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 CEO’ operating in the Public Safety space. If you think a CEO’ 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.
James Popper
CEO of Amberbox Gunshot Detection
Founder at Sinclair Fire.
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About Amberbox Gunshot Detection: Detect Gunshots | Inform Law Enforcement | Empower First Responders
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Leo Scott Smith
Founder & CEO of Tended
Leo Scott Smith is Tended’s CEO and founder, having started the business in 2017 to create transformative tech solutions that can put an end to occupational fatalities. He was named as one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 2021, the Midlands Startup Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2019 Great British Entrepreneur Awards, and sits as the Lead Digital Advisor and Vice Chair for Lincoln City’s £20m economic regeneration plan. As a serial entrepreneur with eight years’ experience in AI and IoT, Leo has grown Tended into an award-winning safety technology company that has raised over £4.5m of private investment to date.
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About Tended: Tended combines wearable technology with behavioural psychology to transform safety in high-risk working environments. With five years’ 5 years’ experience developing safety wearables, Tended has deployed over 10,000 wearables in safety-critical environments. The company counts industry-leading organisations, including Network Rail, Siemens, and Unilever, as its clients, helping them solve complex safety challenges.
The company develops its solutions alongside behavioural science and psychology experts and has developed a first-of-its kind safety culture change solution, which is now part of HS2’s main safety strategy.
Bob Skerrett
CEO, IMS, Insurance Division of IMS – Part of Trak Global Group
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About IMS – Part of Trak Global Group: IMS (Insurance & Mobility Solutions) is a global provider of connected car solutions, services, and analytics.
Paul Durose
Chief Executive Officer of X Tag
Paul Durose is the CEO of GAs Tag, a company that develops a gas safety platform for housing associations, private landlords, registered engineers, and homeowners.
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About X Tag: X Tag develops a gas safety platform for housing associations, private landlords, registered engineers, and homeowners.
Mark Proctor
Chief Executive Officer of BRC Global Standards
Mark Proctor joined the management team of BRC Trading in June 2013 as Chief Executive Officer. Mark‘s wealth of management and operational experience, in the global food and consumer product safety and quality assurance industries, provides the ideal backdrop to his lead role with BRC Trading. Mark’s career prior to joining BRC Trading included senior roles with organisations including Exova, SAI Global Assurance Services and European Food Safety Inspection Services (EFSIS).
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About BRC Global Standards: BRC Global Standards is a provider of safety and quality standards programmes for food manufacture.
Graham Henderson
Founder & CEO of Snagr
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About Snagr: Snagr is designed to monitor the progress of complex projects.
Ian Thompson
CEO of British APCO
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About British APCO: British APCO is now acknowledged as the leading UK based Association.
Ian Thompson
CEO of British APCO
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About British APCO: British APCO is now acknowledged as the leading UK based Association.
