly opened Central and Eastern Europe area. During the 90s the business developed to a £30 million turn over, which served as the base for internal investments in local operations with the opening of factories in Hungary, Poland and Russia. During this time Nick travelled the length of the former East Block and did business in 28 countries. In 2004 Nick was requested to take on the role of Product Management and New Business development at Resilux which resulted in the creation of a successful launch of a family of patented high value barrier plastic products which are still running today, adding significantly added value to the company. In 2008 Nick joined a small group of entrepreneurs and started development of a new process for producing thin wall injection moulded PET containers and a new process for aseptic packaging and processing foods using ohmic heating. A joint development program with a major multi-national was suspended due to a company take over which effectively suspended the program for the time being. In 2010 Nick switched to developing the application of electric fields for reducing fouling in sewage treatment facilities. During this period of 2010-2012 he learned the process of Anaerobic Digestion used by the sewage companies and realised the opportunity for redeveloping this poor performance and inefficient technology.
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About Blue Sky Bio: Blue Sky Bio is UK government backed clean-tech R&D firm.
David Foster
Commercial Director of Blue Sky Bio
David manages the procurement of feedstock supply contracts for Blue Sky Bio. Through collaborating with an American company producing specific bacterial compost accelerators and inoculants, David developed an in-depth knowledge of aerobic degradation techniques, which has led to him developing a valuable network of contacts throughout this very competitive business. David now coordinates the development of the organic waste supply contracts for the Hygen Bioenergy Reactor generation process. These contracts cover industry and municipal sources, as well as the organic by-product producing commodities industry. David’s role is to not only ensure that he is able to source adequate quantities of material in a cost effective manner, but also that these inputs possess the right nutrient values to maximise energy outputs.
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About Blue Sky Bio: Blue Sky Bio is UK government backed clean-tech R&D firm.
Ben Smart
Managing Director of Whitham Mills Engineering
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About Whitham Mills Engineering: Whitham Mills Engineering designs, manufactures, installs and maintains high-quality waste processing equipment to customers.
Colin Bolam
Sales & Distribution Director of Raymond Brown Minerals & Recycling Ltd
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About Raymond Brown Minerals & Recycling Ltd: Raymond Brown Minerals & Recycling Ltd is a provider of recycling services.
Trevor Gibson
Director of Environmental Advantage
Trevor is currently Smart City Leadership and Development Manager with Opportunity Peterborough and was part of the Peterborough team which successfully bid to be one of the UK’s four Future City Demonstrators funded by the Technology Strategy Board (now Innovate UK). He continues to help develop and deliver the resultant “Future Peterborough” programme and chairs the British Standards Institute (BSI) Smart and Sustainable Cities and Communities Committee (SDS/2) which, amongst other activities, oversees the development of BSI’s suite of Smart City Standards. Prior to his smart city experience, Trevor spent almost thirty years in the public sector, most recently as Director of Environment and Community Services at Peterborough City Council, where he was responsible for the strategic management of a wide range of front-line services including, regulation, development control, transport and leisure.
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About Environmental Advantage: Environmental Advantage is a waste treatment, environmental services & recycling company
Trevor Gibson
Director of Environmental Advantage
Trevor is currently Smart City Leadership and Development Manager with Opportunity Peterborough and was part of the Peterborough team which successfully bid to be one of the UK’s four Future City Demonstrators funded by the Technology Strategy Board (now Innovate UK). He continues to help develop and deliver the resultant “Future Peterborough” programme and chairs the British Standards Institute (BSI) Smart and Sustainable Cities and Communities Committee (SDS/2) which, amongst other activities, oversees the development of BSI’s suite of Smart City Standards. Prior to his smart city experience, Trevor spent almost thirty years in the public sector, most recently as Director of Environment and Community Services at Peterborough City Council, where he was responsible for the strategic management of a wide range of front-line services including, regulation, development control, transport and leisure.
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About Environmental Advantage: Environmental Advantage is a waste treatment, environmental services & recycling company
Peter Lohan
Commercial Director of Acumen Waste Services
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About Acumen Waste Services: Acumen Waste Services is a multi-disciplined garbage management firm that handles all elements of waste disposal.
