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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 Consumer 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.
Harriet Dickinson
Manager, Real World Data and Analytics of GSK
Experienced Data Scientist with a demonstrated history of working in the pharmaceuticals industry. Interested in epidemiology, data analytics, personalised medicine, machine learning, cluster analysis, social media analytics, EHR/eCRF analytics, SAS and R.
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About GSK: GSK Venture Fund is a Massachusetts-based venture capital fund focused on investments within the area of bioelectronics.
Russell Albert
Senior Development Manager of THG
Russell Albert has been serving as Senior Development Manager at the Hut Group since October 2018.
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About THG: The Hut Group is an online retailing platform focused on fast moving consumer goods, specifically focused on health and beauty.
Ash Tapia
Data and Tools Manager of Unilever
In his 10+ year Digital Advertising and Analytics career, Ash has worked in India and the UK. He has extensive experience in digital advertising, social media marketing and digital analytics. He leads the Data & Tools team at Unilever’s People Data Centre. His team is responsible for identifying partners that can improve our analytics capabilities or solve our data needs. His team is increasingly interested in Machine Learning as a Service type solutions and data driven marketing. Prior to working at Unilever, Ash had an executive leadership role at Goonj, a digital analytics startup, where he was responsible for laying the early foundations for accelerated growth.Before this, Ash worked at various digital marketing agencies. During this time, he was responsible for establishing successful client partnerships, which were instrumental in growing the agency accounts of blue-chip companies such as Unilever, PepsiCo, Endemol, Lamborghini, etc.
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About Unilever, Unilever: Unilever produces and supplies fast-moving consumer goods in food, home, and personal care product categories worldwide.
James Bush
Commercial Manager of Motorway
James Bush serves as commercial manager at Motorwa.
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About Motorway: Motorway is an online used-car marketplace for professional car dealers that sells their cars using their smartphones.
Kevin Lott
Sales Manager of Garmin
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About Garmin: Garmin manufactures marine, aviation, and consumer technologies suitable to run on global positioning systems.
Milan Lakhani
Innovation Strategist & Incubation Manager of Konica Minolta
Innovation Strategist & Incubation Manager Business Innovation Centre Europe, Konica Minolta, Inc. Milan has a passion for business-led innovation, and works as a strategist within the Business Innovation Centre (BIC), Europe, where he manages business innovation, incubation and future business development. Milan’s main areas of expertise are setting up innovation programmes in a corporate environment, globally, understanding cultural paradigms and creating a framework to provide a structure & governance for on-going innovation. Within Konica Minolta, Milan’s focus is working with (existing & prospective) senior clients on innovation-led engagements, with the scope of co-innovating and incubation of projects. He also focuses on collaboration with start-ups, alliance partners, and formalising business innovation as a core function of the BIC. Previous to Milan’s existing role with Konica Minolta, he spent 16 years with Hewlett Packard (HP), as a Senior Consultant, specialising in Enterprise and Corporate Innovation, within the office of the CEO. Milan was instrumental in setting up one of the largest enterprise innovation programmes in the IT Services industry.
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About Konica Minolta: Konica Minolta is an Innovative Company and continues to create inspiring products and services in the field of imaging.
Jackie Belcher
Community Training and Resources Manager of Co-op
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About Co-op, Co-op, Co-op: Co-op, home to Food, Insurance, Funeralcare, Legal Services and Electrical
Harini Marivannan
Operations Manager of Provenance
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About Provenance: Provenance is the leading software solution for sustainability communications
Dan Orchard
General Manager, Emerging Markets of Scentsy
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About Scentsy, Scentsy: Scentsy is a consumer goods and fragrance company platform.
Avril Murphy
General Manager International of Owlet Baby Care
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About Owlet Baby Care: Owlet Baby Care offers a health monitor that allows parents to view their child’s vital signs in real-time.
