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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 Executive Director operating in the Telecommunications space. If you think a Executive 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.
Edwin Candy
Non Executive Director of Voip-Pal.com
Professor Ed Candy is the former Technology Director of Hutchison 3G, serving as 3 Group Technology Director for Hutchison 3G from 2000 to 2009, where he was primarily responsible for the technology for the world’s most advanced 3G Networks operating across nine countries. From 1996-2000, Mr. Candy served as Group Development Director for Simoco and from 1993-1996 as Technology Director for Orange, where he contributed significantly to the creation and success of the personal communication network. Mr. Candy now acts as a Strategic Technology advisor for the 3 Group and provides innovation guidance, strategic advice and consultancy through his company Strategitel Ltd.
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About Voip-Pal.com: Voip-Pal considers its patent suite to be fundamental to modern telecommunications using internet protocol.
Oliver Bryssau
Non Executive Director of Origin Broadband
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About Consumer Choices, Origin Broadband: Origin Broadband is an award-winning Internet Service Provider
Alexander Korff
Co-Founder & Executive Director of ValidSoft
Alexander Korff is the Co-Founder and Executive Director at ValidSoft.
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About ValidSoft: ValidSoft develops a secure, accurate, precise, and fastest commercial voice biometric engine.
Adrian Chamberlain
Non-Executive Director of Volex
Since joining Achilles in 2011, Adrian has spearheaded Achilles’ global expansion. He has over 30 years’ experience of implementing strategies and improvement programmes for global businesses across the telecommunications, retail, consulting and IT outsourcing industries.This includes two years working as CEO for the listed property group Bovis Lend Lease, with responsibility for its EMEA region. In the late 1990s he ran the UK’s largest residential cable television, internet and telephony business for Cable & Wireless Communications plc. Over five years, he progressed through the organisation, securing Main Board Director roles in the Global Services, and Strategy and Corporate Development divisions. In 2006, Adrian was appointed Chief Executive Officer for MessageLabs – a leading anti-virus and spam security company. In November 2008 MessageLabs was acquired by Symantec for £400 million. He was subsequently appointed Senior Vice President of Symantec Hosted Services and became a member of the company’s operations board. In 2011, Adrian became a Non-Executive Director of the independent hosting company UK2 Group. With an MA from Cambridge University and an MBA from the London Business School, he is married with four children and lives in Hertfordshire.
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About : Volex plc delivers high quality power cords,electronic interconnect and fiber optic cable solutions vital for high-tech products & services.
Lam Kwok Chong
Non-Executive Director of euNetworks Group
Kwok Chong Lam is on the Board of Directors at CSE Global Ltd., euNetworks Group Ltd., Eunetworks Pte Ltd. and Life Planning Associates Pte Ltd. Mr. Lam was previously employed as a Managing Director by Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation Ltd., General Manager-Special Projects by Keppel Corp. Ltd., Chief Financial Officer by Keppel Insurance Pte Ltd, and a Managing Director by Keppel Securities Pte Ltd. He received his undergraduate degree from National University of Singapore.
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About euNetworks Group: euNetworks is a Western European provider of bandwidth infrastructure services.
Fraser Park
Non Executive Director of Smartpipe Solutions
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About : Smartpipe allows mobile network operators to monetise mobile data at scale; safely and securely.
Fraser Park
Non Executive Director of Smartpipe Solutions
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About : Smartpipe allows mobile network operators to monetise mobile data at scale; safely and securely.
Stephen Chandler
Non-Executive Director of Smartpipe Solutions
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About : Smartpipe allows mobile network operators to monetise mobile data at scale; safely and securely.
