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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 Chairman operating in the Communities space. If you think a Chairman 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.
Shiraz Boghani
Chairman of The Splendid Hotels Group
As the Chairman for the Splendid Hospitality Group, Shiraz Boghani was awarded with the Hotelier of the Year honor from the 2016 Asian Business Awards. Shiraz Boghani manages, and owns 19 of the United Kingdom’s trading hotels, and has spent thirty years within the hospitality industry. He has been qualified as a Chartered Accountant, is considered a dynamic entrepreneur, and the hotel sector is his passion. During the 1900’s, he was one of the hoteliers first to announce hotels with limited service brands. Shiraz Boghani has recently launched an exciting project for the Hilton London Bankside. Vibrant Bankside will house this stylish London project. His additional flagship hotels include The Grand Hotel & Spa, York, the Conrad London St James, and the Holiday Inn London. His more recent acquisitions are the Mercure Bristol Brigstow Hotel, and the New Ellington in Leeds. Shiraz Boghani gives a lot of support to a charity registered in the United Kingdom called the Aga Khan Foundation, and the global network of Aga Khan Development.
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About : The Splendid Hotels Group acquires, develops, and manages a network of hotels in the United Kingdom.
Richard Evans
Chairman of Impact Hub
Richard has over 20 years UK and international marketing and general management experience in FMCG and drinks with P&G and InBev. He was the global lead on brand management at InBev and was its UK CEO. As well as being a partner at GoodBrand Richard is director of several other social businesses and charities in the UK. Richard’s other passions include family and friends, walking and travelling, eating and drinking, and preferably all of them together!
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About : Impact Hub provides a workspace that connects entrepreneurs for environmental and sustainability initiatives.
Kevin Gaskell
Chairman of Traderoot Technologies
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About Traderoot Technologies: Traderoot Technologies enable the routing of secure, authenticated commerce transactions for physical and virtual communities.
DK Matai
Chairman & CEO of mi2g
DK is an engineer turned entrepreneur and philanthropist with a keen interest in the well being of global society. He founded mi2g in 1995, the digital risk specialists, in London, UK, whilst developing simulations for his PhD at Imperial College. He helped found ATCA — The Asymmetric Threats Contingency Alliance — in 2001, a philanthropic initiative to understand and to address complex global challenges. He is widely quoted in the international media on the risk and reward of digitisation. DK co-founded The Philanthropia in 2005 — Trinity Club, Syndicates and Ethical Investment Funds — with entrepreneurs, family foundations, private banks, non-governmental organisations and specialist advisors to resolve complex global challenges through collaborative & sustained efforts. DK’s online presence: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, HQR, Open ATCA, Intent & IntentBlog.
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About mi2g: mi2g is a U.K.-based company that provides security practices and techniques for wealth creation and protection of enterprises.
Roger Saxon
Chairman of Dounreay Stakeholder Group
Roger Saxon former Councillor for Thurso on the Highland Council.
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About : A wide variety of organisations with an interest in Dounreay and its impact on the community make up the membership of the DSG. The group me
