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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 Commercial 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.
Phil Cowans
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer and Director of Nested
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About Nested: Nested operates as a data-driven estate agency enabling customers to be chain-free buyers.
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Nestor Paz Galindo
Managing Director of UBS
Nestor Paz Galindo as managing director and head of sell-side and financial sponsors M&A for EMEA. Paz Galindo will join the bank from JP Morgan in March next year. Paz Galindo has spent all of his professional career to date at JP Morgan. He has held a range of M&A-related roles over 22 years, most recently including managing director of the bank’s European financial sponsors group.
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About UBS: UBS is a global financial services company that engages in the provision of financial management solutions.
Marc Wursdorfer
Managing Director of UBS
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About UBS: UBS is a global financial services company that engages in the provision of financial management solutions.
Roger Kennedy
Managing Director of Cantor Fitzgerald
Roger Kennedy is the Managing Director at Cantor Fitzgerald.
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About Cantor Fitzgerald: Cantor Fitzgerald is a global financial services firm that specializes in equities, investment banking, and real estate.
Edward Hollands
Managing Director and Founder of DrivenMedia
Ed Hollands is the 23-year- old entrepreneur behind DrivenMedia, the Derby-based advertising agency which creates mobile billboards on commercial trailers for brands, organisations and businesses. Originally from Hertfordshire, Ed graduated from the University of Derby in 2016 with a first-class honours degree in Business Studies and was always ambitious to create his own company. Today DrivenMedia offers companies, brands and organisations the opportunity to advertise on the sides and backs of lorries, trucks and vans as they travel the world delivering goods and services. Ed got the idea of mobile billboards on an early morning walk when he saw traffic – including several large, plain lorries – queuing at a busy roundabout as rush hour traffic began to build. He realised the scope for offering companies a different type of marketing opportunity was huge. Ed grew up in a village called Pitstone near Tring in Hertfordshire with his parents Angela & Graham and his younger brother Will. His mum works for local hospice charity and Graham works for HP. Will is currently studying music at university. It was in primary school (Brookmead Primary School) that the seeds of entrepreneurship were sown when Ed declared he wanted to run a pub called The Happy Inn. He also saw his father being away from his family due to working overseas and felt that he wanted to have some choices around work when he got older. Later when at secondary school in Tring he earned money by carrying bags for small change to the form room. His determination to run his own business became stronger just before selecting his GCSE choices as he already knew he wanted to be the master of his own fate financially. This dictated the subjects he chose at both GCSE and A level. Ed chose to study for his degree at the University of Derby as he felt the campus and the teaching staff had the right ethos around business. Once there he also joined the Business and Entrepreneurship Society and began to be inspired by those who had already walked the walk in business. It was during this time he met Graham Mulholland, a leading local entrepreneur who became his mentor alongside lecturer and friend Bev Crighton Senior Lecturer/Programme Leader BA HRM As part of his studies, he did explore the idea of creating digital billboards on A38 right next to the university. He also set up his own business in the summer of his first year at university but the idea didn’t work mainly because he had not appreciated the important role played by marketing and advertising. It was an early lesson learned. At home, Ed lives with his fiancé Tara and they are childhood sweethearts who met at Scout Camp more than five years ago. Tara is a teaching assistant at a school in Nottingham and also is also an Ofsted-registered nanny currently studying for her level 3 NVQ in childcare. Ed is also a keen dodgeball player and qualified referee. While at university he played for the university team, The Derby Seahawks, and now plays for the Nottingham Sheriffs alongside being an referee. He plays twice a month during the season and referees weekly.
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About DrivenMedia, DrivenMedia: The UK’s major road network is one of the most densely populated highways in the world.
Alistair Barclay
Director of YOPA
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About YOPA: YOPA provides real estate agency services that assist clients in selling their properties.
Tim Muir
Chief Operating Officer and Director Field Engagement of YOPA
Tim Muir is Chief Operating Officer and Product Director at YOPA. Prior to this, he was a freelance product management consultant. Tim bears a degree in Marketing.
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About YOPA: YOPA provides real estate agency services that assist clients in selling their properties.
