Chief Commercial Officer play a crucial role in any startup. It takes an extraordinary person to fulfil the Chief Commercial Officer role. We have selected these Chief Commercial Officer’s for this list as they are inspiring for a variety of reasons – whether that’s pushing boundaries, creating groundbreaking products, or doing their bit to save the world.
Our analysts did their best to select be best, and most innovative Chief Commercial Officer’s. The list is in no particular order!
Marcel Schneider
Chief Commercial Officer @ SumUp
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SumUp is a financial technology company that enables businesses to accept card payments at the Point-of-Sale or on the go. Read more about SumUp on Crunchbase…
John Gleasure
Chief Commercial Officer @ Perform Group
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Mr. John Gleasure serves as Chief Commercial Officer of Perform Group Plc and served as its Managing Director of Asia Pacific. Mr. Gleasure was responsible for the long term growth and expansion of Perform Channels and Services in the key developed and emerging markets of APAC. He was one of the original Directors of Inform prior to their merger with Premium TV in September 2007. He worked in the sports, media, telecom, gaming and entertainment businesses for over 13 years at leading companies including EMI Records, BSkyB, Hutchison Whampoa and Sony Pictures. He has been at the forefront of mobile service development including first Premier League and UEFA Champions League mobile services and the first made for mobile sports TV channel. He holds a BA Hons in Geography from Newcastle University.
Learn more about John Gleasure on Crunchbase…Perform Group is a digital media company that commercializes multimedia sports content across internet-enabled digital platforms. Read more about Perform Group on Crunchbase…
Lennard Hoornik
Chief Commercial Officer @ Dyson
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Dyson is a global technology company that designs iconic reinventions that work, perform and look very different. Read more about Dyson on Crunchbase…
Kevin Cornils
Chief Commercial Officer @ Peloton
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Experienced entrepreneurial CEO that has successfully built market-leading business across Europe in the digital services, media and online retail sectors. Proven track record of achieving results for investors with experience ranging from start-ups to large multinationals and a passionate focus on both strategy and execution. Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Finalist 2013.
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Paul Whitehead
Chief Commercial Officer @ Cazoo
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Cazoo is an online used car marketplace designed to transform the way people buy, finance, or rent used cars. Read more about Cazoo on Crunchbase…
Patrick Legro
Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer Staples Europe @ Staples Europe
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Clare Jones
Chief Commercial Officer @ what3words
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Clare’s background is in the development and growth of social enterprises, including with London-based impact investment firm, ClearlySo. Her previous experiences include setting up 2nd Chance, which helps young Londoners into work, and working with NGOs in the UK and abroad. Clare also volunteers with the Streetlink project, doing health outreach work with vulnerable women in South London.
Learn more about Clare Jones on Crunchbase…what3words is a mapping technology startup that creates a proprietary geocode system for logistics firms. Read more about what3words on Crunchbase…
Nigel O’Donoghue
Chief Commercial Officer @ Tenth Revolution Group
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Nigel is Chief Commercial Officer and co-founder. A qualified Chartered Accountant, before co-founding the business, he gained more than a decade of experience with the Bank of Scotland’s Treasury Services division. Before taking on the role of CCO in 2017, Nigel was Chief Financial Officer and was a key player in establishing the firms business processes across IT, HR, Finance and Operations. In 2018, Nigel created Revolent, a division of Tenth Revolution Group that cross trains experienced IT professionals into talent-scarce cloud ecosystems.
Learn more about Nigel O’Donoghue on Crunchbase…Tenth Revolution Group is the global leader in cloud talent solutions, uniquely equipped to deliver digital transformation through people. Read more about Tenth Revolution Group on Crunchbase…
Daniel Shoar
Chief Commercial Officer @ golfscape
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The only worldwide golf reservations platform and course operations technology infrastructure Read more about golfscape on Crunchbase…
William Hoyer Millar
Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer @ Geomiq
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Geomiq is an intelligent platform that provides Instant quotes and Instant ordering of custom manufactured parts. Read more about Geomiq on Crunchbase…
Luke Griffiths
Global Chief Commercial Officer @ Klarna
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Read more about Klarna on Crunchbase…
Ajay Lukha
Chief Commercial Officer @ YASA
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Ajay has a proven background in shaping strategy and initiating early commercial wins for promising technology companies before leading them to sustained commercial success. As well as several executive and consultative roles with early/mid-stage technology companies, he has worked in senior roles for Intel and Kingston Technology. Ajay has a degree in Chemical Engineering.
