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 Board Member operating in the E-Commerce space. If you think a Board Member 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.
Heiko Schilling
Technology Advisory Board Member of Gousto
Heiko Schilling launched his first startup in 1989. Since then, his passion for algorithms, data, and software has led his to start two more business ventures at the same time that he was completing four academic degrees and working for several large corporations. He had joined TomTom in 2007, where he has lead TomTom Navigation – with his team they are responsible for delivering the software components (APIs,SDKs,Apps) for the TomTom products that are used by several hundred million people every day.
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About : Gousto is an online meal-kit manufacturer and retailer, using AI and automation to provide extensive choice and personalisation.
Melissa Snover
Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member of Nourished
Melissa Snover CEO and founder of Nourished.
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About Goody Good Stuff, Nourished: Nourished provides a customized nutrition product that uses patented 3D printing technology to create bespoke gummy vitamins on demand.
Ali Mazanderani
Board Member of Upstream
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About : Upstream is leading the mobile internet revolution in high growth markets.
Richard Wilson
Board Member of Upstream
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About : Upstream is leading the mobile internet revolution in high growth markets.
Michael Langguth
Board Member of Poq
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About Carbon13, Foundervine, ICE List: Poq offers a SAAS platform to help large retailers join app commerce.
Faisal Galaria
Board Member & Non Executive Director of Green Man Gaming
Faisal Galaria is the CEO of Blippar the Augmented Reality company. He previously served as Global Head of Business Development at Spotify Limited, as Managing Director of Europe and Asia at Kayak and was early member of the Skype team. At Skype as Director of Europe, he was responsible for key partnerships across the US, Europe the Middle East, with companies such as Sony, Bebo, British Telecom, Dixons and HP. Prior to joining Skype, he was a member of the Policy Executive of the UK’s telecom and media regulator Ofcom. At Ofcom, he played a senior role in the high-profile negotiation and valuation of distribution rights for Premier League Football and co-authored the Telecoms Strategy Review. He started his career in wireless and Internet consulting and was a senior member of Cluster Consulting, which was acquired by Diamond Technology Partners (NASDAQ: DTPI) for $930 million in 2000. He has been educated across Europe and graduated with honors from UMIST (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) with a Bachelor’s in Management Sciences in the UK. He also holds an MBA from IESE in Spain.
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About Blippar, Gocompare.com, Green Man Gaming, Superdry: Green Man Gaming is a global pure play e-commerce and technology business in the video games industry.
Steve Rivers
Founder, Board Member, and CCO of Intelligent Reach
Steve Rivers is Co-Founder & CEO at Intelligent Reach.
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About Intelligent Reach: Intelligent Reach optimises the product discovery journey with augmented product data and scientific testing that drives conversion.
Simon Bird
Investor / Board Member of Dizinga
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About : Shop designs by independent artists across t-shirts, phone and tablet cases, wall art and posters. Dizinga supports artists worldwide.