Colin Moar
Director – Global Equities – Investment Manager – Global Technology of Barings
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About Barings: Barings is a global financial services firm dedicated to meeting the evolving investment and capital needs.
Nigel Sillis
Director of Research of Barings
Nigel is the Director of Research and Scenario Team Head for Barings’ multi-strategy fixed income group and is based in London. He leads and coordinates the group’s macro-economic research, and market and currency forecasting work, supporting Investment Managers across diverse Global fixed income strategies. Nigel joined Barings in 2000 and, prior to being appointed to his current position, undertook various fixed income roles including Head of Credit Research and Investment Manager. He previously worked at NatWest Bank where he spent seven years working in Credit Appraisal, Financial Analysis and Credit Rating Analysis within the Corporate Finance division. Nigel is a graduate of the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (First Class Hons in Financial Services) and is an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and of the Association of Corporate Treasurers. He was awarded the CFA designation in 2002.
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About Barings: Barings is a global financial services firm dedicated to meeting the evolving investment and capital needs.
Colin Moar
Director – Global Equities – Investment Manager – Global Technology of Barings
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About Barings: Barings is a global financial services firm dedicated to meeting the evolving investment and capital needs.
Clive John
Non Executive Director of Development Bank of Wales
Clive has over 25 years’ experience in the private equity industry and spent a significant part of this as a senior director of Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC). He has considerable experience of investing in and growing private companies across many sectors, in many cases as a board member. Since leaving LDC he has chaired a thriving diagnostic business, worked with the BVCA in training private equity executives and acted as advisor to a major hedge fund.
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About Development Bank of Wales, SELDOC Healthcare: Development Bank of Wales provides flexible finance for businesses based in Wales.
Steve Smith
Director, Technology Venture Investments of Development Bank of Wales
Steve leads Finance Wales’ technology venture investments team – an experienced team of specialist investors and portfolio managers, placing seed and growth capital investment in innovative, IP rich, technology based businesses with the ambition to become international market leaders. Prior to joining Finance Wales in 2006, Steve spent 15 years leading various EU-backed programmes focussed on technology, innovation and the commercialisation of university intellectual property at the former Welsh Development Agency as Head of Research and Development Funding. A chartered Mechanical Engineer, Steve spent his early career as a Development Engineer at Wiggins Teape and then Product Design Manager at Saunders Valves. He then established and managed an advanced manufacturing unit at the Polytechnic of Wales (now the University of South Wales).
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About Development Bank of Wales: Development Bank of Wales provides flexible finance for businesses based in Wales.
Rob Hunter
Director of Strategy of Development Bank of Wales
Rob is Strategic Investment Director at the Finance Wales Group, leading on future fundraising and strategic planning. A public finance specialist, Rob has held a number of high profile roles at the Ministry of Defence where he was the lead accountant on the creation and sale of QinetiQ plc as well as the creation of the Defence Science and Technology Laboratories. He later joined the Welsh European Finance Office as Finance and Programme Director before becoming Director of Finance for the Welsh Government’s Department for Economy Science and Transport. He has been closely involved in bidding for funds including the Wales SME Investment, Property Development and Capital Growth Funds. A fully qualified Management Accountant, Rob has also been a member of the Department for Economy Science and Transport’s investment panel for the Wales Economic Growth Fund and has also undertaken various directorship roles, including being Chair of the Cardiff Airport Holding Company.
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About Development Bank of Wales: Development Bank of Wales provides flexible finance for businesses based in Wales.
Neil Maguinness
Director – Risk, Compliance & Legal of Development Bank of Wales
As Director, Risk, Compliance & Legal, Neil leads the team with responsibility for those investments that require additional support. He is a member of the Group’s investment committee and his role also includes oversight of regulatory compliance and quality assurance for the Finance Wales Group. ACIB-qualified, Neil joined Finance Wales in 2006 as a Portfolio Manager. Prior to this he spent 7 years managing investment portfolios and undertaking financial appraisal of businesses for the Welsh Development Agency. This followed 9 years with Lloyds Bank where he specialised in SME Business Banking and Risk Management.
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About Development Bank of Wales: Development Bank of Wales provides flexible finance for businesses based in Wales.
