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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 Director operating in the Messaging 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.
Mark Galvin
Senior Director, Product Strategy of Infobip
Leadership | Product Strategy | Product Marketing | Product Innovation | Product Differentiation | Mergers & Acquisitions | Technical Partnerships | SaaS | MarTech | CPaaS | CCaaS | Startups | Consulting | Founder | Board Member & Advisor
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About Infobip, Venubox: Infobip specializes in omnichannel engagement powering a range of messaging channels, tools, and solutions for advanced customer engagement.
Marie Outtier
Director of Product Management of Twitter
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About Twitter: Twitter is a social networking platform that allows its users to send and read micro-blogs of up to 280-characters known as tweets.
David Wilding
Director of Planning of Twitter
As Director of Planning at Twitter UK my role is to help to inspire and enable planners and clients to get the most out of a product by advising them on how to embed Twitter into their marketing and communication strategies. I’ve recently joined Twitter from PHD where I spent 5 fantastic years as Head of Planning, overseeing PHD’s planning product on brands such as Sainsbury’s, Warner Bros, Mondelez, YouTube and the BHF. Before that I spent 8 years at Mindshare. I’m Module editor for the IPA’s Excellence Diploma and sit on the APG committee.
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About Twitter: Twitter is a social networking platform that allows its users to send and read micro-blogs of up to 280-characters known as tweets.
Marjorie Scardino
Member of the Board of Directors of Twitter
Marjorie Scardino served as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Pearson PLC, a publishing and education company, from 1997 to 2012.From 1985 to 1997, Marjorie Scardino served in several roles at The Economist Group, a media company, including as Chief Executive Officer. Marjorie Scardino served on the board of directors of Nokia Corporation, a telecommunications company, from 2001 to April 2013. Scardino holds a B.A. in Psychology from Baylor University and a J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law.Scardino was selected to serve on our board of directors because of the strength of her extensive knowledge of the media industry and her global business experience.
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About : Twitter is a social networking platform that allows its users to send and read micro-blogs of up to 280-characters known as tweets.
Charlotte Holloway
Government Relations Director, UK and Ireland of Zoom
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About Zoom: Zoom is a software company that offers a communications platform that connects people through video, voice, chat, and content sharing.
Samuel Bevan
Director, Emerging EMEA, Business Solutions of Snap
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About Snap: Snap operates as a privately-owned multinational camera company focusing on multinational technology and social media.
Rudy Markham
Member of the Board of Directors of United Parcel Service
Rudy Markham is a Member of the Board of Directors at UPS since November 2007. Rudy retired as the Chief Financial Officer of Unilever in 2007 after 39 years. Rudy joined the company in 1968 as a Commercial Management Trainee and spent most of his early career in the finance function of various Unilever companies in Europe before being appointed financial director of Unilever in Zurich. Rudy returned to Rotterdam as Head of the Finance Department and became group Treasurer of Unilever in 1986. From 1989 to 1998, Rudy was based in Unilever’s East Asia Pacific Region and directed operations in Australia and New Zealand, then Japan and then China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. Rudy joined the Board of Unilever as Strategy and Technology Director and became a Member of its Executive Committee in May 1998. Rudy was appointed Financial Director in August 2000, reporting directly to the company’s chief executive. In May 2007, Rudy retired from Unilever’s Board and on Oct. 31, 2007, he retired as Chief Financial Officer. The native of Alresford, Hampshire, England, Rudy is a Member of the Board of Directors at AstraZeneca PLC and Legal and General PLC. Rudy is also Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Corbion, N.V., formerly CSM, N.V.
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About : UPS is a package delivery company that offers the transportation of packages and freight and the facilitation of international trade.
Richard Leonard
Senior Sales Director of Parsable
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About Parsable: Parsable offers a connected worker platform for industrial workers with modern digital tools to improve productivity, quality and safety.
Paul Johnston
Interim Alliances Director of Ably Realtime
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About Ably Realtime: Ably is the platform to power synchronized digital experiences in realtime.
Tim Scoffham
Managing Director of New Media Services Pty Ltd
Tim has worked with emerging platforms within digital marketing (mainly in mobile) for over a decade and has been part of a number of start ups that went on to be acquired by larger corporate organisations. Prior to working on more specialised technologies Tim worked for some of the UK’s most recognised media companies in Channel 4, Virgin Media and the BBC. Now the Managing Director or NewMediaServices, a global communications company – Tim provides on and off line communication platforms for companies to maintain and manage customer relations as well as help to increase offline communication for online sales.
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About New Media Services Pty Ltd: New Media Services Pty Ltd Manage Communications and Content of Consumers.