Sarah Leviseur
Product Manager of Attest
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About Attest: Attest is a consumer research platform that delivers consumer data that drive predictable and repeatable growth to businesses.
Simon Skelton
Platform & Operations Manager (JL&P) of John Lewis & Partners
Simon Skelton With over 25 years experience in IT, Simon has worked in both Retail and Insurance industries, with a wide range of roles including Programmer, Strategy & Architecture Manager, Service Desk Manager, Service Improvement Manager, and Online IT Operations Manager. After implementing ITIL across The John Lewis Partnership, Simon now leads the 250+ Applications Operations team in John Lewis, which supports £4.5bn in annual gross sales, with over £1.5bn being taken through the award winning johnlewis.com website.
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About John Lewis & Partners: John Lewis is a retailer that operates department stores, home stores, supermarkets and convenience stores in the U.K. and internationally.
Colin Turner
Senior Strategy Manager, Supply Chain of John Lewis & Partners
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About John Lewis & Partners: John Lewis is a retailer that operates department stores, home stores, supermarkets and convenience stores in the U.K. and internationally.
Stephen Moorhouse
Vice President, General Manager – Northern Europe of Coca-Cola Enterprises
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About Coca-Cola Enterprises: Coca-Cola Enterprises is a marketer, producer, and distributor of non-alcoholic drinks.
Nikita Medvedev
Senior Manager & Predictive Analytics of Coca-Cola Enterprises
Nikita is leading Predictive Analytics at Coca-Cola Canada. Together with his team he is transforming terabytes of business operations data into actionable insights to drive growth and innovate in the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. He loves finding novel solutions to old problems and is obsessed with driving real lasting change through better use of data. Nikita has over 10 years of experience in the Retail and Consumer Packaged Goods industries, working for companies like Loblaw and Sears. He is also an alumnus of the Master of Management Analytics program from Queen’s University, and holds a Bachelor of Finance & Economics degree from University of Toronto.
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About Coca-Cola Enterprises: Coca-Cola Enterprises is a marketer, producer, and distributor of non-alcoholic drinks.
Leendert Den Hollander
Vice President and General Manager of Coca-Cola Enterprises
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About Coca-Cola Enterprises: Coca-Cola Enterprises is a marketer, producer, and distributor of non-alcoholic drinks.
Milly Trotter
Product Manager of Resolver
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About Resolver: Resolver provides an end-to-end complaint-resolution service.
Alexander Nicholson
Engagement Manager of Frog Design
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About Frog Design: Frog Design operates as a global design, innovation, and strategy firm.
Imre Csuri
Strategic Alliances Manager of Sennheiser
Imre (Immy) Csuri is responsible for Sennheiser enterprise alliances in the UK&I. This is a pivotal role, working with the key Unified Communications players in the market, helping to ensure that Sennheiser is at the forefront and centre of the industry.
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About Sennheiser: Sennheiser develops, manufactures, and markets headphones, headsets, microphones, and integrated systems.
Imre Csuri
Strategic Alliances Manager of Sennheiser
Imre (Immy) Csuri is responsible for Sennheiser enterprise alliances in the UK&I. This is a pivotal role, working with the key Unified Communications players in the market, helping to ensure that Sennheiser is at the forefront and centre of the industry.
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About Sennheiser: Sennheiser develops, manufactures, and markets headphones, headsets, microphones, and integrated systems.
Dotan Ginsbourg
General Manager EMEA of Idomoo
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About Idomoo, Idomoo: Idomoo delivers video-based digital CRM solutions for enterprises to improve communication with their customers.
Jorge Lesmes
Senior Manager – Global Head of Blockchain Banking Practice of Everis Group
Jorge (MSc Comp Sci) is in charge of leading and defining the group’s strategic direction and value proposition for the Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology initiative for the banking sector, overseeing industry projects the group is participating in. With over 10 years’ experience in the area of Banking Consulting (Corporate & Retail), he has acquired an expert knowledge in critical banking infrastructure and regulatory transformation including CMA Open Banking, GDPR and PSD2 having led implementations for multiple Tier 1 global banks. His current focus is on how the Internet of Value will improve our ability to make payments as quickly and efficiently as data transfers, as well as inter-ledger infrastructure to improve connectivity between different DLT platforms.