Ian Gray
Director of 24 Haymarket
Ian is a former partner of Candover, prior to which he was a managing director at the Bank of Scotland. His investment experience spans multiple industry sectors.
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About 24 Haymarket: 24 Haymarket is an investment network of highly experienced investors and senior operators.
Charlie Green
Founder and Director of 24 Haymarket
Charlie Green is the founder and director at 24Haymarket. He is formerly a partner of Candover Investment Partners. He has particular expertise investing in the financial and support services and leisure sectors.
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About 24 Haymarket: 24 Haymarket is an investment network of highly experienced investors and senior operators.
Jean Lou Rihon
Director of 24 Haymarket
Jean Lou Rihon is a director at 24Haymarket. He is a former partner of Silverfleet Capital with extensive experience in a number of industries particularly in specialty retail, leisure and business services.
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About 24 Haymarket: 24 Haymarket is an investment network of highly experienced investors and senior operators.
David Mitchell
Director of 24 Haymarket
David is the founder and former chief executive officer of Astron. David led the company’s sale to RR Donnelley and has extensive experience in Business Process Outsourcing.
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About 24 Haymarket: 24 Haymarket is an investment network of highly experienced investors and senior operators.
Annabel Mekelenkamp
Operations Director of Superscript
Annabel Mekelenkamp is Operations Director at Superscript.
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About Superscript: Superscript provides business insurance designed specifically to meet the fast-changing needs of small businesses.
Henry Newby
Partnerships Director of Superscript
Every business needs a bridge builder, and nobody does it better than Henry. With a ton of big brand partnerships experience under his belt, he’s taken to the startup life like a duck to water. Always ready to brighten your day with his dazzling sarcasm, you might be surprised he’s also a (drum roll…) fantastic percussionist.
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About Superscript: Superscript provides business insurance designed specifically to meet the fast-changing needs of small businesses.
Michael Marciano
Product Director | Radius, Propertylink, News, Legal & Jobs of EG
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About EG: EG provides data and intelligence in the commercial real estate industry.
Gregory Dewerpe
Managing Director of A/O PropTech
Gregory is a seasoned real estate and technology investor with over 15 years of experience across I-Banking, real estate and venture, a multi-billion deal-making history, and a deep understanding of the financial markets, real estate and venture capital eco-systems. A/O Proptech has emerged from AMD Capital, a dedicated real estate investment company ( direct real assets, public real estate markets, and venture) also founded by Gregory after he left I-Banking where he started his career a decade earlier, at Credit Suisse and Citigroup, looking after investments, structuring and financing for Sovereign wealth funds and other large institutions. Gregory sits on the board/advisory board of a variety of companies in the tech and Real estate space including amongst others Placemake.io, Plentific, Wildstone, Fornova, Residently, Livelike and Tiger Media. Gregory is a Swiss national, fluent in English, French and Italian; he attended HEC Lausanne University, London School of Economics (Masters) and Harvard Business School. Gregory is passionate about sports, travelling, nutrition/food-tech, cancer research and fighting the destructive long-lasting impact of bullying amongst children and younger generations. Gregory currently lives between London and Berlin.
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About A/O PropTech: Europe’s largest Proptech VC firm investing in technology companies transforming the real estate industry.
John Haines
Director of Software of JUST DEVELOP iT
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About JUST DEVELOP iT: Just Develop It (JDi) is a Hampshire based investment company that specialises in early stage and growth capital across.
Jay Francis
Director of Technology of JUST DEVELOP iT
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About JUST DEVELOP iT: Just Develop It (JDi) is a Hampshire based investment company that specialises in early stage and growth capital across.
Ben Rolison
Director of Sales of JUST DEVELOP iT
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About JUST DEVELOP iT: Just Develop It (JDi) is a Hampshire based investment company that specialises in early stage and growth capital across.
Sophy MacDonald
Director of Operations of JUST DEVELOP iT
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About JUST DEVELOP iT: Just Develop It (JDi) is a Hampshire based investment company that specialises in early stage and growth capital across.
Dan Short
Director of Support of JUST DEVELOP iT
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About JUST DEVELOP iT: Just Develop It (JDi) is a Hampshire based investment company that specialises in early stage and growth capital across.
