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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 Automotive 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.
Carl Edward Rasmussen
Chief Scientist & Chairman of Secondmind
Carl is professor of machine learning in Cambridge. He believes that probability theory is the foundations of information, modelling, inference, learning and rational decision making. He is chairman at Prowler. Carl occasionally leaves Cambridge to run up mountains, as he has already conquered all the peaks of Cambridgeshire.
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About Secondmind: Machine learning for automotive innovators
Eli Talmor
Chairman of Cipia (formerly Eyesight Technologies)
Eli Talmor is a professor at London Business School and was previously on the finance faculty of UCLA and Wharton. He serves on the board of governors of Tel Aviv University and the advisory board of the African Venture Capital Association among others. A renowned authority on private equity, he testified to the UK Parliament and advised the UK Prime Minister’s Office. Business-wise he is a serial cornerstone investor with multiple exits, notably a co-founder of SunRay Renewable Energy which was acquired in one of Europe’s largest venture exits of that year.
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About Coller Institute of Private Equity: Cipia, formerly Eyesight Technologies, is a leading provider of computer vision AI based solutions for the automotive in-cabin industryץ
Peter Blease
Chairman & CEO of Nexus Business Solutions
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About Nexus Business Solutions: Nexus Business Solutions is a leading service provider to the automotive industry.
Bob Jones
Chairman of Blue Motor Finance
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About Blue Motor Finance: Blue is one of the UK’s premier consumer motor finance companies, lending over £750m to over 80,000 customers.
Jean Haynes
Chairman of Haynes Group
Jean Haynes is Chairman at Haynes.
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About : Haynes Group Provides online sales of car manuals and automotive related sites.
Jean Haynes
Chairman of Haynes Group
Jean Haynes is Chairman at Haynes.
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About : Haynes Group Provides online sales of car manuals and automotive related sites.
David Richards
Founder & Chairman of Prodrive
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About Prodrive: Prodrive is one of the world’s leading motorsport
Dave Smithyes
Executive Chairman of DWS Bodyworks
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About DWS Bodyworks: DWS Bodyworks is a provider of motor repair services.
