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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Managing Director operating in the Electronics space. If you think a Managing 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.
Isabella Lane
Managing Director of Smarter
Isabella is responsible for ensuring that the visions and strategic plans of the Board and CEO are realised and translated into the day-to-day running of the business. Isabella has oversight of each department from finance to customer services keeping the various teams motivated and driven to reach Smarter’s goals and targets. As a founding partner at Smarter, Isabella has extensive experience in all aspects of the business. Being instrumental alongside the CMO for strategic partnerships, Isabella has worked with some of the largest names in the industry e.g. Bosch, Unilever, Amazon, John Lewis.
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About Smarter: Smarter develops connected kitchen products that bridge the gap between the traditional and smart kitchen.
Martin Arumemi
Co-Founder & Managing Director of EE
Arumemi-Ikhide is the MD and Founder of EE. He also serves as the MD of Hansworth Ltd and General Manager of Engineering for Rockson Engineering. In both Hansworth and Rockson Engineering he is responsible for the leadership, execution and construction of the 4 NIPP power plants in FGN. He has lead the firm to the successful commissioning of the first phase of the 1074MW Alaoji CCGT plant. He is also progressing the completion of the 225MW Omoku, 225MW Gbarain and 338MW Egbema OCGT also based in FGN. Prior to joining Hansworth, Dr Arumemi-Ikhide worked for GE Power and Water for more than seven years as a Senior Project Manager, overseeing the execution of several landmark projects. At GE he was the Project Manager for two combined cycle plants that were using GE 9FB based in Spain and Turkey notably. Whilst at GE, he was on the fast track of the firm’s world renowned leadership programme. Dr Arumemi-Ikhide holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering from Warwick University. He also holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from University of Birmingham. He possesses and is attending a number of business management executive courses including leadership programme from Boston University and is currently completing a leadership programme at Oxford University Business School.
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About EE, Rockson Engineering: EE is a telecommunications company that provides 4G mobile and fixed fiber broadband services to personal and business customers.
Colin Roughan
Managing Director, Asia Pacific of SquareTrade
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About SquareTrade, The Natural Edition: SquareTrade is an independent warranty provider for consumer electronics and appliances.
Kevin Gillan
Managing Director Europe of SquareTrade
As SquareTrade’s Managing Director for Europe, Kevin is responsible for driving the company’s growth and international expansion.
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About SquareTrade: SquareTrade is an independent warranty provider for consumer electronics and appliances.
Peter Maskell
Managing Director of Koninklijke Philips
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About Koninklijke Philips: Koninklijke Philips is a technology company that provides healthcare, consumer lifestyle, and lighting products, solutions, and services.
Andrew Gossage
Managing Director of Ultimate Products
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About Ultimate Products: Ultimate Products is a brand and product development house in the UK that specializes in house-ware and electrical goods.
Tony O’Brien
Managing Director of Dynniq
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About Dynniq: Dynniq is a technical service provider specialized in the design, manufacturing, installation and maintenance of electronic systems.
Gopal Das
Managing Director/co-founder of Karnataka Hybrid Micro Devices Limited (KHMDL)
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About Das & Co., Karnataka Hybrid Micro Devices Limited (KHMDL): KHMDL is a diversified electronics company specializing in design, development and manufacture of custom-built hybrid micro circuits
Ollie Marshall
Managing Director of Maplin Electronics
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About Maplin Electronics: Maplin Electronics is an online retailer of consumer electronics.
Prem Rajalingham
Managing Director of Frontier Smart Technologies
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About Frontier Smart Technologies: Frontier Smart Technologies is a supplier of digital audio solutions.
Dave Froker
Managing Director of Focusrite
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About Focusrite: Focusrite is a global music and audio products group supplying hardware and software products used by professional and amateur musicians.
Steve Noyes
Founder & Managing Director of Syncbox
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About Syncbox: Syncbox is the Worlds’ only universally adaptable, invisible wiring & hidden socket system.
Marcus Perrett
Managing Director of Instinet
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About Instinet: Instinet, along with its subsidiaries, provides online security brokerage and electronic trading services.
David Lawson
Managing Director AO Retail of AO World
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About AO World: AO World is a online retailer company.
Graham Lilleystone
Managing Director UK & Ireland of Castles Technology
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About Castles Technology: Castles Technology is a leading global provider of state of the art innovative, secure and affordable payment solutions.
Victor Zhitomirsky
Managing Director of Alterix Ltd
Victor Zhitomirsky is managing director at Alterix Ltd.
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About Alterix Ltd: Alterix offers Windows 8 certified electronic solution for large size capacitive multi-touch digitisers.
James Currie
Managing Director of Electrium
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About Electrium: Electrium offers a complete range of Low Voltage installation products from a simple light switch to the main switchgear.
Steven Athwal
Managing Director of Euro Communications Distribution Ltd
Steven Athwal is Managing Director @ Euro Communications Distribution Ltd.
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About Euro Communications Distribution Ltd: Euro Communications Distribution Ltd, a consumer electronics company, distributes mobile phones, accessories, computers, laptops, and more.
Darren Likely
Managing Director of Agar Scientific
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About Agar Scientific: Agar is a leading manufacturer and distributor of scientific laboratory equipment, with a focus on electron microscopy consumables.
L Joyce
Managing Director of Agar Scientific
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About Agar Scientific: Agar is a leading manufacturer and distributor of scientific laboratory equipment, with a focus on electron microscopy consumables.
L Joyce
Managing Director of Agar Scientific
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About Agar Scientific: Agar is a leading manufacturer and distributor of scientific laboratory equipment, with a focus on electron microscopy consumables.
