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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 CFO’ operating in the Hardware space. If you think a CFO’ 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.
Terry Hart
CFO of CityFibre
Terry Hart has over 20 years experience in Financial, Commercial and Operational roles, and since 2000 has specialised in telecoms and technology. As UK FD of Easynet Group plc, Terry provided the financial leadership to manage the business through high growth, including the management of the investment programme for the first national roll-out of unbundled broadband and its launch to consumers and businesses. Terry later became UK MD and prepared the business for the successful sale to BSkyB. More recently Terry was CEO and previously CFO of Telstra International EMEA, where he significantly improved business performance through restructuring and repositioning the company to focus on large managed services contracts. Earlier in his career, Terry was FD of Serco Aviation and trained as a Chartered Accountant with BDO
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About CityFibre: CityFibre Infrastructure Holdings plc is the UK’s largest independent provider of fibre infrastructure in secondary cities
Nigel Fairhurst
CFO of Claranet
Nigel Fairhurst has a vast range of experience working as commercial Finance Director for a wide variety of organisations, ranging from partnerships to PLCs. He has over ten years of European experience, working in Paris for 3 years for M&S and as European Financial Director for Donaldsons and DTZ. His experience also includes roles at PwC – Coopers & Lybrand in Audit and Systems – where he qualified as a chartered accountant; and the William Reed Group as Finance Director of the main publishing company, and then as Group IT Director. With his background and experience, Nigel has a solid understanding of IT and systems as well as the issues of operating, controlling and reporting across a range of countries. He has proved a catalyst for change management within the finance arena, and has worked with different senior management teams on successfully moving businesses forward. Nigel joined Claranet in April 2010.
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About Claranet: Claranet is an expert in modernising and running critical applications and infrastructure.
Neville King
Group CFO of Mobius Networks
Neville King Has worked with the CEO for over 25 years. In additional to traditional CFO responsibilities for the group, has responsibility for long term financial planning and acts as internal legal counsel in relation to all contractual matters.
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About Mobius Networks: Mobius is the UKs first integrated data airtime provider.
Graham Screawn
Chief Financial Officer of Ultimate Products
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About Ultimate Products: Ultimate Products is a brand and product development house in the UK that specializes in house-ware and electrical goods.
Jonathan Oates
CFO of Blu Wireless
Jonathan is Chief Financial Officer at WaveOptics. He has been deep within the technology sector for over ten years and has experience across venture capital funded and private equity backed companies. Jonathan joined from IP Wireless which was successfully sold to General Dynamics. Previously he was CFO at Icera Inc., where Jonathan led funding rounds in excess of $200 million with revenues growing from zero to in excess of $80 million during his time as CFO. Jonathan, a Chartered Accountant, holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Accounting from Bristol University.
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About Blu Wireless: Blu Wireless Technology is a silicon IP company developing wireless technology with a faster transmission rate.
Peter Fosh
CFO EMEA of Optoma USA
Peter Fosh is CFO EMEA at Optoma. He once with Samsung Semiconductor as finance director.
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About Optoma USA: Optoma is a designer and manufacturer of projection and audio products for business, professional audio/video, and home entertainment.
Roy Hastings
Group Chief Financial Officer of FluidOne
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About FluidOne: FluidOne is offer high quality, secure data, voice and cloud solutions.