Tim Armstrong
Managing Director UK and Product Development of Greensill Capital
Tim Armstrong is a member of Greensill’s European team, focusing on developing partnerships within EMEA. Prior to joining Greensill, Tim worked at KPMG managing a Supply Chain Finance solution for clients which utilised partnerships with leading FinTech companies in combination with KPMG’s suite of advisory services. Prior to that, Tim worked in the corporate finance team in Deloitte, working closely with the UK Government’s Department of Business, and at Morgan Stanley, in their securitisation team.
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About Greensill Capital: Greensill Capital is a provider of structured working capital financing to businesses globally.
Brett Downes
Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer of Greensill Capital
Brett is responsible for all aspects of credit and operational risk within Greensill. Prior to working at Greensill, Brett headed the EMEA Trade Credit Risk team at Citi where he was responsible for managing the credit and operational risk for the Letters of Credit, Trade Finance, Export Credit Agency, Commodities, Insurance Letters of Credit, and Supply Chain businesses. Prior to that he held various risk and front office positions at Commerzbank, Barclays Wealth and National Australia Bank. Brett holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland, a Masters in Applied Finance & Investment from Macquarie University and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Melbourne Business School.
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About Greensill Capital: Greensill Capital is a provider of structured working capital financing to businesses globally.
Hugh Binns
Studio Director of Miniclip
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About Miniclip: Miniclip is a world-leading digital games company that creates, develops and publishes on Mobile, Web and Social platforms.
Tim Rogers
Studio Director of Miniclip
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About Miniclip: Miniclip is a world-leading digital games company that creates, develops and publishes on Mobile, Web and Social platforms.
Dominic Falcao
Founding Director of Deep Science Ventures
Founding Director at Deep Science Ventures
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About Deep Science Ventures: DSV is a venture studio and a fund that develops a systematic, optimized approach to science company development and investment.
Mark Hammond
Founding Director of Deep Science Ventures
Mark manages the commercialisation of software including web and mobile apps. Since joining the technology transfer team in 2011 he has founded the Imperial Digital Enterprise Accelerator and built a community of student entrepreneurship around the accelerator under the icstartup brand. This initiative drives venture creation via workshops, talks, funding and mentorship from experienced entrepreneurs in collaboration with both College initiatives and student societies. Mark completed a combined Masters in Neuroscience and Artificial Intelligence from UMIST and went on to obtain a PhD whilst leading a project which investigated how networks of neurons generate behaviour by implementing a biological neuronal network as the brain of a mobile robot. He has also been featured in New Scientist and given talks at the Science Museum and Dana Centre. Marks commercial background includes setting up an IT service business unit and an analyst role at a boutique investment bank in which he worked with IT and cleantech start-ups to develop their commercial and fundraising strategy.
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About Deep Science Ventures: DSV is a venture studio and a fund that develops a systematic, optimized approach to science company development and investment.
Ozgur Tuncer
CEO & Executive Director of Stablepharma Ltd
Ozgur Tuncer CEO & Executive Director – two decades of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry including working for blue chip companies such as Pfizer, IQVIA and Pharmacia. Most recently, he was Global Vice President in IQVIA, and strategic adviser to life sciences investors. In addition to his role in Stablepharma, Özgür is an Investment Partner with Ascension Ventures.
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About Stablepharma Ltd: An innovative Biotech, developing a wide range of reformulated thermostable and fridge free StablevaX vaccines
Andrew Gerraty
Marketing Director & Founder of Wallsauce.com
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About Wallsauce.com: Wallsauce.com are here to deliver bespoke wall murals to help transform your living space or workplace.
Colin Watson
Director & Founder of Wallsauce.com
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About Wallsauce.com: Wallsauce.com are here to deliver bespoke wall murals to help transform your living space or workplace.
Tony Fairhurst
Managing Director and Founder of Wallsauce.com
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About Wallsauce.com: Wallsauce.com are here to deliver bespoke wall murals to help transform your living space or workplace.
Richard Donnell
Executive Director of Zoopla
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About Zoopla: Zoopla is a property website in the U.K. that combines property listings with market data, local information, and community tools.
