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 Principal operating in the Media and Entertainment space. If you think a Principal 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.
Ralph Choufani
Principal of ABRY Partners
Ralph Choufani, Senior European Advisor, was engaged by ABRY in 2015. At ABRY, Mr. Choufani focuses on European businesses based out of London. Prior to ABRY, he was a Managing Director at Arma Partners Corporate Finance in London, where he focused mainly on pan-European internet infrastructure, hosting and telecommunications. Before joining Arma, Mr. Choufani was a principal at EIT, a MENA-focused TMT private equity firm. Prior to EIT, he co-founded and ran an entrepreneurial venture in the digital dynamic signage space which he successfully exited in 2005. Mr. Choufani received an MBA from INSEAD, and both a bachelor of Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Computer Engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Mr. Choufani is actively involved with AddSecure, Basefarm and Datapipe.
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About ABRY Partners: ABRY Partners is an equity firm focused on investments in media.
Max Gallo
Principal Engineer of DAZN
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About DAZN: DAZN is the world’s first truly dedicated live sports streaming service.
Bill Thompson
Principal Research Engineer (BBC R&D) of BBC
Bill Thompson is a well-known technology journalist and advisor to arts and cultural organisations on matters related to digital technologies.
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About BBC: BBC is a large-scale broadcasting corporation that offers content to inform, educate, and entertain people.
Tatiana Al-Chueyr Martins
Principal Data Engineer of BBC
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About BBC: BBC is a large-scale broadcasting corporation that offers content to inform, educate, and entertain people.
Karim Halwagi
Principal & Producer of WAGI Media
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About WAGI Media: WAGI Media is an independent film production business that focuses on developing and producing ‘high-concept’ films.
