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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 Manager operating in the Computer space. If you think a Manager 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.
Peter Turner
Senior Vice President & General Manager, Consumer & Chief Revenue Officer of Avast
Peter Turner is our Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Avast Consumer business and joined the company in September 2016. Prior to Avast, Mr. Turner was General Manager, Consumer for AVG. Before AVG, he was Managing Director, Consumer Services, for global information services company Experian. Mr. Turner has held commercial roles in a variety of organizations, including Orange, Freeserve, Sainsbury’s, Dixons, and GE. He holds an HND in Business and Finance, with merit, from Humberside Polytechnic and a postgraduate diploma in Marketing Management from Staffordshire University, both in the UK, and completed training in International Executive Management from EMYLON Business School, France.
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About Avast: Avast is a security software development company that protects people from threats on the internet.
Peter Turner
Senior Vice President & General Manager, Consumer & Chief Revenue Officer of Avast
Peter Turner is our Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing for Avast Consumer business and joined the company in September 2016. Prior to Avast, Mr. Turner was General Manager, Consumer for AVG. Before AVG, he was Managing Director, Consumer Services, for global information services company Experian. Mr. Turner has held commercial roles in a variety of organizations, including Orange, Freeserve, Sainsbury’s, Dixons, and GE. He holds an HND in Business and Finance, with merit, from Humberside Polytechnic and a postgraduate diploma in Marketing Management from Staffordshire University, both in the UK, and completed training in International Executive Management from EMYLON Business School, France.
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About Avast: Avast is a security software development company that protects people from threats on the internet.
Rosa Lenders
Marketing Manager of Device Authority
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About Device Authority: Device Authority is a global leader in Identity and Access Management (IAM) for the Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain.
Jon Cowie
Senior Manager, Customer Architecture of Progress
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About Progress: Progress is a global software company that simplifies the development, deployment and management of business applications.
Richard Owens
Network Optimisation Manager of O2
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About O2: O2 provides services such as non-voice services, including text, media messaging, games, music, and video, as well as data connections.
Michael Murphy
Sales Manager Scotland and Ireland of Zerto
Michael Murphy helps organisations improve resilience of services and enable their change programmes with confidence. Michael has worked in the technology market for 14 years across a diverse range of industries and geographies. For four years he worked with the fintech sector in East Africa and is passionate about technology as a driver for financial inclusion. Michael is responsible for Zerto’s business in Scotland and Ireland and is heavily involved in a range of transformative projects in Banking and Healthcare sectors.
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About Zerto: Zerto is an IT resilient all-in-one converged disaster recovery, data protection, and cloud mobility solution.
James Pearson
Senior Business Development Manager of The Link App
James Pearson serves as the Senior Business Development Manager at The Link App.
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About The Link App: The Link App is an easy-to-use platform that reinvents a law firm’s client experience.
Danielle Belgrave
Principal Research Manager of Microsoft Research
Danielle Belgrave is a Machine Learning Researcher in the Healthcare AI Division at Microsoft Research Cambridge. She also has a (tenured) Research Fellowship at Imperial College London and received a Medical Research Council Career Development Award in Biostatistics (2015 – 2018). Her research focuses on integrating expert scientific knowledge to develop statistical machine learning models to understand disease progression over time, with the goal of identifying personalized disease management strategies. She has experience of applied machine learning for personalized health both within the pharmaceutical industry and academia.
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About Microsoft Research: Microsoft Research conducts basic and applied research in computer science and software engineering.
Greg Taylor
General Manager, Tigerspike Next of Tigerspike
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About Tigerspike: Tigerspike is a global digital products company specializing in strategy, design, development and systems integration.
Paul Gowans
Mobility Marketing Manager of Viavi Solutions
Paul Gowans, Mobile Strategy Director for Viavi has more than 20 years’ experience in the communications and mobile industries. He currently leads the Marketing team responsible for Viavi’s Mobile Location Intelligence & RAN Solutions. Paul’s expertise in IP, Mobile, LTE, VoIP, VoLTE & SON comes from developing, supporting, marketing and consulting on major mobile communications projects. Prior to Viavi, Paul was Global Marketing Manager for Agilent Technologies’ Network Systems Division. He is a seasoned spokesperson on many mobile issues for a variety of international conferences and forums and has written many articles. Paul is a graduate of Edinburgh University in Scotland with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Management Science.
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About Viavi Solutions, Viavi Solutions: Viavi software and hardware platforms and instruments deliver end-to-end visibility across physical, virtual and hybrid networks.