Jo Wickremasinghe
Product Director of Zoopla
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About Zoopla: Zoopla is a property website in the U.K. that combines property listings with market data, local information, and community tools.
Ian Foley
Client Director of Movvo
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About Movvo: Movvo is a global technology company strategically positioned at the intersection of the retail industry, artificial intelligence and custom
Dominic Quennell
Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Enertechnos
Enertechnos is the Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Enertechnos.
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About Enertechnos: Enertechnos develop, patent, and commercialize CTS as a new concept in ultra-low loss cable based on capacitance technology.
Charles lucas Clements
Business Development Director of Enertechnos
Charles has 37 years of design, contracting, consulting and operator experience in the energy sector primarily focused in the oil and gas sector. Qualified as a Chemical Engineer, he started his career at Fluor, one of the largest hydrocarbon contractors. He then joined Global Engineering and was posted various locations including the UK, Middle East and Africa and following Global’s acquisition by ABB to Malaysia. On his return to Europe he joined as a board member of a consultancy which was acquired by IHS. He headed up the North American consultancy division of IHS Energy and subsequently returned to the UK to run the strategy practice, business development and then worldwide consulting operations. He then joined Xcite Energy Resources plc as a board director developing new methods to exploit heavy oil in the North Sea. Key skills include project management, business development, strategic planning, cost and economics. Charles has a BSc from Imperial College, London.
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About Amni International Petroleum Development, Enertechnos: Enertechnos develop, patent, and commercialize CTS as a new concept in ultra-low loss cable based on capacitance technology.
Marcus de Wilde
Business Development Director of ThreatInformer
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About ThreatInformer: ThreatInformer provide advanced security metrics tailored for cyber insurance underwriters.
Vicky Banks
Legal Director of DAC Beachcroft
Vicky Banks specialises in commercial real estate work. Her expertise includes advising on investment, management and development matters where she has acted for investor landlords, pension funds, small commercial landlords, developers and occupiers. This has included acting on disposals, acquisitions and management matters of investment portfolios and individual sites (including retail and industrial sites, shopping centres, office buildings in the City and throughout the UK, leisure facilities and mixed use sites) and also advising occupiers on lettings. Vicky’s work has included the negotiation of sale/purchase and development agreements, assisting in the purchase of and dealing with occupational lettings of large regional shopping centres, dealing with the sale/purchase and occupational lettings of retail and industrial units and dealing with the purchase, redevelopment, subsequent management and subsequent sale of large City offices and City office developments. Vicky has written articles on property matters published in external publications and newsletters and has previously contributed to the Law Society’s Conveyancing Handbook.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Martin Langley
Legal Director, Solicitor-Advocate of DAC Beachcroft
Martin is a litigation and contentious regulatory lawyer based in their Bristol office. He has extensive experience helping a wide variety of clients to resolve disputes through litigation, arbitration and mediation, with particular expertise in complex, high value and multi-jurisdictional disputes. He specialises in the financial services sector. His FS regulatory expertise includes advising on both FCA investigations and enforcement action, while his FS litigation experience includes leading the defence of a £12m claim brought against a number of IFAs and insurers arising from the collapse of Keydata, and £20m of claims brought against a leading wealth management firm and its advisers connected with film finance and other tax schemes. Also, he regularly advises clients involved in disputes in the health, industrial, retail and telecoms sectors, which has involved prosecuting a £30m warranty claim in 4 jurisdictions, and defending a complex IPR claim brought by one multinational pharma JV partner against another. Alongside his commercial litigation practice, which includes a track record of securing urgent injunctive relief where required, Martin has a particular interest in supporting clients undertaking sensitive internal investigations.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Beverley Atkinson
Legal Director & Solicitor Advocate of DAC Beachcroft
Beverley Atkinson is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in professional negligence law. She is a legal director and solicitor advocate based in their Edinburgh office. She is dual qualified in both Scotland and England & Wales. Beverley specialises in defending professional negligence claims against surveyors, solicitors and construction and financial services professionals. Beverley has experience of handling complex claims of significant value. She is an experienced litigator and also an advocate of ADR, having experience of mediation. She provides commercial and cost effective advice and is instructed by major insurers. She also sits on the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal which determines complaints of professional misconduct against solicitors.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Liz Donnelly
