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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 Human Resources 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.
Michael Whitfield
Chairman of hundo.careers
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About : hundo.careers is an end-to-end entry-level talent solution that helps forward-thinking companies engage with Gen Z talent.
Nicholas Shekerdemian
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Headstart
Nicholas Shekerdemian is the co-founder and executive chairman at Headstart.
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About Headstart, The Venture Collective: Headstart is diversity recruiting software focused on breaking the cycle of exclusion.
Rob O’Donovan
Co-Founder & Chairman of Charlie
Rob O’Donovan works as Chairman and Co-founder for The Eleven.
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About Charlie, The Eleven: Charlie is the HR software for small teams with big ideas.
Alberto Gabbai
Chairman and CEO of Cezanne HR
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About Cezanne HR: Comprehensive Cloud HR software for mid-sized UK & international businesses
James Lloyd-Townshend
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Tenth Revolution Group
With over two decades of experience leading staffing firms, James Lloyd-Townshend is an experienced CEO with a strong track record of identifying under-served niche markets. He builds and scales highly profitable, market leading international cloud recruitment brands and training academies, all of which outperform their peers by several orders of magnitude. As Chairman and CEO, James has created a business that allows anyone with the ambition to succeed and reach their goals in an environment that is genuinely inclusive. James is an Economics and Accounting graduate from the University of Newcastle and has attended the executive program at Manchester Business School as well as several other business schools in Europe.
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About Tenth Revolution Group: Tenth Revolution Group is the global leader in cloud talent solutions, uniquely equipped to deliver digital transformation through people.
Roy Pounder
Founding Chairman of Rotageek
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About Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Rotageek: Using data-driven technology to meet demand, engage teams, and drive efficiency.
Steve Garnett
Chairman of Fairsail
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About Fairsail: Human resources software for mid-size organizations
