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 CTO’ operating in the Consulting space. If you think a CTO’ 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.
Stefano Maestri
Chief Technology Officer of Processing Division, Markit of IHS Markit
Stefano Maestri is the Chief Technology Officer of [Markit](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/markit#/entity), a financial information services company that helps businesses improve operational efficiency and meet regulatory requirements. Previously, he was an associate director at [Barclays Investment Bank](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/barclays-capital). Prior to Barclays Investment Bank, Maestri worked as a development manager at [Euronext.LIFFE](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/euronext-liffe#/entity).
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About IHS Markit: IHS provides information and analysis to support the decision-making process of businesses and governments in regards to various industries.
Vinod Singh
CTO of Concirrus
Vinod leads our technology team including product delivery and development. He has more than 15 years of experience in architecture, design, development, testing and implementation of large distributed applications, spending time at both Google and Amazon.
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About Concirrus: Concirrus support digital transformation of the specialty insurance industry using the latest developments in technology.
Bruna Pellicci
Chief Technology Officer of Linklaters LLP
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About Linklaters LLP: Linklaters LLP is a multinational law firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Michael O’Gorman
CTO of Xanadu Consultancy
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About Xanadu Consultancy: Xanadu Consultancy is based in Cork with a branch office in London.
Rens Troost
Chief Technology Officer of Virtual Clarity
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About Virtual Clarity: Virtual Clarity delivers strategic systems transformations, enabling you to create the right environment for successful business change.
Stuart Tarrant
Co-founder & CTO of 4sl
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About 4sl: 4sl focused on data custody and availability services for mid-size and enterprise firms.
Bryan Black
Chief Technology Officer of REPL Group
Since joining REPL in 2012, Bryan has become a leading vision and thought leader in retail technology. Working with some of the biggest retailers in the world, he brings an innovative mobile-first approach to projects spanning augmented reality, artificial intelligence and point of sale. Bryan has over 15 years’ experience in the software industry as lead developer, technical director and chief technology officer. He started his career in the games industry, developing cutting-edge AAA games for PC, Xbox and PlayStation. Since then, he’s successfully delivered large scale global projects, mission critical applications and technical architecture across a multitude of platforms. Bryan now defines and drives REPL’s technical vision, developing exciting new business opportunities with their partners, researching the latest trends and technology and ensuring their products are secure, scalable and maintainable.
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About REPL Group: REPL Group delivers technology and management solutions which transform business operations and processes.
Jonathan Whiteside
CTO and Co-Founder of Building Blocks
Jonathan Whiteside is the managing director for design and technology at Dept.
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About Building Blocks: Building Blocks helps global companies solve complex problems using digital technologies.
Ben Jones
CTO of GfK
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About GfK: GfK is a market research institute in Germany.
Stuart Fiske
CTO of Consult Hyperion
Stuart is a founding Director of Consult Hyperion. Prior to 1986 he was involved in the development of transaction processing systems and fault-tolerant command and control software. Stuart obtained a BA Honours degree in Physics and a PhD from the University of York. Stuart has specialised in the analysis of business requirements and the specification and verification of payment systems. He provides and oversees specialist consultancy to clients focussing on the design and deployment of innovative identity and payment methods based around the use of secure cryptographic devices. Stuart works with clients such as the global card schemes, banks and fixed and mobile telecommunications operators. His current interests include both contact and contactless payment cards, NFC-enabled phones, and the specification and verification of vendor products which form part of those schemes.
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About Consult Hyperion: Consult Hyperion is an independent strategic and technical consultancy.
Harsha Gowda
CTO & Board Member of Getronics
Harsha Gowda Siddaveere is the Chief Technology Officer at Getronics.
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About Getronics: The Getronics family is an ICT Services group consisting of the Getronics and Connectis brands.
Dael Williamson
European CTO (Data & AI) | Global Data Technology Lead of Avanade
Technology leader, innovation architect and data scientist. Global Chief Architect of BEYONDigital (by HCL Technologies). We are a global digital and data consultancy specialising in design thinking, experience design, innovation, technology strategy, process digitisation and big data predictive analytics. Co-founder and Chief Strategy & Data Officer of ThinkLab.AI. A machine learning algorithm marketplace offering clients artificial intelligence solutions to deliver game-changing insights from data. Dael also serves on the Advisory Board for FitSprint as Product, Technology & Data Advisor. Vast experience working for and with start-ups as a technology specialist. Passion for data science developed while in academia, producing theoretical protein models and experimental protein structures. Master’s degree (First Class); several degrees and publications.