Learn more about Ajay Lukha on Crunchbase…Yasa develops and manufactures electric motors and generators of high power and high torque density electric. Read more about YASA on Crunchbase…
Veera Johnson
Chief Commercial Officer and Co-Founder @ Circulor
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Circulor uses blockchain and AI to cut the cost of traceability and due diligence in raw materials supply chains. Read more about Circulor on Crunchbase…
Bradley Riss
Chief Commercial Officer @ Checkout.com
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Checkout.com is an API-based platform providing online payment solutions that improve the user’s checkout experience. Read more about Checkout.com on Crunchbase…
Gino Engels
Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer @ OTA Insight
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Gino Engels Co-Founded Social Significance Ltd. (alternate name OTA Insight) in 2012 and serves as its Business Development Manager. Prior to co-founding Social Significance, Gino Engels built a successful career in the retail industry. Gino Engels driven to engage the industry’s most progressive innovators as well as established local and global players to share the challenges they face and provide Adriaan and the team with the technological barriers hotels need to overcome in a digital world. He specialised in driving profitability in a low margin retail channel, he worked with leading global retailers to drive more profitable promotional pricing.
Learn more about Gino Engels on Crunchbase…Empowering smarter revenue and distribution decisions Read more about OTA Insight on Crunchbase…
Wesley Bishop
Chief Commercial Officer @ Addison Lee
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Addison Lee is a private hire services company that provides services through its vehicles for passengers and couriering needs worldwide. Read more about Addison Lee on Crunchbase…
Dan Finch
Co-founder & Chief Commercial Officer @ Simplestream
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Dan has nearly 20 years experience working in the broadcast space, starting in the early days at Carlton Digital and ITV, before moving to A+E Networks in the UK gaining valuable experience working across multiple disciplines including marketing, ad sales, sponsorship and channel distribution in Scandinavia and Benelux. Dan has led the commercial development for Simplestream from a start up to where it has successfully got to today, as well as co-founding the popular UK online TV service TVPlayer and negotiating the channel carriage deals and forming key third party partnerships. Dan’s extensive knowledge of broadcasting, marketing, ad sales and channel distribution has enabled both Simplestream and TVPlayer to accelerate their success in the broadcast and media sectors.
Learn more about Dan Finch on Crunchbase…Simplestream is a leading London based provider of live streaming and live-to-VOD services to broadcast and media companies. Read more about Simplestream on Crunchbase…
Stephen Loftus
Chief Commercial Officer @ Brompton Bicycle
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Brompton Bicycle are the manufacturers of the Brompton folding bike, designed and built in their factory in West London, England. Read more about Brompton Bicycle on Crunchbase…
Mark Swindells
Chief Commercial Officer @ Exscientia
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Mark spent seven years working in Japan at the Protein Engineering Research institute in Osaka, Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (now Astellas) and Helix Research Institute. Upon returning to the UK, he worked at Inpharmatica Ltd., a biotechnology company focusing on knowledge-based drug discovery founded by Dame Professor Janet Thornton FRS.
Learn more about Mark Swindells on Crunchbase…Exscientia is a pharmatech company that uses an end-to-end AI platform to design and discover new drugs. Read more about Exscientia on Crunchbase…
Paolo Giabardo
Chief Commercial Officer @ Ebury
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Ebury is a financial services company designed to empower small and medium-sized businesses that want to trade internationally. Read more about Ebury on Crunchbase…
Matt Tuson
Chief Commercial Officer @ Sabio
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Sabio is an innovative unified communications and contact center services company. Read more about Sabio on Crunchbase…
Luke Wingfield Digby
Chief Commercial Officer @ Pay Perform
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Pay Perform is a fintech firm that provides payment solutions and helps to trade and transfer cryptocurrencies. Read more about Pay Perform on Crunchbase…
Lorenzo Curci
Chief Commercial Officer @ Earthly
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Earthly is a platform that helps businesses remove carbon, restore nature and support the communities most impacted by climate change. Read more about Earthly on Crunchbase…
Mike Tattersall
Chief Commercial Officer @ True.
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Mike has worked in the retail and consumer sector for 20 years. He began his career at Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC) where he qualified as a chartered accountant working with clients including BAT, Glaxo, SAB and Associated Newspapers. After four years, Mike joined the renowned UK-focused investment bank, Cazenove, where he spent 10 years as Head of European Food Retail. Mike specifically led the research element of corporate advisory relationships which included Tesco and Booker. He was also involved in the IPOs of Burberry and Inditex. After the sale of Cazenove to JP Morgan in 2010, Mike moved to UBS to lead the European Food Retail franchise in equities, picking up advisory relationships with Sainsbury and Greggs whilst also leading the IPO of Ocado. In 2013 Mike was a founding partner at The Lazarus Partnership, an independent research consultancy, with responsibility for all UK Consumer research. At TrueStart Mike is responsible for delivering the partnership proposition to current and future Retail & Strategic Partners of the firm. He also has a broader role within True Group to develop thought leadership content.
Learn more about Mike Tattersall on Crunchbase… Read more about True. on Crunchbase…
Tamer El-Emary
Chief Commercial Officer @ Zepz
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Tamer heads up WorldRemit’s commercial and business development teams, and is responsible for driving global growth and strategic alliance activity. A seasoned global business development executive, Tamer has more than 20 years of experience delivering accelerated growth and increased revenue performance; most recently as SVP & Group Head at MasterCard and prior to that in various leadership roles at American Express. Tamer holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, a Master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy and a Bachelor of Arts in History and International Relations from Tufts.
