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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 SMS 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.
Marie Outtier
Director of Product Management of Twitter
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About Twitter: Twitter is a social networking platform that allows its users to send and read micro-blogs of up to 280-characters known as tweets.
David Wilding
Director of Planning of Twitter
As Director of Planning at Twitter UK my role is to help to inspire and enable planners and clients to get the most out of a product by advising them on how to embed Twitter into their marketing and communication strategies. I’ve recently joined Twitter from PHD where I spent 5 fantastic years as Head of Planning, overseeing PHD’s planning product on brands such as Sainsbury’s, Warner Bros, Mondelez, YouTube and the BHF. Before that I spent 8 years at Mindshare. I’m Module editor for the IPA’s Excellence Diploma and sit on the APG committee.
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About Twitter: Twitter is a social networking platform that allows its users to send and read micro-blogs of up to 280-characters known as tweets.
Marjorie Scardino
Member of the Board of Directors of Twitter
Marjorie Scardino served as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Pearson PLC, a publishing and education company, from 1997 to 2012.From 1985 to 1997, Marjorie Scardino served in several roles at The Economist Group, a media company, including as Chief Executive Officer. Marjorie Scardino served on the board of directors of Nokia Corporation, a telecommunications company, from 2001 to April 2013. Scardino holds a B.A. in Psychology from Baylor University and a J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law.Scardino was selected to serve on our board of directors because of the strength of her extensive knowledge of the media industry and her global business experience.
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About : Twitter is a social networking platform that allows its users to send and read micro-blogs of up to 280-characters known as tweets.
Michaela Peicheva
Director, People and Operations of Wefarm
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About Wefarm: Wefarm is a farmer-to-farmer digital network that enables users to share information via SMS.
Walter Kerins
Director – Board Member of CS Networks
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About CS Networks: CS Networks, a telecommunications service provider, offers professional services and premium quality IT solutions for the mobile industry.
Mark Drury
Executive Director of BCH Digital
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About BCH Digital, Bluebell Telecom: BCH Digital specializes in creating hosted call handling products such as PCI compliant solutions, GDPR and call recording, and many more.
Scott Davies
Non Executive Director of NEVER NO
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About NEVER NO: never, a Norway-based company, offers its users with social TV toolkit to create forms of engagement for live and pre-recorded programs.
Samuel Gachui
Director of Chuimedia
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About Chuimedia: Experienced Digital Marketing Agency Work with medium to large companies in East Africa
Alex JAMES
Director of Blue Owl Network Ltd
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About Blue Owl Network Ltd: Blue Owl provides companies with real-time control and visibility of marketing by their affiliates.