Legal Director of DAC Beachcroft
Liz Donnelly is an experienced commercial real estate lawyer and has dealt with a variety of commercial property transactions.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Ceri Eaton
Legal Director of DAC Beachcroft
Ceri Eaton is a financial services regulatory lawyer in their Bristol office. Ceri has experience of a wide range of non-contentious regulatory issues as they affect insurers, asset managers, brokers and other financial institutions. Her areas of expertise include perimeter issues, compliance with FCA and PRA rules, financial promotion, money laundering, unfair terms in consumer contracts, and the implementation of European legislation including the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II. In addition, Ceri has provided full legal and regulatory support on a number of applications for FCA authorisation, change in control and variation of permission. She also provides advice in the context of corporate transactions, including regulatory due diligence and warranties. Ceri regularly works on commercial agreements such as distribution and outsourcing contracts. Ceri qualified in 2004 and joined DAC Beachcroft in 2011.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Lyn Crawford
Legal Director of DAC Beachcroft
Lyn Crawford has considerable experience of dispute resolution across the construction and engineering sector. Significant cases include design and workmanship issues surrounding the cracking of concrete in an industrial composting facility; the collapse of a tunnel at a hydro-power station; and large fires at hotels and power stations. She has a particular expertise in advising major insurance clients on CAR and liability claims arising on construction and engineering projects, including joint insurance issues. She speaks fluent German and good French, and has handled numerous claims in foreign jurisdictions. Lyn has been recommended in the Legal 500 for Insurance Litigation. Lyn qualified in 2000 and joined DAC Beachcroft Manchester in 2017.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Lyn Crawford
Legal Director of DAC Beachcroft
Lyn Crawford has considerable experience of dispute resolution across the construction and engineering sector. Significant cases include design and workmanship issues surrounding the cracking of concrete in an industrial composting facility; the collapse of a tunnel at a hydro-power station; and large fires at hotels and power stations. She has a particular expertise in advising major insurance clients on CAR and liability claims arising on construction and engineering projects, including joint insurance issues. She speaks fluent German and good French, and has handled numerous claims in foreign jurisdictions. Lyn has been recommended in the Legal 500 for Insurance Litigation. Lyn qualified in 2000 and joined DAC Beachcroft Manchester in 2017.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Liz Donnelly
Legal Director of DAC Beachcroft
Liz Donnelly is an experienced commercial real estate lawyer and has dealt with a variety of commercial property transactions.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Beverley Atkinson
Legal Director & Solicitor Advocate of DAC Beachcroft
Beverley Atkinson is accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a specialist in professional negligence law. She is a legal director and solicitor advocate based in their Edinburgh office. She is dual qualified in both Scotland and England & Wales. Beverley specialises in defending professional negligence claims against surveyors, solicitors and construction and financial services professionals. Beverley has experience of handling complex claims of significant value. She is an experienced litigator and also an advocate of ADR, having experience of mediation. She provides commercial and cost effective advice and is instructed by major insurers. She also sits on the Scottish Solicitors’ Discipline Tribunal which determines complaints of professional misconduct against solicitors.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
Gill Burnett
Legal Director of DAC Beachcroft
Gill is a Legal Director working across the Northern practice. She acts for London market insurers in defending claims brought against a range of professionals to include, in particular, accountants, tax advisors and solicitors. Gill also advises insurers on policy issues and has undertaken secondments with two London market insurers.
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About DAC Beachcroft: DAC Beachcroft is an international law firm specialising in insurance, health and real estate.
James Weston
Founder/Sales Director of Teletower
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About Teletower: Teletower provides alternative to fixed scaffolding, podiums, and other mobile access towers.
Lynda Locke
Commercial Director of DisplayPlan
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About DisplayPlan: DisplayPlan is specialists in delivering retail display programmes for the world’s most prominent brands and retailers.
Scott Morris
Managing Director of DisplayPlan
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About DisplayPlan: DisplayPlan is specialists in delivering retail display programmes for the world’s most prominent brands and retailers.