Learn more about Tamer El-Emary on Crunchbase…Zepz is a money transfer service that helps migrants send money to their loved ones all over the world. Read more about Zepz on Crunchbase…
Julian Tompkins
Chief Commercial Officer @ Pharmaspectra
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Shantha Shanmugalingam
Chief Commercial Officer @ ROLI
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Shantha has a diverse background spanning climate change in government to consultancy to Dyson. At Dyson, he led the company’s first strategy team and latterly oversaw sales and marketing across Europe. He has a PhD in Molecular Biology, and is trustee of a sustainable energy charity. He loves cooking (mostly) curry.
Learn more about Shantha Shanmugalingam on Crunchbase…ROLI is a London-based music technology company that produces musical instruments and software products. Read more about ROLI on Crunchbase…
Stuart Middleton
Chief Commercial Officer @ Skyscanner
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Stuart Middleton is Chief Commercial Officer at Skyscanner. He is responsible for sales and business development globally and has a keen understanding of a wide range of areas of the business, having additionally spent time leading Skyscanner’s EMEA Tribe through a transition from traditional marketing to a ‘Growth’ structure.
Learn more about Stuart Middleton on Crunchbase…Skyscanner operates as a trips meta-search engine company. Read more about Skyscanner on Crunchbase…
Lisa Bovio
Chief Commercial Officer @ Yotel
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Lisa Bovio holds overall global responsibility for YOTEL’s Sales, Revenue Management, Public Relations, Social Media, Digital Marketing, Brand and e-commerce). Lisa speaks five languages and has over 25 years’ experience in various areas of the tourism industry spanning from hospitality, car rental, OTA, cruise and corporate travel. She is an outstanding negotiator with excellent commercial acumen and a proven track record. During her car rental days, she won the biggest car rental corporate account in Europe: EADS worth €25M pa at the time. She has worked with global brands such as Oberoi, Hertz, Kerzner, Aman as well as e-commerce platforms such as lastminute.com. Lisa is on the Board of Directors of Entrepreneur Resorts and on the Advisory Board of the NOR Project.
Learn more about Lisa Bovio on Crunchbase…Yotel offers affordable hotels with elements of luxury in smart spaces. Read more about Yotel on Crunchbase…
David Alstadter
Chief Commercial Officer & Co-Founder @ myCircle
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myCircle is a U.K.-based SaaS and data company that provides merchants with analytics and mobile financial app services. Read more about myCircle on Crunchbase…
Ian Calvesbert
Chief commercial officer @ ZyroFisher
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A level headed individual who has directed the delivery of substantial growth of individual channel revenues at distributor, wholesale and retail levels throughout Europe, Middle East and Africa whilst continuing to build brand equity and brand value by implementing new control systems and streamlining costs. Delivered tangible results by repositioning strategic direction, penetration of new territories, the introduction of new products and the enhancement of customer relations. Achieved significant improvement in profitability by introducing change management and a continuous improvement programme across the organisation. International management experience was gained during the last 13 years as the EMEA Managing Director with Fox Head Europe Limited spearheading the successful penetration of the brand across the action sport & lifestyle sector, managing strategic changes in the distribution structure, supply chain, as well as the activation of key global marketing initiatives, enhanced sports marketing relationships, developing business 2 business e-commerce and direct to consumer retail e-commerce strategy.
Learn more about Ian Calvesbert on Crunchbase…ZyroFisher is a privately-owned parts and accessories distributor in the UK cycling industry. Read more about ZyroFisher on Crunchbase…
Wim Ponnet
Chief Strategy Officer & Chief Commercial Officer @ Endemol Shine North America
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Wim joined Endemol Shine Group from Yahoo EMEA where he was Senior Director, Strategy & Operations since 2011, overseeing the company’s strategic planning and business development across the region. This has included identifying and pursuing opportunities for M&A, commercial partnerships and expansion into new markets, whilst evaluating and exploiting trends in the marketplace. Wim’s previous roles have included a number of senior positions at Coca Cola, including managing projects and planning across host cities and venues for UEFA Euro 2008 and overseeing a portfolio of national and international accounts. As Group Director of Strategy & Commercial Development Wim is responsible for defining and implementing Endemol Shine Group’s global strategy, working closely with the company’s local leaders and partners around the world and reporting directly to CEO Sophie Turner Laing. This includes identifying and pursuing new business opportunities, including acquisitions and expansion into new markets, whilst tracking and leveraging market trends as well as driving the group’s digital endeavours. His remit includes overseeing the Group’s commercial, M&A, Endemol Beyond and research teams.