Debbie Eve
Human Resources Manager of PathXL
With fourteen years experience in Senior HR roles Debbie has been with PathXL since August 2012. A graduate of University of Ulster, Debbie completed her Masters in HRM at Queen’s University in 2014. Before HR Debbie worked as an Account Manager for Standard Life and then Scottish Amicable, two major players in the UK Insurance market. As HR Manager Debbie is responsible for recruitment and selection, staff health and well-being, plus performance and talent management. Her passion is employee engagement which is a major driver in her approach to HR.
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About PathXL: PathXL is a global pioneer in the use of web-based solutions for digital pathology.
Kelsey McGrath
Company Operations Manager of PixelPin
Kelsey is the Company Operations Manager for PixelPin, responsible for producing effective processes and successful working environments in all company offices. She has headed projects for internal company and employee development, such as Service Delivery certification and Cyber Essentials accreditation. Kelsey has previously spoken at events, winning the company the Disruptor of the Year award at Ticketing Business Forum 2019. Prior to PixelPin, her career brought her into experience in film, digital media and business management.
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About PixelPin: PixelPin builds a secure authentication system using pictures instead of passwords.
Russell Bulley
Technical Support Manager of Vertiv
Russell started as an apprentice electrician, rising through industrial electrical systems and engineering management. With a short spell in research and chip manufacturing, was followed with an extensive period within the UPS and M&E world of critical services. Well versed in the electrical and mechanical demands of clients around the world, both from a service and supply aspect within legacy and new data centres, Russell comes with a wealth of knowledge and experience.
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About Vertiv: Vertiv designs, builds and services critical infrastructure that enables vital applications for data centers, communication networks.
Christian Collins
Business Operations Manager of Scape Technologies
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About Scape Technologies: Scape is a computer vision startup, building the localization engine for city-scale augmented reality.
Samantha Scott
International Operations Manager of Scape Technologies
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About Scape Technologies: Scape is a computer vision startup, building the localization engine for city-scale augmented reality.
Martin Downey
Software Development Manager of Datactics
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About Datactics: Datactics is a low-code self-service data quality and matching software designed for non-technical users in banking, finance and government.
Martin Downey
Software Development Manager of Datactics
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About Datactics: Datactics is a low-code self-service data quality and matching software designed for non-technical users in banking, finance and government.
Stuart Baker
Senior Product Manager of Granta Design
Stuart is a Senior Product Manager responsible for Granta’s Enterprise Integration products. As a product management leader, Stuart has two decades of experience developing engineering software and has a keen interest in technical partnerships and the interoperability of Granta’s portfolio with third-party systems.
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About Granta Design: Granta helps engineering enterprises to manage and apply vital information about engineering materials.
Vicki Keirnan
Operations Manager of Lyles Sutherland
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About Lyles Sutherland: Lyles Sutherland providing web site design and development.
David McWha
Operations Manager of Shnuggle
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About Shnuggle: Shnuggle is an innovative company that designs modern, clever baby products for the mid-high end of the market.
Beverly Clarke
National Community Manager of British Computer Society
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About British Computer Society: British Computer Society promotes and advances the education and practice of computing for the benefit of the public.
John Chewins
Manager of Bioquell
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About Bioquell: Bioquell is biodecontamination systems and services specializing in the design, manufacture of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor technology.
Sean Herbert
Country Manager of baramundi software AG
Sean Herbert is responsible for customer engagement in the UK. Experienced in developing strong relationships with clients in various countries from small businesses to global enterprises, he is well aware of the varying challenges IT departments face today keeping their infrastructure up-to-date, safe and under control. Specialised in efficient methods for endpoint management and security, he has an in-depth knowledge of the baramundi Management Suite and how it can be used to address the ongoing problems faced by IT departments today.
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About baramundi software AG: baramundi software AG develops and markets server and PC management software solutions for enterprises.
Will Thomas
Chief Technology Officer & Product Manager of AMX Solutions
IT developer with 15 years experience. Will oversees the delivery of user-friendly development, the technology know-how to make people’s demands happen i.e. make the system look and feel intuitive to each group of users that join, and perform to a high technical standard.
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About AMX Solutions: AMX Solutions specialized in enterprise asset management software solutions spanning a wide range of market sectors.
Will Thomas
Chief Technology Officer & Product Manager of AMX Solutions
IT developer with 15 years experience. Will oversees the delivery of user-friendly development, the technology know-how to make people’s demands happen i.e. make the system look and feel intuitive to each group of users that join, and perform to a high technical standard.
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About AMX Solutions: AMX Solutions specialized in enterprise asset management software solutions spanning a wide range of market sectors.
Jacques du Toit
Product Manager of Numerical Algorithms Group
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About Numerical Algorithms Group: The Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG) delivers high quality numerical computing software and high performance computing (HPC) services.