Leon Turney
Development & Innovations Director of DisplayPlan
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About DisplayPlan: DisplayPlan is specialists in delivering retail display programmes for the world’s most prominent brands and retailers.
Dudley Roberts
Creative Director of DisplayPlan
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About DisplayPlan: DisplayPlan is specialists in delivering retail display programmes for the world’s most prominent brands and retailers.
Dudley Roberts
Creative Director of DisplayPlan
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About DisplayPlan: DisplayPlan is specialists in delivering retail display programmes for the world’s most prominent brands and retailers.
Andrew Doris
Operations Director of CMS Window Systems
Andrew Doris is an operations director at CMS Window Systems.
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About CMS Window Systems: CMS Window Systems is the provider of 360-degree building envelope solutions to the commercial construction and social housing sectors.
Stephen Gaw
Finance Director of CMS Window Systems
Stephen Gaw serves as finance director at CMS Window Systems.
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About CMS Window Systems: CMS Window Systems is the provider of 360-degree building envelope solutions to the commercial construction and social housing sectors.
Martin McCrimmon
Business systems Director of CMS Window Systems
Martin McCrimmon serves as business systems director at CMS Windows.
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About CMS Window Systems: CMS Window Systems is the provider of 360-degree building envelope solutions to the commercial construction and social housing sectors.
Martin McCrimmon
Business systems Director of CMS Window Systems
Martin McCrimmon serves as business systems director at CMS Windows.
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About CMS Window Systems: CMS Window Systems is the provider of 360-degree building envelope solutions to the commercial construction and social housing sectors.
Kian Siabi
Director of Office Agency of Making Moves London
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About Making Moves London: Making Moves London offers a modern, refreshing approach to finding new office premises on behalf of clients.
Anthony Murphy
Director of Office Agency of Making Moves London
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About Making Moves London: Making Moves London offers a modern, refreshing approach to finding new office premises on behalf of clients.
Sandy Ng
Co-Founder & Creative Director of Agorafy
Leveraging her past experience in marketing, new business development, sales and graphic design, she aligns the development, design, execution and marketing efforts of Agorafy, and manages the overall look and feel of Agorafy. Her dream is world peace.
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About Agorafy: Agorafy is an open platform for organizing and sharing real estate listings and information in the U.S.
Tim Hart
Development Director of Oxentia
Tim has gained >25 years’ experience in technology commercialisation, particularly from university environments, and in the life sciences. He has worked as an academic researcher, technology transfer professional, and entrepreneur, having spun-out and managed two investment-backed life science companies from university research, and advised in the formation and growth of many others. He brings particular sector leading expertise in academic entrepreneurship. His experience is truly international, having worked for and with some of the largest technology corporates and leading universities across Asia, Russia, Europe, North and South America, Australia, and Africa. Tim is passionate about the socio-economic value of innovation and entrepreneurship, and over the last 25 years has developed deep insights from a local to global scale. He has advised and supported the private and public sector across the world with strategies and implementation support for innovation and entrepreneurship instruments and programmes
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About Oxentia: Oxentia is an innovation management and technology commercialisation consultancy.
Derek Stewart
Director of Advanced Plant Growth Centre
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About Advanced Plant Growth Centre: APGC develops science that underpins commercial, economic, and environmental benefits in the agriculture, food, and beverage sectors.
Callum Ferguson
Director of Sonic Funding Partners
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About Sonic Funding Partners: Sonic Funding Partners provides businesses, landlords, and developers with short and medium-term funding solutions.
Lindsy Agana
Founder and Director of Greybox Studio
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About Greybox Studio: Creative content and photography studio.
Jo Willett
Managing Director of Oxford Innovation
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About Oxford Innovation, United Kingdom Science Park Association: Manage Business & Innovation Centres on behalf of a range of building owners, including local authorities and property investors.
William Finney
Director of Commercial Partnerships of EMaC
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About EMaC: EMaC is a motor service plan specialist.
Ian Hutchinson
Director of City Virtual Hub
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About City Virtual Hub: City Virtual Hub is a Virtual Office based in Soho in London
Toby Townrow
Co-Founder and Communications Director of Drone Evolution
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About Drone Evolution: Drone Evolution is a commercial drone services company .