Learn more about Wim Ponnet on Crunchbase… Read more about Endemol Shine North America on Crunchbase…
James McClure
Chief Commercial Officer @ Adzuna
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Adzuna is a smart search engine for job ads. Read more about Adzuna on Crunchbase…
Luca Marini
Chief Commercial Officer @ Direct Ferries
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Direct Ferries helps customers plan ferry routes and compare prices on different lines. Read more about Direct Ferries on Crunchbase…
Peter Behrens
Chief Commercial Officer @ RateSetter
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Oversees the borrower side of the RateSetter platform, responsible for borrower origination and strategy. Before co-founding RateSetter, Peter trained and practised as a lawyer at Ashurst and worked as a banker at RBS.
Learn more about Peter Behrens on Crunchbase…RateSetter is a P2P lending platform allowing users to lend and borrow money directly from each other according to their own interest rates. Read more about RateSetter on Crunchbase…
Chris Silcock
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer @ Hilton Worldwide
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Read more about Hilton Worldwide on Crunchbase…
Jarvey Moss
Chief Commercial Officer @ Amigo Technology
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Amigo is a cloud-based marketing technology platform that turns marketing ideas into brilliant digital experiences. Read more about Amigo Technology on Crunchbase…
Graham Smart
Chief Commercial Officer @ McLarens
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John Wilson
Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer @ Stellium Datacenters
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Stellium owns and operates one of the largest single, purpose-built Tier III+ datacenter facilities in Europe. Read more about Stellium Datacenters on Crunchbase…
Katherine Ward
Chief Commercial Officer, Managing Director UK & Europe @ Healthy.io
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Ben Lloyd
Chief Commercial Officer @ Circle Health
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Circle Health is a provider of health care service with investigation and treatment of diseases. Read more about Circle Health on Crunchbase…
Adrian Goodliffe
Chief Commercial Officer @ Investis Digital
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Investis Digital is a digital communication company that provides its clients with SaaS platform to manage their digital ecosystem. Read more about Investis Digital on Crunchbase…
Matthew Tooth
Chief Commercial Officer @ LendInvest
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Matthew qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG, and then worked at an investment bank before spending 15 years with IG Group, in which time he held senior management positions covering risk management, finance, sales and business development. During his time at IG Group, the company evolved from a small privately owned UK business to a FTSE 250 financial technology leader with 1,400 staff. Matthew joined LendInvest in 2015 and is responsible for the sales and marketing channels for the lending side of our business.
Learn more about Matthew Tooth on Crunchbase…LendInvest is the leading marketplace platform for property finance. Read more about LendInvest on Crunchbase…
Samuel Barker
Chief Commercial Officer @ Sliide
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Mobile technology company that work with MNO, MVNO and OEM partners globally to increase engagement, drive revenue, and decrease churn. Read more about Sliide on Crunchbase…
Basil Omar
Founder & Chief Commercial Officer @ CHAIN Biotechnology
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Basil has a PhD in Physics from Loughborough University and MBA from Warwick Business School. He has held senior technical management roles in semiconductors, electronic displays and advanced materials with Philips Electronics and Sharp Corporation. Basil also has a background in Management Consultancy with PRTM (now PwC) and Grant Thornton, and has held senior business development and marketing roles at Transco/National Grid and Green Biologics. Basil via Woodbridge Innovation has supported numerous early stage companies in a range of high tech fields including clean energy and industrial biotech. Basil launched and ran the University of Gloucestershire’s business incubation hubs and is co-founder of the Gloucestershire Angel Investment Network. Basil is a farming and classic car enthusiast.
Learn more about Basil Omar on Crunchbase…CHAIN Biotechnology is a microbiome therapeutics company with a novel drug development platform targeting chronic gut-related diseases. Read more about CHAIN Biotechnology on Crunchbase…
Matt Cooper
Chief Commercial Officer @ Crowdcube
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Matt Cooper is Commercial Director for Crowdcube. He has 18 years’ expertise spanning the financial services and FMCG sectors among others, along with a passion for disrupting established industries through innovative products and services. Before joining Crowdcube Matt was Sales Director at MarketInvoice, another innovative FinTech business, and prior to that held a senior leadership role at the One brand where driving the commercial success of the business enabled the team to donate £10M to development projects in sub-Saharan Africa. Matt honed his sales management skills in business-to-business positions in agile, fast-growth organisations, an environment where he thrived on creating significant value. His early career centered on the City where he worked for a number of investment banks and financial institutions in market-making and middle office roles.
Learn more about Matt Cooper on Crunchbase…Crowdcube enables individuals to invest in small companies in return for equity or an annual return. Read more about Crowdcube on Crunchbase…
Rory Brown
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer @ Kluster
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Forecast, manage pipeline, and execute strategies to beat your revenue target using Kluster’s revenue analytics platform. Read more about Kluster on Crunchbase…
Jack Peart
Chief Commercial Officer @ Tropic Biosciences
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Jack is an accomplished commercial leader, experienced in both market-leading and early-stage genomics & life science companies. Prior to joining Tropic Biosciences, he held senior roles in sales and customer support at companies including Illumina, Bionano Genomics and Unchained Labs. Before embarking on his commercial career, Jack completed his PhD and Post Doc at the Sainsbury laboratory where he used Gene Silencing as a tool to support disease resistance mechanisms in plants.
