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 Director operating in the Cycling space. If you think a Director 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.
Georgina Owens
Director IT Services of Perform Group
Georgina Owens has held global leadership roles in organisations across multiple sectors. She has a reputation for tackling large-scale challenges and being capable of making intelligent sense out of chaotic and poorly managed IT capabilities. She is at home working in a fast paced environment dealing with uncertainty, ambiguity and constant change and manages to navigate her teams through a transformation to deliver simplicity, excellence and best in class at the end of the journey. In the last 18 months, she has been immersed in leading-edge digital initiatives including Artificial Intelligence implementations and the challenges of evolving an organisation into a digital way of thinking. In November she is moving into a role in a leading sports media company delivering content media, social network services and a pioneering sports OTT platform.
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About Liberis, Perform Group: Perform Group is a digital media company that commercializes multimedia sports content across internet-enabled digital platforms.
Andrew Bartholomew
Director of Bikmo
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About : Bikmo provides simple, brilliant and inclusive bicycle insurance for road, MTB, triathlon and e-bike riders.
Nick Larsen
Founder, Director of Charge Bikes
Nick Larsen is the Founder and Creative Director at Charge Bikes.
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About Charge Bikes: Charge Bikes design and produce a range of simple and unique bicycles, and components.
James Currie
Financial Director of Free2Cycle
James is a passionate amateur road cyclist and mountain biker who has completed many events. Beyond cycling, James manages his personal investment portfolio following the sale of his share in a successful prestige and sports car dealership, which he had established in 1996. James was invited to join Free2Cycle because of his enthusiasm and knowledge of cycling and to share his financial and managerial expertise gained from over 20 years of running successful businesses.
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About Free2Cycle: Free2Cycle is a social enterprise committed to transforming wellbeing through cycling.
Matthew Mears
Founder and Director of Temple Cycles
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About Temple Cycles: Temple Cycles design, produce and sell a range of bicycles from its Bristol-based workshop.
Andy White
Sales Director of EBKE E-bikes
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About EBKE E-bikes, WRD Systems: EBKE E-bikes manufacturing company that focuses on producing e-bikes, e-mobility, and cycling.
Philip Bingham
Co-Founder & Managing Director of Velo Vixen
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About Velo Vixen: The UK’s Leading Specialist in Women’s Cycling Kit