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About Avanade, ThinkLab.ai: Avanade provides innovative digital and cloud services, business solutions and design-led experiences on the Microsoft ecosystem.
Andy Forkgen
CTO & UK Director of GlobalizeMe
Andy co-founded the Digital division of GlobalizeMe in 2009 and oversees all technological business within the company including our partnership with AWS. He is also the Managing Director of the UK office in Oxfordshire where he is based. Andy’s background is primarily technical; prior to joining GlobalizeMe, he spent 5 years within the technology arm of the Inner London Magistrates’ Courts Service, 6 years team leading the online development team at The Daily Telegraph and served in various other technology and consulting roles in between. In his spare time Andy is a keen runner having completed the 2017 London Marathon, is the founder and manager of a Pan-Disability children’s football team, enjoys skiing and at weekends is often found being a loyal servant and driver to his wife, three children and Labrador.
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About GlobalizeMe: GlobalizeMe is a one-stop provider of digital development, content creation and international business support services.
Chris O’Sullivan
Co-Founder and CTO of Lexoo
Chris has been developing websites and apps for more than 10 years – with companies such as Forward Partners, Aegis Media, and the BBC. He loves playing board games and drinking cocktails – ideally at the same time.
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About HitMeUp, Lexoo, What I want for Xmas: Lexoo is a lawyer comparison marketplace that helps businesses choose a lawyer with confidence.
Abdul Hummaida
CTO of Concentra
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About Concentra: Concentra is a UK-based business consulting and technology services company, serving clients across a number of economic sectors.
Mark Ssentongo
CTO of Rainbirdsoft Limited
Mark is in charge of business and technology decisions at Rainbirdsoft.
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About Rainbirdsoft Limited: Rainbirdsoft Limited focuses on business intelligence and data analytics solutions with cloud and hybrid software development services.
Matt Sharpe
Chief Technology Officer of Sword GRC
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About Sword GRC: Sword GRC is a software solutions company that specializes in risk, compliance, governance, audit & policy management services.
Jon Pretty
CTO of Scala Technology
Jon has been having fun riding the bleeding edge of Scala for over a decade, and he’s not done yet. While he’s not travelling the world attending Scala conferences, or organizing his own (Scala World), Jon spends his time working on the open-source Rapture libraries and Typelevel Scala.
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About Scala Technology: Scala Technology was founded to provide consultancy to businesses of all sizes at different stages of adoption of the Scala programming.
Rob Parker
Chief Technology Officer of Oxygen Finance
Rob Parker joined the Oxygen team in 2016 as Development Manager, where he was quickly promoted to Chief Technology Officer. Before Oxygen, Rob spent three years at iForce where he re-platformed a high-availability, high-throughput carrier selection product to enable iForce to become a SAAS provider, whilst growing a technology hub in the midlands. Rob has also Setup a small fin-tech start-up as Technical Director, creating case management products for the reclaim industry. Rob brings to Oxygen his expertise working in several industries delivering high quality and high availability technology solutions, whilst leading teams across four continents to work with clients globally.
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About Oxygen Finance: Oxygen Finance brings innovation to early payment solutions, generating a new source of income for companies
Andrew Thompson
CTO of Orbital Witness
Andrew Thompson is the CTO at Orbital Witness.
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About Orbital Witness, Seedcamp: A LegalTech-meets-PropTech startup replacing legacy legal due diligence in property transactions with a legal risk rating.
Dinesh Acharya
Co-Founder and CTO of Solution Rock
Dinesh Acharya is the Co-Founder and CTO of Formyoula.com and Solution Rock Technologies.
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About Solution Rock: Solution Rock specializes in Salesforce CRM implementations and Force.com application developments.
Andrew Mantilas
Co-founder, Chief Technology Officer of Mudano
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About Mudano: Mudano, part of Accenture Applied Intelligence, is a data and machine learning company focused on financial services.
Lee Scorer
Chief Technology Officer of Aurora-AI
Lee brings unparalleled expertise in operating and developing software systems including cloud environments. He has worked at Aurora for over a decade.
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About Aurora-AI: Aurora-AI provides consultancy services to create bespoke AI solutions for specific business requirements.
Steve Harrison
Chief Technology Officer of 4C Associates
Steve Harrison is the Chief Technology Officer at 4C Associates.
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About 4C Associates: 4C Associates is a procurement consultancy firm that provides tailored solutions to help its clients meet their strategic goals.
Andrew Hatton
Head of IT / CTO of Greenpeace
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About Greenpeace: Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organization based in Amsterdam.