Learn more about Jack Peart on Crunchbase…Tropic Biosciences is a pioneering leader in the development of novel high-performing commercial tropical crop varieties and traits. Read more about Tropic Biosciences on Crunchbase…
Paul Schooley
Chief Commercial Officer @ Cashplus
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Cashplus is a digital challenger to UK banks and has served more than 1.6m customers since launching in 2005 Read more about Cashplus on Crunchbase…
Marina Mello
Chief Commercial Officer @ Bossa Studios
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Bossa Studios is a games developer and publisher, creators of BAFTA-winning Monstermind, Surgeon Simulator and Worlds Adrift. Read more about Bossa Studios on Crunchbase…
Travers Clarke-Walker
Chief Commercial Officer @ Thought Machine
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Thought Machine is a Fintech company that builds cloud-native technology to revolutionize core banking. Read more about Thought Machine on Crunchbase…
Pritesh Pattni
Chief Commercial Officer @ ISB Global
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ISB Global is a leading Business Software & Systems Consultant. Read more about ISB Global on Crunchbase…
Neil Rampe
Chief Commercial Officer @ Newsflare
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Newsflare is an online marketplace for user generated video content. Read more about Newsflare on Crunchbase…
Simon Furnell
Chief Commercial Officer & Managing Director @ Masthaven
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Simon has over 35 years experience in Banking and Financial Services across the majority of Lending and Savings Products as well as general insurance. A Senior Executive with Lloyds Banking Group Plc for 10 years , followed by Senior Interim management and consultancy roles, before returning to permanent position as a Managing Director at Shawbrook Bank Plc and more recently as COO. With over 20 years C suite experience in Big 4 and Challenger Banks, Simon has led and managed teams of up to 2500 and managed budgets in excess of £200m.w
Learn more about Simon Furnell on Crunchbase…Masthaven have been providing a flexible and personalised approach to bridging loans and secured lending since 2004. Read more about Masthaven on Crunchbase…
William Billingsley
CFO, Cofounder & Chief Commercial Officer @ ApTap
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As the co-founder of ApTap, he is fully involved in the operations, planning and strategy of the company. Upon graduating from Imperial College he delved into the world of business, inspired by experiences in tech and science, in order to learn and make an impact. With work experience in research labs, in the field and abroad, as well as in business development, alongside his BSc in Biology with Management (hons), He is excited to have started a company, to drive his aspirations to change the world.
Learn more about William Billingsley on Crunchbase…ApTap offer a simple bill management API for banks to cancel, compare and switch their service providers with just a tap. Read more about ApTap on Crunchbase…
Vincent Bonnet
Chief Commercial Officer, SVP, International Sales & Strategic Partnership @ Octo Telematics
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Paul Duggan
Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Marketing Advisor @ Canstar
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John Sylvester
Chief Commercial Officer @ BTG International
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John Sylvester joined BTG in January 2011, following the acquisition of Biocompatibles. John joined Biocompatibles in 2005 and was appointed to the Board in the same year. His career covers a series of commercial roles for Rio Tinto Zinc plc, ICI plc and English China Clays where he was General Manager for their European and Asian Operations. Previously he was with Baxter Healthcare where he was VP Marketing for their European Medication delivery business.
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Charlotte Halkett
Chief Commercial Officer @ Bought By Many
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Bought By Many is a pet InsurTech company that provides insurance products and a streamlined customer experience. Read more about Bought By Many on Crunchbase…
Steve Richardson
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer @ Rimilia
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Steve has been around blue chip organisations for over 20 years, leading large teams through process change and efficiency. Always looking at new initiatives that add value and helping teams to achieve more with less. Working at Rimilia he is proud of our solutions, our team, our values and our customers. Away from work Steve enjoys the finer things in life, such as tasting real ales, eating good food, shopping and listening to obscure AOR music. He is a supporter of Sunderland Football Club (or Mansfield Town depending who is losing!). Steve likes to spend as much time as possible with his family and 4 children and he looks forward to retiring in California one day.
