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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 Director operating in the Financial Exchanges 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.
Burim Bivolaku
Senior Director, Information Security of IntercontinentalExchange
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About IntercontinentalExchange: Intercontinental Exchange is an operator of regulated exchanges and clearing houses serving the risk management needs of global markets.
Paul Swann
President and Managing Director of IntercontinentalExchange
Paul Swann is the President & Managing Director, ICE Clear Europe, the wholly-owned European clearing house of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE). Swann was named to his post at ICE in July 2007 and was instrumental in the launch of ICE Clear Europe in November 2008. In his role, Swann oversees all technology, operations and financial functions at the London-based clearing house. Swann has over 20 years experience in European derivatives and equities clearing, and prior to joining ICE, he was most recently Managing Director, Group Risk and Managing Director, Change for LCH.Clearnet Ltd. During his tenure at LCH.Clearnet Ltd., Swann held various leadership positions in technology, operations, and risk management. In those roles, Swann worked closely with ICE on its energy futures and over-the-counter (OTC) clearing business.
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About IntercontinentalExchange: Intercontinental Exchange is an operator of regulated exchanges and clearing houses serving the risk management needs of global markets.
Timm Schipporeit
Managing Director, Head of Europe of Financial Technology Partners
Timm has spent his entire career working in the European technology sector, having advised tech companies on more than $20 billion of M&A, IPO and capital raising transactions – including Adyen, Alcatel-Lucent, Autotrader, First Data, SAP, Siemens, Scout24, Supercell, Worldpay, Yandex and Zalando among others. At Index, Timm focuses on venture and growth investments in the DACH region and across Europe. His prior career experience includes 11 years at Morgan Stanley, most recently as an executive director in the European technology investment banking practice. Timm sees a future increasingly shaped by young ambitious entrepreneurs – and believes supporting them today is one of the smartest investments that can be made.
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About Financial Technology Partners: Financial Technology Partners is an investment banking firm focusing on financial technology.
Alex Sladen
Marketing Director of Western Union
Alex Sladen is the Marketing Director of Western Union.
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About Western Union: Western Union provides consumers and businesses with fast, reliable and convenient ways to send and receive money around the world.
Jared Jesner
Non Executive Director of WeSwap
After graduating in Theoretical Physics from UCL, Jared gained a strong foundation in banking at JP Morgan and Dresdner Kleinwort, where he traded currency derivatives. Following this, he was selected for a fast track management program with Royal Dutch Shell. In this role, Jared managed teams including both Shell people and external consultants on technology strategy and project delivery across the globe, with a strong focus on payments. Jared runs every night to stay fit and is a Taekwondo black belt. If you visit our office, chances are you’ll find his kids’ artwork decorating a corner of the whiteboard walls.
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About WeSwap: WeSwap is a mobile application that allows users to swap different types of currency with others.
Tauhid Ali
COO & Director of JATT Acquisition
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About JATT Acquisition: JATT Acquisition provides fund assistance to businesses from the life sciences sector.
Jan Hendrik Witte
Director, Quantitative Research of Record Currency Management
Jan Hendrik Witte is a numerical analyst who has developed a number of new numerical algorithms in the area of optimal stochastic control. Since leaving academia, Witte has been working as an FX quant in finance. Witte is generally interested in the areas of numerical mathematical finance, systematic trading, and portfolio optimisation. Together with GreyMaths, Witte is building deep learning technologies for the use in trading and investing.
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About Record Currency Management: Record Currency Management is a currency management firm.