Ed Eliot
Founder & CTO of BrightLocal
Ed oversees technical operations. He built our first two tools and the basics of our admin panel. Ed brings 15 years of development experience to BrightLocal.
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About BrightLocal: Take the lead in local search.
David Burns
Chief Technology Officer of Improded
David Burns is the Chief Technology Officer for Yell in the UK, with responsibility for driving the digital and technology agenda, he is a strong advocate for the adoption of new technologies and has a passion for identifying new ways in which the experience of Yell customers can be enhanced. David joined the Yell team in 2016 and has been working closely with the management team on new initiatives which will not only take Yell forward but also deliver an enhanced, affordable and market changing set of services to Yell’s customers over the coming 24 months. Over his career David has acquired multiple accolades within the Technology industry with his work being recognised by both partners and industry experts. Prior to joining Yell, David regularly consulted large government organisations on their digital approach and the trends that would impact business and broader society over the coming 5 – 10 years.
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About Improded: Intellectual Protection Services
William Gambier
Co-Founder & CTO of WASE
William Gambier currently works as the Co-Founder and CTO for WASE.
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About WASE: WASE provides a decentralized sanitation system with the goal of accelerating the global adoption of circular waste treatment.
Andrew Mahood
Co-founder & CTO of Precursive
Co-founder & CTO at Precursive
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About Precursive: Customer onboarding, resource management and professional services automation native on Salesforce.
Andrew White
CTO of Unboxed
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About Unboxed: The largest Ruby on Rails development agency in London and Cape Town
Daniel Wright
Co-Founder & CTO of Grid Edge
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About Grid Edge: The way we use energy is changing
Colin Macandrew
CTO and Co-Founder of Transparity
Colin Macandrew is the CTO and Co-Founder of Transparity. His passion and dedication to excellence has built one of the fastest growing Microsoft Cloud consultancies in the UK, focused on delivering outstanding Azure, Modern Workplace and Intelligent Cloud solutions.
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About Transparity: Transparity are a leading Microsoft Gold and Direct CSP Partner delivering business transformation through public, private.
Sion Smith
CTO of OSO
I never back down from a technical challenge. I started programming aged 10 and has since held all AWS professional certifications, as well as being a Confluent certified developer. At the start of my career, I spent 10 years as a Java / Scala developer, then moved into distributed software development. I have a highly commercial background, too, founding a FinTech startup in 2013 and guided it to an undisclosed exit. Alongside this, I have consulted for Adidas, WorldPay, BNP Paribas and HSBC. I have a passion for solving complex problems and gets huge satisfaction from being the first to overcome a challenge. In my free time, I build huge Lego models, keep up to date with crypto news (a Bitcoin owner since 2012) and also finds time to saddle up on my bike most days!
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About OSO: Transform your business with emerging technologies
David Adams
CoFounder and CTO of Chime Advisors
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About Chime Advisors: Disrupting the expert network industry
Mohamed Bakeer
CTO of Converge Technology Specialists
Mohamed Bakeer is the CTO at Converge Technology Specialists. Prior to joining Converge, Mohamed served as a CTO at LIMA. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Cairo University.
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About Converge Technology Specialists: Converge Technology Specialists is a specialist provider of hosted and managed IT services through private cloud.
Jon Topper
CTO/CEO of The Scale Factory
DevOps, Linux, cloud infrastructure and automation specialist.
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About The Scale Factory: DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure Consultancy
Dan Bosman
CTO of B.I. Group
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About B.I. Group: The Business Intelligence Group is a professional human resource consulting firm, having rich professional experience in the area of Human
Paul Saxton
Chief Technology Officer of eBECS
Paul Saxton – responsible for the Microsoft Analytics Practice at eBECS. Paul founded the Analytics practice and focuses on ensuring we have the very best talent and offerings, combined with an engagement style which delivers value quickly. Paul has led the Analytics practice and its strategy for over 8 years and has helped many organisations with their data strategy.
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About eBECS: eBECS provides businesses with Microsoft business solutions that focus on ERP, CRM, data analytics, business intelligence, and more.
Daniel Atherton
CTO of Play
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About Play: Play design and build products that help individuals make great decisions and build positive behaviours.
James Stewart
Partner and CTO of Public Digital
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About Public Digital: Public Digital is a digital transformation consultancy that helps organizations adapt to the internet.
Tony Richards
CTO of Securestorm
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About : Securestorm – The Expert Advisers on Cloud and Cyber Security
Max Kramer
Founder & CTO of ReactiveFusion
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About : ReactiveFusion is a boutique software consultancy firm based in London, UK.