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About Everis Group: Everis offers outgoing development through its highly trained and nurtured staff offering transparency, consistency and responsibility.
Damian De Conno
Global Data, Reporting and Analytics Account Manager – Corporate Functions of British American Tobacco
Damian De Conno is the global data reporting and analytics account manager at British American Tobacco.
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About British American Tobacco: British American Tobacco is a tobacco group, with brands sold in more than 200 markets.
Scott Bennett
Regional Sales Manager of Harvey Jones Kitchens
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About Harvey Jones Kitchens: Harvey Jones Kitchens designs and builds kitchen solutions.
Mark Baber
Technical Marketing Manager. Consumer & B2B Events. UK & Ireland Photo Channel of Sony Electronics
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About Sony Electronics: Sony Electronics (SEL) is the U.S. sales and marketing arm of Sony’s global electronics business. It is a leading provider of audio/video
Michael Pellett
Network Manager of Camelot Group
Michael Pellett is 50 years old and has been in the IT industry 30 years. Spent some time in the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in the early 90s as a communications rating after which he move back into IT. He currently work for Camelot UK as the Principle Infrastructure and Network Architect helping the company move from a traditional on-prem infrastructure to a AWS IaaS framework. Also working on a new platform following a DevOps approach to run microservices that can be run in the Cloud to enhance their product range.
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About Camelot Group: Camelot Group Plc is a company that provides national lottery games.
Frank Tamburello
Senior National Accounts Manager of Ansell Healthcare
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About Ansell Healthcare: From that vision, Ansell strives to provide consistent product quality worldwide, meeting or exceeding the strictest legislation.
Tom Ballhatchet
Product Design Manager of Eskesso
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About Eskesso, Yoto: Eskesso is smart sous vide cooking appliance and cloud platform.
Craig Forrester
Connectors Division Manager of Staubli
Craig Forrester is the Connectors Division Manager of Staubli UK Ltd and has been with the company for 19 years. Craig has over 23 years’ experience in the plastics market and over 36 years in factory automation. His technical qualifications include HND in Electrical/Electronic Engineering.
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About Staubli: Staubli is an mechatronics solutions provider for the textile, connectors and robotics.
Ryan Harris
Global Programme Manager of Hive Home
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About Hive Home: Hive Home create beautifully simple products and services that let you control your connected home anytime, anywhere.
Richard Poate
Risk Manager of Office for Product Safety and Standards
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About Office for Product Safety and Standards: Office for Product Safety and Standards delivers consumer protection and supports business confidence, productivity, and growth.
Dan Thompson
QA Manager of Butyl Products Group Ltd.
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About Butyl Products Group Ltd.: International supply of fuel & water storage and distribution equipment, Emergency Aid, Camp Infrastructure, WASH & WATSAN products
Paul Rickwood
R & D Manager of Butyl Products Group Ltd.
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About Butyl Products Group Ltd.: International supply of fuel & water storage and distribution equipment, Emergency Aid, Camp Infrastructure, WASH & WATSAN products
Steve Gauci
Supply Chain Manager of Butyl Products Group Ltd.
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About Butyl Products Group Ltd.: International supply of fuel & water storage and distribution equipment, Emergency Aid, Camp Infrastructure, WASH & WATSAN products
Tracie Delicata
Marketing Manager of Butyl Products Group Ltd.
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About Butyl Products Group Ltd.: International supply of fuel & water storage and distribution equipment, Emergency Aid, Camp Infrastructure, WASH & WATSAN products
Victoria Humble
Trade & Affiliate Manager of My Bespoke Room
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About My Bespoke Room: The UK’s No.1 Rated Interior Design Service; PLUS SaaS tool for Interior Designers to streamline and run their own business.