Learn more about Steve Richardson on Crunchbase…Rimilia creates software finance people love by enabling tight integration between the front and back office. Read more about Rimilia on Crunchbase…
Abhi Naha
Chief Commercial Officer @ Cambridge Wireless
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Cambridge Wireless is a network of companies actively involved in the development and application of wireless technologies. Read more about Cambridge Wireless on Crunchbase…
Brendan Jones
Founder & Chief Commercial Officer @ Konsentus
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Konsentus provides consent & preference management services to financial institutions so that they can comply with PSD2 and open banking. Read more about Konsentus on Crunchbase…
Deborah Sherry
GM and Chief Commercial Officer @ GE Digital
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Lachlan Faulkner
Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer @ Stiltz Home Lifts
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Stiltz Home Lifts manufacture the Stiltz Home Lift which has been designed to provide homeowners with a simple way of moving between floors. Read more about Stiltz Home Lifts on Crunchbase…
Craig Purvey
Chief Commercial Officer @ BCA Marketplace
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BCA Marketplace is a vehicle remarketing company that offers used vehicles. Read more about BCA Marketplace on Crunchbase…
Raonull Mackinnon
Chief Commercial Officer @ Money Dashboard
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Money Dashboard is an online personal financial management service allowing users to view their online financial accounts. Read more about Money Dashboard on Crunchbase…
Matt Mills
Chief Commercial Officer @ Featurespace
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Matt is responsible for the commercial team at Featurespace. He is the former Global Head of Partnerships and Innovation at Aurasma, where he previously worked with Martina King (Featurespace CEO). While at Aurasma, Matt won DemoGod 2011 in Silicon Valley and gave the TED Talk on Augmented Reality on mobile which has had over 2.5 million views. Matt has an honours degree from the University of Durham in Software Engineering.
Learn more about Matt Mills on Crunchbase…Featurespace provides an adaptive behavioral analytics technology and automated deep behavioral networks for risk management. Read more about Featurespace on Crunchbase…
Marco Matera
Chief Commercial Officer & Co-Founder @ Gideon
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Gideon allows users to control all of their smart devices irrespective of brand, from a single application. Read more about Gideon on Crunchbase…
Shameel Khan
Chief Commercial Officer @ Dot Residential
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Shameel’s most recent role was Portfolio Manager at early stage equity fundraising platform Seedrs. He was responsible for building the post-raise proposition for over 500 Seedrs funded companies including Revolut, Landbay, FreeAgent and Wealthify. Prior to Seedrs, Shameel worked at a global accounting firm having graduated from the University of Exeter with a first in History and Politics.
Learn more about Shameel Khan on Crunchbase…Turnkey investment properties optimised for short-term rentals Read more about Dot Residential on Crunchbase…
Justin Coelho
Chief Commercial Officer & Co-Founder @ RocketRoute Ltd
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RocketRoute is an advanced online flight planning centre. Ideal for Airlines, Operators and IFR Pilots. Easy to use, fast and convenient. Read more about RocketRoute Ltd on Crunchbase…
Dominic Carter
Group Chief Commercial Officer @ News UK
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News UK is a great company full of talented, dedicated and creative people. Read more about News UK on Crunchbase…
John Lucas
Chief Commercial Officer @ Oxford Cannabinoid Technologies
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John is a pharmaceutical executive with over 20 years of experience, having previously held executive level management positions at Cizzle Biotechnology (as CEO), Silence Therapeutics (as General Counsel) and Ilika Plc (Vice President, Intellectual Property) with other experience at the National Cancer Institute and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma. John has also run his own consulting business where he assisted clients with business and legal/patent matters in biotech-pharma. His experience includes deal-making, corporate and product strategy, operations, and patents. John also has a wide range of subject matter experience including small molecule pharmaceuticals (including cannabinoids), RNA therapy, biologics, and diagnostics. John holds a law degree (JD) from George Washington University, a doctorate in molecular genetics from The Ohio State University, and a Master’s and Undergraduate degree in microbiology from Ohio University.
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Tom Jones
Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer @ Houst
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Houst (prev. Airsorted) is a short-let management service that increases yields and handles everything including cleaning, laundry and keys. Read more about Houst on Crunchbase…
Aidan Dunphy
Chief Commercial Officer @ hedgehog lab
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hedgehog lab is a consultancy firm that designs and builds business software. Read more about hedgehog lab on Crunchbase…
Robert Waters
Chief Commercial Officer @ Altia-ABM
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I have over 17 years’ experience working in the IT sector, 12 of which have been associated with SAP. I have worked for both SAP’s partner network and SAP itself with my most recent position as the SME Sales Director for SAP UK where I was responsible for developing and executing the company’s business strategy including aggressive growth plans within the Ecosystems & Channels business. At Edenhouse, I have responsibility for the overall company Sales Strategy including sales plans, profit targets and pipeline generation. The key focus of my role is to ensure the continuing development and execution of the overall company strategic plan to achieve sales targets and to expand the company’s customer base.
Learn more about Robert Waters on Crunchbase…Altia-ABM is a software company that develops specialist, excellent software to help investigators. Read more about Altia-ABM on Crunchbase…
Andrew Sugars
Group Chief Commercial Officer @ Atalian Servest
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Andrew immigrated to the UK from Australia in 1995. Since then he has spent the majority of his career in the UK working in the facilities solutions sector helping clients to find the best facilities mix. Andrew joined Servest in June 2011 bringing with him strengths in leadership, motivation and customer experiences.