John Morath
Managing Director of GTK UK
GTK is an ambitious and fast growing privately-owned company that manufactures high quality electronics solutions, including standard and custom cable assemblies, connectors and optoelectronics. We also offer a full manufacturing solutions service, including PCB enclosures, full PCB assembly and packaging options. We have offices in the UK, Germany, Romania & Taiwan and work with manufacturing affiliates in the Far East. Our experience & tenure in the marketplace enables us to source, design and supply components and complete solutions that are manufactured to the highest standards. Headquartered in Basingstoke, Hampshire, with offices and manufacturing affiliates worldwide, GTK has the infrastructure and resources in place to ensure highly tailored production engineering processes and manufacturing quality control. Each location adds its own value to our customers and greatly enhances our capabilities as a company. At GTK, we strongly believe in the value of high quality. This translates into the quality of our products, the quality of the support and advice we give our customers, and how we take our commitments very seriously. We are ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 accredited, and our UK facility is AS9100C certified and UL approved. As a privately owned business, we also believe in continually investing to improve our capabilities and efficiency. This includes recently doubling our UK manufacturing floor-space and enhancing our engineering team.
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About GTK UK: GTK UK manufactures and sells electronic cable assemblies, connectors and adaptors, and optoelectronics.
Andrew Marr
Managing Director of Marr Consultancy
30 years in the Pharmaceutical industry in Regulatory Affairs and Regulatory Operations. 10 years in Regulatory Affairs including UK, US, Preclinical and CMC regulatory roles. 15 years in Regulatory Operations with business-side responsibilities for the development, implementation and process optimisation of regulatory document management and publishing systems and electronic submission to regulatory agencies. 10 years at the forefront of standards and process development for electronic interchange between industry and regulator, on a worldwide basis. Strategy consultant, highly respected in the pharmaceutical sector. Leading consultant on the requirements and business processes for the Extended Eudravigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary (XEVMPD) and Identification of Medicinal Products (IDMP) Extensive expertise in electronic submission requirements and processes in Europe and US gained from pivotal involvements throughout their development and successful implementation. Extensive experience of the Product Information Management (PIM) programme gained as industry lead since its inception. Extensive network and reputation with regulators, industry, service providers and software vendors working in these spaces
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About Marr Consultancy: Marr Consultancy Ltd provides consulting services to the pharmaceutical industry.
John Hansen
Managing Director and CEO of ETher NDE
John was Senior Staff Engineer for Eddy Current NDT at GE Inspection Technologies, St Albans, UK (previously Hocking NDT). John is the immediate past Chairman of the BINDT Trade Group as well as being a BINDT Council Member, BINDT UK Engineering Council Representative and ordinary member of various other committee and for ASTM he serves on the Electromagnetic and DICONDE Committees .Johns Eddy Current NDT wealth of knowledge and passion is well regarded in the industry and this teamed with Mike’s overall NDT market expertise has allowed ETher NDE to be built on a very solid foundation. With a combined industry experience of nearly 70 years, Mike and John quickly went to work to build a team based on non-destructive testing knowledge, passion and skill.
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About ETher NDE: ETher is a manufacturer of Eddy Current Testing (ECT) non-destructive testing NDT equipment.
Kieran O’Leary
Managing Director and Principal Consultant of Mixed Signal Systems
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About Mixed Signal Systems, Upstart Jobs: Mixed Signal Systems offers product development and consultancy services in the electronics, technology, and semiconductor industries.
Ed Rogers
Founder & Managing Director of Bristol Braille Technology
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About Bristol Braille Technology: Bristol Braille Technology is building Canute, an affordable full-page Braille eBook reader.
Paul Taylor
Founder & Managing Director of Laser Wire Solutions
Paul Taylor is a Founder & Managing Director at Laser Wire Solutions.
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About Laser Wire Solutions: Laser Wire Solutions is the expert manufacturer of Laser Wire Strippers for the removal of insulation from high performance wire and cable.
Ryan Maughan
Managing Director of Avid Technology Group
Ryan founded the AVID Technology Group back in 2004 and has led its growth and development ever since. As well as being an award-winning entrepreneur, he is an Engineer by background with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from UMIST and an MSc in Engineering from the University of Durham. Ryan worked in the motor racing industry in his formative years learning about high performance engineering and developing a unique blend of hands on practical skills with high-level engineering expertise. After a few years of working in a high precision machining business, AVID was born with the mission from the outset to develop new technology that will reduce emissions and fuel consumption of vehicles through improved control.
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About Avid Technology Group: AVID is a leader in the design and manufacturing of smart electrified ancillary and advanced thermal management systems.
Keith Hamilton
Managing Director of Veluba
Keith Hamilton serves as the Managing Director at Veluba.
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About Veluba: Veluba is an app-hailed eco-cab service that aims to be a cheaper, faster, and zero-emission transport solution.
Paul Sanders
Managing Director of Caption Data
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About Caption Data: We are creators of the Hygronet, RDL//nano and RDL Web products and suppliers of MSR and other vibration data acquisition and analysis
john lord
Managing Director of Worldwide Heating Spares Ltd
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About Worldwide Heating Spares Ltd: Worldwide Heating Spares Ltd is a Commercial & Industrial spares supplier for the heating industry
Alex Kalyadin
Managing Director of Speakertec Ltd
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About Speakertec Ltd: Pushing boundaries of consumer technology engineering
Alex Kalyadin
Managing Director of Speakertec Ltd
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About Speakertec Ltd: Pushing boundaries of consumer technology engineering
Steve Miller
Managing Director of Insulin Angel
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About Insulin Angel: Insulin Angel is World smartest medication tracker.