Henry Smith
Managing Director of Adestra
With over 20 years of experience within the Martech industry, working alongside many of the world’s leading brands, agencies, and technology companies, Henry has developed his passion for helping organizations leverage their data alongside the latest technology innovations and services to improve their marketing results. Henry’s experience and knowledge make him a key asset in driving the business forward in EMEA and globally.
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About Adestra: Adestra is a trusted provider of First-Person Marketing solutions for global and growing brands.
Torsten de Riese
Director of Strategy & Operations of Dods (Group) plc
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About Dods (Group) plc: Dods is a global political information, publishing, training, events and communications business
Walter Kerins
Director – Board Member of CS Networks
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About CS Networks: CS Networks, a telecommunications service provider, offers professional services and premium quality IT solutions for the mobile industry.
David Gibbs
Board Of Director of Sally Beauty
Mr. Gibbs is the President and Chief Financial Officer of Yum! Brands, Inc., a position he has held since 2016. In this capacity, Mr. Gibbs has global responsibility for finance, operations, supply chain and information technology for the company. Prior to his current position, Mr. Gibbs served as the Chief Executive Officer of Pizza Hut, a division of Yum! Brands and one of the world’s largest global casual dining chains, a position he held from 2015 to 2016. At Pizza Hut, Mr. Gibbs was responsible for overseeing the Pizza Hut organization, including the development of a global growth strategy. Mr. Gibbs joined the restaurant division of Pepsico in 1989, which later became part of Yum! Brands, and has served in a variety of executive roles with Yum! Brands, including Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Yum! Restaurants International.
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About : Sally Beauty Holdings is a global distributor and retailer offering professional beauty products to both retail consumers.
Andy Bell
Non-exec Director & Co-founder of Boomf
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About Boomf, SIDE Labs: Boomf is an initial product, Boomf is a quite simply a better way to send a sentiment.
Rebecca Agliolo
Managing Director of Elexirr
As Elexirr’s Marketing Director, Rebecca is responsible for the company’s outreach strategy, cultivating content and brand identity, and developing LawBot’s global partnerships. She is deeply passionate about modernizing the law, especially for the benefit of individuals. She has been involved in numerous human rights projects in Sierra Leone and China, and hopes that legal technology will bridge the gap between those who practice the law and those in need of representation.
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About Elexirr: Elexirr is a free chatbot, hosted on Facebook messenger, with two key features.
Jonathan Rodger
Director of Email Checker
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About Email Checker: Email Checker offers fast and accurate email verification solutions.
Greg Jordan
Sales Director of Email Checker
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About Email Checker: Email Checker offers fast and accurate email verification solutions.
Kevin Bone
Director of Sentiment
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About : Sentiment Engage is a cloud platform including a unified inbox for social media and messaging apps.
David Marsden
Co-Founder and Acquisitions Director of The Technology Group
David Marsden is the co-founder and acquisitions director of The Technology Group. He is a former managing director at Admiral Solutions Ltd.
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About The Technology Group: The Technology Group is a managed communications provider that specializes in voice over IP, video, chat, and collaboration technologies.
Felix Winstone
Managing Director of Talkative
Felix Winstone is a Co-Founder and Director of Talkative, a pioneer of web calling and browsing technologies.
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About Talkative: Talkative enables companies to communicate with their customers through websites/apps.
Fred Kemperman
IT Director of Boldon James Ltd
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About Boldon James Ltd: Boldon James is a leader in data classification and secure messaging solutions.
Richard Bailey
CTO/Development Director of Boldon James Ltd
Joining Boldon James in 1987 as a Software Developer Richard learnt the business from the ground up. A veteran in Software engineering, Richard drives product strategy and delivery of our Microsoft based messaging and data classification ranges.
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About Boldon James Ltd: Boldon James is a leader in data classification and secure messaging solutions.
Nick Crump
Managing Director of Xpress Software Solutions
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About Xpress Software Solutions: Xpress is the largest and most experienced supplier of electoral management software in the UK.
Mark Williams
Director of Stuart Turner
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About Stuart Turner: Stuart Turner is an internationally recognised pump and water boosting solutions provider with an unprecedented reputation.
Christina Voskoglou
Director of Research of VisionMobile
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About VisionMobile: VisionMobile is the leading analyst firm in the developer economy.
Thelma Kalentzoti
Founder, Managing Director of Shoutcube
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About Shoutcube: Shoutcube is a chat app that will change the way the user communicates.
Pat Eskinasy
Director of ExperiencEconomy
Director of ExperiencEconomy
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About ExperiencEconomy: We make stuff on the internet (and outside the internet), rinse and repeat.
Pat Eskinasy
Director of ExperiencEconomy
Director of ExperiencEconomy
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About ExperiencEconomy: We make stuff on the internet (and outside the internet), rinse and repeat.