Learn more about Andrew Sugars on Crunchbase…Servest Group is a multi-service facilities management provider. Read more about Atalian Servest on Crunchbase…
Grant Glading
Chief Commercial Officer @ Interlink Software
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Grant brings experience in systems management gained at Bank of America, MAXM Systems, Boole & Babbage, and BMC Software. With sales, marketing and pre-sales experience of over 25 years, 15 of those in sales and marketing, Grant leads direct sales, channel partners and marketing efforts for Interlink Software, having successfully sold into, and account managed numerous Global 500 organisations over the past decade.
Learn more about Grant Glading on Crunchbase…Interlink Software is a software development company with a strong customer focus. Read more about Interlink Software on Crunchbase…
Tsvetelina Zapryanova
Chief Commercial Officer – CCO @ InvestorConnected
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Tsvetelina Zapryanova is the chief commercial officer of InvestorConnected. She used to be the head of real estate partnerships at Sales Network. She earned her degree at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski.
Learn more about Tsvetelina Zapryanova on Crunchbase…InvestorConnected is an online community where entrepreneurs and investors combine their resources to build successful businesses together. Read more about InvestorConnected on Crunchbase…
James Jameson
Chief Commercial Officer @ CaptionHub
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The enterprise platform for collaborative & automated video subtitling. Read more about CaptionHub on Crunchbase…
Helen Walton
Founder. Chief Commercial Officer @ Gamevy
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Helen Walton is co-founder of Gamevy, a tech start-up bringing gameshows online and who recently launched their first game on Facebook – Blackjack Attack. As a company, they are employee-owned with no bosses and a democratic decision-making structure. She began her career working in marketing for Unilever before specialising in branding and copywriting for clients ranging from publishers to supermarkets. Helen has written 18 books for Value Flow Quality – the Agile Practitioner Course approved by the BCS. She has written numerous articles for different magazines and events, including InfoQ, but also on subjects as diverse as make-up in the Mail on Sunday and Henry Moore’s sculptures for Tate Britain. Helen is one of the organisers of the Spark the Change event which runs in London, 3-4 July. It aims to transform the whole business, not just a part – allowing us to build more successful businesses, become better leaders and create happy workplaces. Speakers include Tim Harford, Jurgen Appelo and Simon Baker, while companies involved include Unilever, change.org and PropellerNet.
Learn more about Helen Walton on Crunchbase…Gamevy is a new start-up, owned by its employees and aiming to follow in the footsteps of pioneering companies who work differently. Read more about Gamevy on Crunchbase…
Andy Brown
Chief Commercial Officer @ FDM Group
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Andy joined FDM in 1994 and has progressed through the Group’s sales team to become Global Sales Director in 2007. Andy oversees the expansion of the Group with a focus on the sales, HR and recruitment functions. Andy’s strategic focus is around developing new service streams in line with client demands, as well as increasing the number of applicants for the Group’s Graduate programme, which are both key areas to the success and growth of the Group. Andy has also played a key role in the launch and success of the UK Ex-Forces Programme. Andy has no external appointments.
Learn more about Andy Brown on Crunchbase…FDM Group is a professional services provider with a focus on IT and business recruitment for graduates and veterans. Read more about FDM Group on Crunchbase…
Andy Brown
Chief Commercial Officer @ FDM Group
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Andy joined FDM in 1994 and has progressed through the Group’s sales team to become Global Sales Director in 2007. Andy oversees the expansion of the Group with a focus on the sales, HR and recruitment functions. Andy’s strategic focus is around developing new service streams in line with client demands, as well as increasing the number of applicants for the Group’s Graduate programme, which are both key areas to the success and growth of the Group. Andy has also played a key role in the launch and success of the UK Ex-Forces Programme. Andy has no external appointments.
Learn more about Andy Brown on Crunchbase…FDM Group is a professional services provider with a focus on IT and business recruitment for graduates and veterans. Read more about FDM Group on Crunchbase…
Chris Bayly
Chief Commercial Officer @ Aqua Comms
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Chris is Chief Commercial Officer at Aqua Comms. Chris has more than 25 years’ experience in the Telecoms sector. Previously, he was Director, Global Wholesale Solutions at Colt where he focused on large infrastructure opportunities as well as supporting Colt’s customers in delivering cost-effective, world class solutions. Prior to joining Colt, Chris worked predominantly in the submarine cable business as well as with service providers, network and component manufacturers and most recently with a major global terrestrial network operator. His experience covers both working internationally including running the Middle East and Africa business for Global Cloud Xchange (formerly FLAG Telecom and Reliance Globalcom) and successfully working in senior management roles across multiple functions including Sales, Marketing, Pricing, Finance and Business Development. As an experienced member of executive leadership teams and as a Chartered Management Accountant, Chris has successfully delivered on complex and varied business plans in both mature and emerging markets.
