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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 Board Member operating in the Security space. If you think a Board Member 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.
Doug Swanson
Strategic Advisor and Board Member of Malwarebytes
Doug Swanson is the Vice President of Development at Malwarebytes. Along with CEO and founder Marcin Kleczynski, Doug got his start in online anti-malware communities, helping to keep the malware forces of darkness at bay. He joined Malwarebytes in 2008 and built most of the original technology in Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, including the core scanning engine, kernel-level detection and removal technology, and the realtime protection module. Doug currently manages all client development at Malwarebytes and supervises the ever-growing development team. Doug holds a B.S. in Physics from Yale University, and an M.S. in Physics from Princeton University.
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About : Cybersecurity solution that protects people and businesses against dangerous threats such as malware, ransomware, and exploits
Dan Hennessy
Board Member of Benu Networks
Director Technical Strategy & Architecture at Virgin Media.
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About Liberty Global, Virgin Media: Benu Networks is a leading software and solutions provider, simplifying the industry’s most complex edge networks.
Mike Dixon
Technical Director and Board Member of KeTech
As KeTech’s Technical Director, Mike is responsible for its Innovation, product development, technical excellence and ensuring that the company stays at the forefront of the industry and ahead of the competition. In his spare time Mike likes to write music and plays a variety of musical instruments, as well as having a keen interest in cars.
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About KeTech: KeTech is a multi-disciplined group of companies specializing in communication systems integration.
Louisa-Jayne O’Neill
Board Member of Information Assurance Advisory Council
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About : The IAAC is a private sector led, cross-industry forum dedicated to promoting a safe and secure Information Society.
Conan Buideagan
Radvisory Board Member of Threatbutt
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About : Viking grade threat intelligence to any enterprise
David Blunkett
Board Member of Cognosec AB
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About : Cognosec is a supplier of cyber resilience and security solutions.
