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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 Market Research 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 Liebreich
Chairman & CEO of BloombergNEF
Michael Liebreich is Founder and Chair of the Advisory Board of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the world’s leading provider of research on clean energy, energy technology and advanced transportation. Michael founded New Energy Finance in 2004 and acted as Chair and Chief Executive before selling it to Bloomberg LP in 2009. Bloomberg New Energy Finance is headquartered in London and now has over 200 staff in 13 offices around the world.
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About BloombergNEF, Imperial College London: BloombergNEF provides industry information, analytics, and research services for the clean energy and carbon markets.
Andy Mulholland
VP Constellation Research & Chairman Asset Mapping of Constellation Research
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About Constellation Research: Constellation Research is a research and advisory firm helping early adopters improve the transformative power of disruptive technology.
Chris Wright
Chairman of Faradion
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About Aceleron, Carbon Air, Faradion: It is already impressive IP portfolio is growing and, with a wide range of products available
David Sykes
Chairman of SmartSurvey
Chairman at SOMNIUM® Technologies.
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About SmartSurvey: The UK’s leading online survey software.
Roger Bootle
Chairman of Capital Economics
Roger Bootle is one of the City of London’s best-known economists. As well as running Capital Economics, which he founded in 1999, Roger is also a Specialist Adviser to the House of Commons Treasury Committee and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. He was formerly Group Chief Economist of HSBC and, under the previous Conservative government, he was appointed one of the Chancellor’s panel of Independent Economic Advisers, the so-called ‘Wise Men’. In 2012, Roger and a team from Capital Economics won the Wolfson Prize, the second biggest prize in Economics after the Nobel. Roger Bootle studied at Oxford University and then became a Lecturer in Economics at St Anne’s College, Oxford. Most of his subsequent career has been spent in the City of London.
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About Capital Economics: Capital Economics is an independent macro-economic research companies in the world.
Richard Holway
Chairman of TechMarketView
Richard Holway MBE is chairman of TechMarketView LLP, and is considered to be one of the UK’s leading ICT analysts. Richard Holway started his career in 1966, forming Richard Holway Limited in 1986. Richard Holway Limited became the leading authority on the financial performance of the UK software and IT services market and its constituent companies. In November 2000 Richard Holway Limited was acquired by Ovum. Richard was appointed as a director of Ovum as well as continuing as a leading analyst with Ovum. Ovum was acquired by Datamonitor in 2006. Richard joined forces with Anthony Miller once again in October 2008 to launch TechMarketView LLP, where he is now Chairman. Richard was awarded an MBE in the 2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours for his ten years involvement as a volunteer at the Prince’s Trust. Richard will join a panel discussion to answer the question whether legacy analysts can survive. An expert panel will look at how new types of analysts and IT research are changing the industry, and how analysts firms need to adapt their operations and business models to remain relevant to all types of research consumers.
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About : TechMarketView LLP provides authoritative research and analysis on the technology.
Richard Holway
Chairman of TechMarketView
Richard Holway MBE is chairman of TechMarketView LLP, and is considered to be one of the UK’s leading ICT analysts. Richard Holway started his career in 1966, forming Richard Holway Limited in 1986. Richard Holway Limited became the leading authority on the financial performance of the UK software and IT services market and its constituent companies. In November 2000 Richard Holway Limited was acquired by Ovum. Richard was appointed as a director of Ovum as well as continuing as a leading analyst with Ovum. Ovum was acquired by Datamonitor in 2006. Richard joined forces with Anthony Miller once again in October 2008 to launch TechMarketView LLP, where he is now Chairman. Richard was awarded an MBE in the 2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours for his ten years involvement as a volunteer at the Prince’s Trust. Richard will join a panel discussion to answer the question whether legacy analysts can survive. An expert panel will look at how new types of analysts and IT research are changing the industry, and how analysts firms need to adapt their operations and business models to remain relevant to all types of research consumers.
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About : TechMarketView LLP provides authoritative research and analysis on the technology.
