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 CFO’ operating in the Advertising space. If you think a CFO’ 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.
Moran Laufer
CFO of Kape Technologies
CFO at Crossrider
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About Kape Technologies: Kape Technologies is an online distribution and digital product hub.
Nick Priday
CFO of Dentsu Aegis Network
Nick Priday was appointed Chief Financial Officer in September 2009. Nick has held a range of senior finance roles at Aegis since joining in 2003, and was previously director of financial reporting, analysis and control. He qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young.
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About Dentsu Aegis Network: Dentsu Aegis Network is the first digitally native network that specializes in media, digital and creative communications services.
Rainer Fuchs
Group Chief Financial Officer of CSM Sport and Entertainment
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About CSM Sport and Entertainment: CSM Sport and Entertainment provides sports and entertainment marketing services.
Alison Ozanne
CFO of Guinness World Records
Alison joined Guinness World Records in 2008 to lead the combined disciplines of the brand’s professional services across Finance, IT, Legal and HR. In the last six years, Alison has executed and supported the successful global expansion of the Guinness World Records brand in Japan, China and the Middle East. Alison began her career at Coca Cola UK Ltd where she qualified as a chartered management accountant. Prior to joining Guinness World Records, Alison spent 9 years at Virgin Retail Limited where she also qualified as a chartered certified accountant, working firstly as the European Financial Controller, overseeing the sale of several overseas subsidiaries before moving into a corporate role as Group Finance Manager, responsible for the consolidation over 30 companies with a combined turnover in excess of $500m.
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About Guinness World Records: Guinness World Records is the universally recognized authority on record-breaking achievement.
Jamie Thomas
Chief Financial Officer of Qubit
Jamie Thomas has been serving as Chief Financial Officer at Qubit.
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About Qubit: Qubit specializes in personalization at scale for e-commerce companies.
Maggie Frost
Group COO & UK CFO of VCCP Group
Maggie qualified at KPMG whilst working on advertising clients. She left KPMG to join a privately owned agency called Clark & Taylor Plc as its Finance Director where she stayed for eight years until the agency was sold to AMV/BBDO. Following that, Maggie joined Chime as Finance Director of its advertising and marketing services division, AMS. She then moved to VCCP in 2006 as joint Finance Director when the company had 200 employees. In July 2012 Maggie became Group CFO and now oversees all things Financial, HR, Legal, Facilities and IT as well as overseeing the finances of VCCP’s International offices. Maggie is a Fellow of the IPA and is Honorary Treasurer of the IPA. She spends any spare time playing Candy Crush much to the disgust of her 6 year old daughter!
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About VCCP Group: VCCP Group provides directory for top marketers, agencies, media companies.
Stephen Furner
CFO of FanCircles
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About FanCircles: Reach followers and fans through your own fan club platform built for music artists, YouTubers, television shows and celebrities
Peter Harris
CFO of Next Fifteen Communications Group
Peter Harris joined Next 15 as its Chief Financial Officer in November 2013 and was appointed as executive Director in March 2014. He is also currently a non-executive director of Communisis plc and chairman of its audit committee, following appointment in July 2013. Peter’s financial experience spans 30 years and he has extensive media experience, having spent the last 20 years in finance roles in the media sector. He was previously the interim finance director at Centaur Media plc, interim CFO of Bell Pottinger LLP, CFO of the Engine Group, and CFO of 19 Entertainment. Prior to that, he was group finance director of Capital Radio plc. Peter has considerable experience in UK and US listed companies, with international exposure.
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About Next Fifteen Communications Group: Next Fifteen Communications Group is the digital communications group.
Gummi Eggertsson
Co-Founder,COO & CFO of Takumi
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About Sidekick Health, Takumi: Takumi is a platform that gives large brands and advertising agencies access to branded influencer creative at scale.
Oliver Rivers
CFO of Tapdaq
Oliver has an MBA from The London Business School in Economics, and has acted as a Financial Director/Investor to a number of high profile start ups. Oliver helps to manage our finances and the operational aspects of the business.
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About Tapdaq: Tapdaq helps mobile developers to maximise their revenue with unbiased ad mediation, and retain their most valuable users.
Parm Dhami
Chief Financial Officer of Blis
Parm is responsible for leading and implementing company-wide business programs at Blis to deliver financial and operational benefits. He is an accomplished, commercially astute and hands-on CFO, with leadership experience gained in both blue-chip and PE/VC backed enterprises. With over 15 years’ TMT sector experience in developing and managing all financial aspects of company strategy, Parm has a proven ability to build and lead multi-skilled teams that create sustainable and repeatable financial value.
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About Blis: Blis is the leading privacy-first, location-powered programmatic advertising partner.
Stacey Edwards
COO, CFO & Director of Ad-Lib.io
Stacey Edwards is the COO, CFO and Director at Ad-Lib.io.