Victoria Humble
Trade & Affiliate Manager of My Bespoke Room
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About My Bespoke Room: The UK’s No.1 Rated Interior Design Service; PLUS SaaS tool for Interior Designers to streamline and run their own business.
Elliot Messenger
Connected Car Digital Integration Manager of Bentley Motors
Elliot Messenger is a Connected Car Digital Integration Manager at Bentley Motors.
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About Bentley Motors: The British luxury car company, dedicated to developing and crafting the world’s most desirable high performance cars.
Rebecca Laborne
Product Manager of Sure Petcare
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About Sure Petcare: Sure Petcare is a pet lifestyle product specialist that develops smart pet products that improve the way we care for our pets.
Sacha Visram
Manager of HMD
Sacha Visram is the Founder & CEO of Glo Glu, a unique digital gaming platform for parents and children alike. Prior to setting up Glo Glu, Sacha was the Founder & CEO of desi mobi, the UK’s pay monthly MVNO’s (Mobile Virtual Network Operator). Sacha exited the business to Tier 2 Telco in late 2012. Sacha is also a Trustee of the Sea Sanctuary Charity, that is supported by The National Lottery, the NHS, Vodafone and Help for Heroes amongst others. The mission is to create the ideal setting for mental health to flourish by offering hope and purpose through therapy, education and training utilising Cornwall’s marine environment. Added to these ventures, he has over 14 years’ experience in blue chip telecoms, home entertainment and retail businesses, working alongside Iconic brands such as James Bond, MGM, Liverpool FC, Manchester United and Vodafone.
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About B2E Consulting, HMD: HMD designs and manufactures mobile phones.
Peter Luscombe
Community Manager of people.io
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About people.io: We’re giving people ownership of their data to enable the next evolution of human connectivity.
Keith Maclean-Martin
Technical Manager of Piller Power Systems
Keith Maclean-Martin is the Technical Manager for Piller UK Ltd. He has more than 12 years of experience working with high power rotary UPS solutions in both Project and Sales related roles. During this time, he has developed his knowledge of not only the UPS, but also the supporting systems through industry recognised courses, enabling him to offer optimised solutions to best achieve client’s requirements. Keith is responsible for developing and overseeing the solutions offered, delivered and supported by Piller UK Ltd. While ensuring they not only meet current standards, he assists with the integration and development of innovative market leading solutions.
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About Piller Power Systems: Piller Power Systems manufactures high capacity rotary UPS, hybrid rotary UPS, diesel rotary UPS, static UPS and. static transfer switches.
Chris Wootton
Founder and R&D Manager of Verdel Instruments
Chris is the leader of the hardware and software development team, with over 6 years MS experience. Chris was involved in designing and building the prototype. He is the company’s electronics & software specialist.
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About Verdel Instruments: Verdel Instruments has developed new two-dimensional mass spectrometry (2DMS) technology.
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.
Mike Cummins
Senior Territory Sales Manager LSS of Nitritex
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About Nitritex: Nitritex is a manufacturer of premium cleanroom and healthcare Life Sciences consumables.
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.
Nicholas Hoskings
Manager of technical sales of Devlin Electronics
New business development Proposal and tender preparation Account management Technical sales OnePage CRM
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About Devlin Electronics: Devlin Electronics focuses on four key product groups; Input Devices, Healthcare Computing, Electronic Components and Power Supplies.
Sandra Godfrey
Manager of operations of Devlin Electronics
Sandra Godfrey has been serving as manager of operations at Devlin Electronics since October 1978.
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About Devlin Electronics: Devlin Electronics focuses on four key product groups; Input Devices, Healthcare Computing, Electronic Components and Power Supplies.
Onkar Dalvi
Senior Analytics Manager of AA Ireland
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About AA Ireland: AA Ireland is an insurance company providing car, travel, and home insurance services.
