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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 Managing Director operating in the Communities space. If you think a Managing 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.
David Hughes
Managing Director of What’s Possible Group
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About What’s Possible Group: What’s Possible Group is a marketing group exclusively for marketers at dynamic growth brands.
Richard Millington
Founder & Managing Director of FeverBee
Richard Millington has spent the past decade helping 250+ companies develop some of the world’s largest online communities. Richard is the founder of FeverBee, an international community consultancy, and the author of Buzzing Communities. Richard’s clients have included Google, Facebook, Oracle, Wikipedia, EMC, Greenpeace, and many more. Prior to FeverBee, Richard interned with Seth Godin in New York.
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About FeverBee: FeverBee provides consultancy, training, and technology to help you build your community.
Bruce Renfrew
Managing Director of Renfrew Group International
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About Renfrew Group International: Award winning Renfrew Group are a full service, product design consultancy.
Graham Charsley
Managing Director, People and Organisation of Action for Children
Graham Charsley is Managing Director, People and Organisation at Graham Charsley.
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About Action for Children: Action for Children is committed to help vulnerable and neglected children and young people as well as their families throughout the U.K.
Jan Leightley
Managing Director, Operations of Action for Children
Jan Leightley is Managing Director, Operations at Action for Children.
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About Action for Children: Action for Children is committed to help vulnerable and neglected children and young people as well as their families throughout the U.K.
Lorraine Rees
Managing Director of IR-connect
After 20 years in financial services, Lorraine founded IR-connect in 2014 as a boutique investor relations consultancy firm. During her time in the City, she realised that there was limited support available for small and medium sized companies who wanted to maximize the impact of their investor communications. With her experience and expertise, she has addressed this gap in the market. Since launching IR-connect, she has provided practical, hands-on IPO support, training courses for people new to the area or looking to expand their skills, and conducted in-depth shareholder sentiment studies to help companies position their investment case.
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About IR-connect: IR-connect is an investor relations advisory and training company.
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.
Luke Berkeley
Managing Director of Newquay Orchard
Luke likes to dream big and often needs reigning in. He has a strong background in ecology, business, and finance. He also worked within the mental health sector for a number of years, so he’s a bit of an all rounder (or a master of none, but don’t tell him that!)
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About Newquay Orchard: Newquay Orchard is a rural escape in the heart of Newquay.
Nigel Clapham
Managing Director of NC Communications
Nigel has 20 years experience in event management starting with Maxwell Communications largest industry events in the construction markets before moving on to Telecommunications. Nigel has worked in the I.T. field for the last ten years. He has built strong relationships with our partners and clients including HP, Intel, Microsoft, IBM and Symantec.
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About NC Communications: NC Communications is a provider of content and events for the Microsoft SharePoint and Office 365 community.