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About Ad-Lib.io: Powering Creative Effectiveness
Phil Scutt
CFO of Connexity
Phil Scutt currently works as Chief Financial Officer at Connexity.
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About Connexity: Connexity is a digital advertising company that works with merchants to determine which product offerings to put on publishers’ websites.
Hayden Robinson
Chief Financial Officer of Commify
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About Commify, Esendex: Commify is the team behind a global portfolio of business messaging brands.
Jason Curry
Chief Financial Officer of Captify
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About Captify: Captify offers a search retargeting service that enables advertisers to focus on users to match their desired audience with inventory.
Sean Watherston
CFO of UENI
Sean Watherston is the Chief Financial Officer at UENI.
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About UENI: UENI is a London based tech company that’s empowering businesses to get online and find the tools they need to succeed.
Christopher Jenkins
CFO of Lightvert Ltd.
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About Lightvert Ltd.: Digital Outdoor Media Technology
Charlie Rowan
CFO of Realeyes
Charlie is Realeyes’ CFO based in London. He joins from Runpath, a Fintech company, which he saw through to successful sale to Experian. Charlie has experience in fundraising, debt restructuring and M&A. Prior to Runpath, he worked in early stage Venture Capital house Spark Ventures, gaining experience on the other side of the fundraising fence.
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About Realeyes: Measuring Human Response At The Speed & Scale Of AI
Alan Bannatyne
CFO of Robert Walters
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About Robert Walters: Robert Walters is a global, specialist professional recruitment consultancy.
Amélie Redon
CFO, Head of Corporate of S4M
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About S4M: S4M is an advertising technology that connects brands to consumers by bridging the gap between digital advertising and the real-world.
David Bloom
Group Chief Financial Officer of UniLED
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About UniLED: UniLED is UK’s leading digital signage specialists, Providing a fully integrated solution: UniLED, UniHUB and UniLIVE.
Tom Wills
Chief Financial Officer of Novatiq
Tom Wills is the Chief Financial Officer of Novatiq.
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About Novatiq: Provider of privacy-first identity solutions that enable telcos, brands and publishers to verify and reach their audiences.
Kevin Deeley
CFO & Co-Founder of Fenestra
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About Fenestra: Fenestra is a computer software company that specializes in booking, billing, payments, and audit transactions.
Sebastian Shaw
Co-founder & CFO of Brainbroker
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About Brainbroker, Brainbroker: Brainbroker is a digital agency that uses data-driven marketing techniques to generate customers for its client.
Kim Clarke
Chief Financial Officer of Peach
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About Peach: Peach simplifies the end-to-end process of a video advertisement.
Richard Varney
CFO of Documobi
Richard is a commercially minded and pragmatic Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience of operating at a senior level in a variety of different business sectors both in the UK and overseas. During his career, Richard spent over 20 years working as a commercially biased FD for several large groups in the print industry including St Ives plc and RR Donnelley Global Document Solutions.
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About Documobi: Documobi is a mobile solution that enables businesses to conduct personalized advertising campaigns.
Richard Varney
CFO of Documobi
Richard is a commercially minded and pragmatic Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience of operating at a senior level in a variety of different business sectors both in the UK and overseas. During his career, Richard spent over 20 years working as a commercially biased FD for several large groups in the print industry including St Ives plc and RR Donnelley Global Document Solutions.
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About Documobi: Documobi is a mobile solution that enables businesses to conduct personalized advertising campaigns.
Roberto Amerighi
Co-Founder and CFO in GreenJinn of GreenJinn
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About GreenJinn: GreenJinn is the leading UK cashback app for grocery shoppers. It helps brands to reach consumers where they live the most: their smartphone
Suzat Fernandes
Chief Financial Officer of Quickdesk Solutions
Experienced algorithmic trader and a digital marketing evangelist. She has myriad experience managing Software as a Service product development including in-depth target market research, competitor and strategic analysis, feature specifications, website design, wireframing and UI/UX, quality assurance. Her project management skills include planning, executing, controlling and closing the work of her development and design team to meet specific goals under strict software project deadlines.
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About MediLiVes, Quickdesk Solutions: Technology Consulting, Digital Marketing, Web & Mobile App Technologies, Blockchain, SaaS,
Nick Hubble
Chief Financial Officer of Newsworks
Nick Hubble is the Chief Financial Officer at Newsworks and The Ozone Project.
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About Newsworks, The Ozone Project: Newsworks is a marketing agency helping agencies and advertisers get the most out of news brands for national newspapers.
Michael Lifford
Chief Financial Officer of Celerity
Michael Lifford is the Chief Financial Officer at Celerity Information Services and ORM.
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About Celerity: Celerity is a data-driven marketing agency specializing in helping brands to maximize value from marketing technology and customer data.
