Best Startup
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 CEO’ operating in the Web Hosting space. If you think a CEO’ 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.
Bradley Tirpak
CEO of Libsyn
Bradley Tirpak is the CEO and Chairman of the Board Of Directors at Libsyn.
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About Libsyn, Palm Ventures, TSR Consulting Services: Libsyn is an online platform that enables its users to share podcasts.
Ditlev Bredahl
Co-Founder & CEO of OnApp
Ditlev has over a decade’s experience in the web hosting industry and has led the development of many acclaimed web hosting brands. As CEO of OnApp, Ditlev’s commercial and technical leadership saw the company expand from its July 2010 launch to 500+ clients and 80+ people in just 12 months. Ditlev moved into the rapidly-growing Internet sector in the mid-1990s, after a number of roles working for the European Parliament. He quickly developed a reputation as an entrepreneur and a specialist in start-up and turnaround scenarios. He has led UK2Group’s hosting companies as MD and CEO since February 2006, and played a key role in the group’s transformation. Ditlev is a Danish national and an incurable technophile. He lives in the UK but travels frequently to see clients and speak at events across the globe.
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About Kickass Capital, OnApp, PlatoScience: OnApp is a company that develops cloud management, CDN and storage software for service providers and enterprises.
Steve Robinson
Managing Director and CEO of Little Fish (UK)
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About Little Fish (UK): Littlefish is an award winning and rapidly growing Managed IT Services Provider.
Paul Liburd
CEO of Bloxup
I do things online
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About Bloxup: Bloxup is a provider to create own free website easily and quickly.
Gareth Williams
CEO of Interoute Communications
Gareth Williams became CEO of Interoute in August 2007. Prior to that he served as President, Global Markets building the sales and marketing unit of Interoute across the 30 countries in which Interoute now operates. He joined Interoute to aid James Kinsella with the restructuring of the company in 2002 and has helped drive the growth of Interoute from zero revenues at relaunch in 2003 to €416 million in 2013. He helped manage the transition of the Company from loss making start-up to profitable communications technology leader. He has reinvested the cash the Company has generated to strengthen Interoute’s position as a major Cloud services provider, including a pan-European Virtual Data Centre product suite, called CloudStore.
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About Gigaclear, Interoute Communications: Interoute is an international telecommunications service provider and the owner operator of Europe’s largest cloud services platform
Ian Finlay
CEO of Abiquo Group
Prior to joining Claranet, Ian Finlay was CTO of ControlCircle, leading a team of 50 to design, develop, deliver and support a range of networking and managed hosting services and maintaining data centre facilities across Europe and in Singapore. Before that, he held the position of Vice President of IT and Business Systems at Interoute Communications, where he led a worldwide organisation of more than 60 staff to drive business agility, productivity and customer service through innovative technology solutions focused on business priorities. In addition to his work with ControlCircle and Interoute Communications, Ian has held senior positions at FLAG Telecom, Vanco Ltd and Novell UK Ltd.
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About Abiquo Group: Abiquo Group develops hybrid cloud management software for customers to build and monetize cloud-based services.
Karl Mendez
CEO & Managing Director of CWCS Managed Hosting
Karl Mendez is CEO & Managing Director at CWCS Managed Hosting.
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About CWCS Managed Hosting: CWCS Managed Hosting is the UK’s leading hosting specialist. We offer a fully comprehensive range of hosting products, services and support.
Nicola Campli
Founder & CEO of Activism.com
Nicola Campli is a Founder & CEO at Activism.com.
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About Activism.com, Digital Capital Factory: Online Petition, the first and foremost location for hosting your online petition.
Chris Adams
Founder and CEO of Rochen
Chris Adams is Founder and CEO at Rochen.
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About Rochen: Our mission is to build innovative hosting services
Jon Harris
Founder & CEO of Simpl
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About Simpl: Simpl is the world’s simplest website builder. Mobile app for iPhone and iPad.
Kyriacos Constantinou
CEO of B3website
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About B3website: B3Website has been providing reliable Internet hosting infrastructure solutions as well domain registration and website development.
Kyriacos Constantinou
CEO of B3website
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About B3website: B3Website has been providing reliable Internet hosting infrastructure solutions as well domain registration and website development.
Clifford McDowell
CEO of Mr Site
Clifford McDowell was appointed as the CEO of Mr Site in 2010, where his progressive approach to business has helped to cement the company’s position as the UK’s leading provider of easy-to-use website building tools. He has extensive experience in the technology sector. During his career, he has worked for some of the UK’s foremost technology providers, including Amphire, Pitney Bowes and Prudential Insurance in technical, logistical and managerial positions. This has given him a very rounded understanding of the technology industry and a unique insight into developing integrated business strategies. He has spearheaded the company’s international expansion, driving forward the opening of offices in India and the growth across Europe and Australia. He is also very interested in working with the next generation of business professionals to help them bring a fresh approach to British industry. As well as acting a mentor for a local scheme to support young adults develop their business skills, he sits on the strategic advisory board of The Small Business Consultancy, a social enterprise inspiring young people to achieve success through enterprise.
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About Mr Site: Mr Site is a tech company that allows consumers to build, create, and make their own websites.
Clifford McDowell
CEO of Mr Site
Clifford McDowell was appointed as the CEO of Mr Site in 2010, where his progressive approach to business has helped to cement the company’s position as the UK’s leading provider of easy-to-use website building tools. He has extensive experience in the technology sector. During his career, he has worked for some of the UK’s foremost technology providers, including Amphire, Pitney Bowes and Prudential Insurance in technical, logistical and managerial positions. This has given him a very rounded understanding of the technology industry and a unique insight into developing integrated business strategies. He has spearheaded the company’s international expansion, driving forward the opening of offices in India and the growth across Europe and Australia. He is also very interested in working with the next generation of business professionals to help them bring a fresh approach to British industry. As well as acting a mentor for a local scheme to support young adults develop their business skills, he sits on the strategic advisory board of The Small Business Consultancy, a social enterprise inspiring young people to achieve success through enterprise.
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About Mr Site: Mr Site is a tech company that allows consumers to build, create, and make their own websites.
