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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based CEO’ operating in the Procurement 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.
Anand Verma
Founder & CEO of Expect. (trading name of Exponential Climate Technologies Ltd.)
Anand Verma @anandverma Anand is the Founder and CEO of climate tech startup Expect. A London-based company committed to decarbonising greening companies, profitably. Prior to my recent ventures, I was the Owner, Founder and CEO of Brilliant Basics (acquired by Infosys), an award winning Global Digital and Innovation company headquartered in London with studios all over the world. Successfully acquired by Infosys in 2017 to accelerate Design and Innovation for Infosys and its clients globally. I also led Infosys’ digital capabilities in EMEA and was a part of the Infosys leadership team. I am also deeply involved with leading design school and university partnerships for Infosys. I am a digital visionary, innovator and successful entrepreneur who understands new products and services, revenue growth, operations and people. I have over 20 years’ experience in management consulting, digital and tech businesses. I have built a successful career by consistently delivering value through digital and customer-centricity. I love creating value by reducing complexity in the digital world at both speed x scale. Prior to founding Brilliant Basics, I was one of the youngest Presidents and CEO’s at Interpublic Group (IPG) leading IPG Mediabrands Ventures in EMEA, a global advertising and media conglomerate where I led digital Operations, Innovative Products and Services and M&A. And previous to that I held leadership roles at Sapient (now a part of Publicis), AKQA (now a part of WPP) and Modem Media (now a part of Publicis). I am an active investor, adviser, non exec board director, academia, podcast host and speaker. Related Information: – Anand was a co-founder of atp.io in 2012, a Marketing Tech Platform. – Anand was a cofounder of Everpress, a product incubator. – Anand was a co-founder of haberdash app, a digital textile printing startup. – Anand was a co-founder of Weekly, a media startup. – Anand was a co-founder of Mesmerise, a VR and AR Tech Platform. – Anand was the Founder and CEO of Brilliant Basics (acquired by Infosys) – Anand was INED for HML Holdings Plc, next generation Property Management company. Exited to Harwood Capital PE. – Anand was a Senior Leader at Infosys, Sapient, Publicis.Sapient, Interpublic Group IPG, AKQA…
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About Expect. (trading name of Exponential Climate Technologies Ltd.): Expect. is the decarbonisation management platform for large enterprises and heavy industries.
Jens Pedersen
CEO of Efficio
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About Efficio: Efficio provides traditional procurement consulting services.
Jack Macfarlane
CEO of DeepStream
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About DeepStream, Eastoir Ventures: DeepStream is a cloud-based procurement platform that allows buyers and suppliers to communicate seamlessly.
Haydn Brooks
Co-Founder & CEO of Risk Ledger
Haydn graduated Imperial College London with a degree in Neuroscience and Mental Health. He then joined KPMG’s cyber security team where he specialised in supply chain security and social engineering. Haydn was one of the youngest graduates at a big 4 firm to set up, design, implement, and close, a number of third party assurance projects on behalf of a number of large clients. After a successful consulting career that spanned a number of years at KPMG, Deloitte, and a technology startup, he founded Risk Ledger. Risk Ledger solves the pain around third party assurance and security due diligence. Haydn hopes that Risk Ledger will mean that nobody ever has to experience the pain of running a manual third party assurance programme again.
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About Risk Ledger: Risk Ledger is the world’s most innovative vendor risk management platform, built on the model of a secure social network.
Nathan Doughty
CEO of Asite
Nathan joined Asite as CTO in 2002 and led the initial development of the Asite platform before taking the Group COO role in 2006, and the Group CEO role in 2020. Prior to Asite, Nathan was Product Development Director at Bidcom and CTO for Spill Industries. Nathan’s early career included time with KPMG Consulting and software start-ups in Boston and New York City. He has over 25 years of experience in IT services with extensive knowledge of software as a service platforms and the global AEC space. Nathan is a father of two and a life-long sailor.
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About Asite: Asite’s vision is to connect people and help the world build better.
Mark Perera
Founder & CEO of Vizibl
CEO of Old St Labs / Founder of Procurement Leaders
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About Procurement Leaders, Sigaria, Vizibl: Vizibl is a global cloud platform that enables enterprise companies to manage their innovation lifecycle.
Erik De Kroon
CEO and Co-Founder of Yordex
Erik has a long background in building new businesses, both within larger companies and in startups. In his last job Erik was responsible for launching World pay Online Payments which he and the team took from idea to fast-growing business. Erik has an MSc in Computer Science an MBA from INSEAD.
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About Yordex: Smart Spend Management Software, SaaS, B2B Payment Service
Nour Mouakke
Founder & CEO of Wizme
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About Wizme: Wizme makes meetings and events management magical through superior ease of use and smart technologies.
Tim Rodber
CEO of The Instant Group
Tim joined The Instant Group in 2013 to spearhead our growth as a dynamic and innovative property solutions provider. Previously he spent 10 years at global outsourcing firm Williams Lea, most recently as CEO of the Americas business; he was also personally responsible for relationships with several key FTSE 100 and S&P 500 clients. Prior to Williams Lea, Tim held the role of Managing Director at London-based marketing and communications company, Rodber Thorneycroft Ltd, which Williams Lea acquired in 2003. Tim launched his career as an Army officer, and then as a successful international rugby player. Playing for Northampton Saints, he appeared 44 times for England, twice for the British and Irish Lions, and was a Rugby World Sevens Cup Winner. He is a graduate of Oxford Brookes University.
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About Instant Offices, The Instant Group: The Instant Group is a specialist in independent flexible workspace solutions.