Niels Footman
Managing Director, UK and Europe of Copylab Inc
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About Copylab Inc: Copylab is an investment writing and copywriting agency.
Susan Collins
Managing Director of Information Technology of PureSignCo
I am an inventor, business woman and entrepreneur. I have invented, designed and brought to market something that no one else has thought of.Background – Chairman and Secretary to two large Resident Associations in Southampton (9 years).It was during this period of trying to redress the number of Estate Agents Boards displayed outside blocks of flats and HMOs, dominating the resident’s vista, that the Eco Sign was conceived.Business Development of Security Systems for 3 years. Property Industry (23 years); always having had a creative mind I developed a specialist construction company which was, at its inception, a new take on extending properties. It attracted the interest of a London Public Company and was taken under its wing with the intention of expanding Nationwide. The PLC was later sold for 72m.Early career -Salesperson of the year.Developed retail outlet for a Yorkshire manufacturing company; increased turnover in the factory by 62% within the first 7 months.”
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About PureSignCo: PureSignCo is a NEW COMPANY and has 3 years R & D.
Martin Weaver-Parker
Managing Director of Lockyers
Martin Weaver-Parker is the managing director at Lockyer Insurance.
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About Lockyers: Lockyers is an independent insurance broker that specializes in business insurance and insurance for commercial and residential landlords.
Alistair Strachan
Non-Executive Director of Ryboquin
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About ILC Therapeutics: Ryboquin uses its expertise to turn under-developed intellectual property ideas into viable commercial realities.
Michael Loseby
Sales Director of Leengate Valves
Experienced Sales Director with a demonstrated history of working in the wholesale industry. Skilled in Negotiation, Management, Account Management, Procurement, and Business Development. Strong sales professional graduated from Rushey mead secondary school – Leicester.
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About Leengate Valves: Leengate Valves engages in the wholesale supply of valves for gas, water, HVAC, steam, process, power, and agriculture applications.
Tim Luxford
Special Operations Director of TriCIS Ltd
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About TriCIS Ltd: TriCIS is a UK sovereign company delivering secure systems integration, incorporating UK CFCTS TEMPEST standards across defence engineering.
Huw Durban
Director of SteriTouch
With a background in Technical Engineering and Engineering Management, Huw Durban has expertise in injection moulding, prototyping and testing alongside his knowledge of the practical uses of antimicrobials and detectables in production processes. Co-founder and Director of SteriTouch®, one of the UK’s leading antimicrobial and detectable additive producers, Huw works with clients and processors to develop the right approaches for specific applications and is renowned for devising successful solutions for ‘problem’ polymers which others have failed to address. His passion is to push the boundaries and develop innovative new additives to meet today’s increasing commercial challenges.
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About SteriTouch: SteriTouch is the leading UK brand in antimicrobial technology, specialising in proven solutions for almost any material.
Huw Durban
Director of SteriTouch
With a background in Technical Engineering and Engineering Management, Huw Durban has expertise in injection moulding, prototyping and testing alongside his knowledge of the practical uses of antimicrobials and detectables in production processes. Co-founder and Director of SteriTouch®, one of the UK’s leading antimicrobial and detectable additive producers, Huw works with clients and processors to develop the right approaches for specific applications and is renowned for devising successful solutions for ‘problem’ polymers which others have failed to address. His passion is to push the boundaries and develop innovative new additives to meet today’s increasing commercial challenges.
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About SteriTouch: SteriTouch is the leading UK brand in antimicrobial technology, specialising in proven solutions for almost any material.
Monty Halls
Founder & Managing Director & Executive Producer of Seadog Television and Film Productions
Monty is a well known BBC presenter, having fronted three series of BBC 2’s ‘Great Escapes’, as well as ‘Great Barrier Reef’ and ‘The Fisherman’s Apprentice.’ He has also presented films and series’ for Discovery, The History Channel, Channel 5, National Geographic, and Channel 4. More recently he has created several series concepts, including ‘Dive Mysteries’ and ‘The Great Shark Chase’, and has worked more actively as a producer and originator of new content.
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About Seadog Television and Film Productions: Seadog is an independent television and commercial production company founded by Monty Halls.