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Chris Bayly
Chief Commercial Officer @ Aqua Comms
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Chris is Chief Commercial Officer at Aqua Comms. Chris has more than 25 years’ experience in the Telecoms sector. Previously, he was Director, Global Wholesale Solutions at Colt where he focused on large infrastructure opportunities as well as supporting Colt’s customers in delivering cost-effective, world class solutions. Prior to joining Colt, Chris worked predominantly in the submarine cable business as well as with service providers, network and component manufacturers and most recently with a major global terrestrial network operator. His experience covers both working internationally including running the Middle East and Africa business for Global Cloud Xchange (formerly FLAG Telecom and Reliance Globalcom) and successfully working in senior management roles across multiple functions including Sales, Marketing, Pricing, Finance and Business Development. As an experienced member of executive leadership teams and as a Chartered Management Accountant, Chris has successfully delivered on complex and varied business plans in both mature and emerging markets.
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Cees van de Mortel
Chief Commercial Officer @ T. Parker Host
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In the fall of 2012, Cees van de Mortel joined Host in Norfolk as chief operating officer, overseeing all aspects of the firm’s operations. In 2016, he moved to the role of chief commercial officer. Cees’ background in operations, commercial development, and management makes him uniquely suited to provide skilled and diversified services to Host clients. Before joining Host, Cees spent 12 years with Kinder Morgan Terminals, most recently as commercial director, where he was responsible for the commercial activities for marine terminals in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions, for sales and marketing of all coal and fertilizer movements nationwide, and for intermodal and packaging operations. Prior to Kinder Morgan, he was employed with the Dutch transportation and terminal company Vopak. There, he oversaw operations at the Elizabeth River Terminals and Marine Port Terminals, Inc., handling general cargo and dry-bulk commodities. Cees was born in the Netherlands and graduated with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and master’s in business administration from the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands. He is currently serving as a director of the Virginia Maritime Association and regularly speaks at industry events and conferences.
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Cees van de Mortel
Chief Commercial Officer @ T. Parker Host
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In the fall of 2012, Cees van de Mortel joined Host in Norfolk as chief operating officer, overseeing all aspects of the firm’s operations. In 2016, he moved to the role of chief commercial officer. Cees’ background in operations, commercial development, and management makes him uniquely suited to provide skilled and diversified services to Host clients. Before joining Host, Cees spent 12 years with Kinder Morgan Terminals, most recently as commercial director, where he was responsible for the commercial activities for marine terminals in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast regions, for sales and marketing of all coal and fertilizer movements nationwide, and for intermodal and packaging operations. Prior to Kinder Morgan, he was employed with the Dutch transportation and terminal company Vopak. There, he oversaw operations at the Elizabeth River Terminals and Marine Port Terminals, Inc., handling general cargo and dry-bulk commodities. Cees was born in the Netherlands and graduated with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering and master’s in business administration from the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands. He is currently serving as a director of the Virginia Maritime Association and regularly speaks at industry events and conferences.
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Tod Lockard
Chief Commercial Officer @ boclips
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Tod has strong B2B, SaaS and enterprise client and product development experience obtained from nearly 20 years of high growth technology and commercial experience. His leadership for multi-national start-ups and blue-chip companies included senior roles with American Express, HSBC and Sabre and his track record in growing technology start-ups has seen an IPO and several successful mergers and acquisitions during his career.
Learn more about Tod Lockard on Crunchbase…boclips is an online platform that enables its users to find, watch, and learn through educational video clips. Read more about boclips on Crunchbase…
Melissa Jones
Chief Commercial Officer @ Simbec-Orion Group
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They offer specialist expertise in oncology, rare & orphan diseases, respiratory, dermatology and infectious vaccines & diseases. Read more about Simbec-Orion Group on Crunchbase…
Andrew Garvey
Chief Commercial Officer @ Countingup
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The one that does your books. Countingup is the UK’s #1 banking & accounting app. Dead easy. Super fast. Self sorting. Read more about Countingup on Crunchbase…
Dean Moody
Chief Commercial Officer @ WiFi SPARK
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Dean is the Chief Commercial Officer of WiFi SPARK and is an extremely experienced bi-lingual IT sales professional with extensive technical skills, as well as significant management, sales and engineering experience. He is currently managing the sales team selling directly and via channel partners.
Learn more about Dean Moody on Crunchbase…WiFi SPARK is a specialist wireless network solutions provider. Read more about WiFi SPARK on Crunchbase…
Maurice Benisty
Chief Commercial Officer @ Demica
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Maurice Benisty joined Demica in October 2017 from Wells Fargo where he was CEO, Commercial Distribution Finance, responsible for a $2.8bn receivables business with over 12,000 clients across EMEA and APAC. Prior to this, over a 12-year period,he held a number of senior positions within GE Capital including Chief Commercial Officer of GE Capital International. Prior to GE, Maurice worked as a senior investment banker at Lehman Brothers, Bankers Trust and Paribas.
Learn more about Maurice Benisty on Crunchbase…Demica provides innovative working capital solutions to major corporations and financial institutions. Read more about Demica on Crunchbase…
Mark Semple
Chief Commercial Officer @ Sand Hill Petroleum B.V.
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Mark has over 27 years experience in commercial and technical roles at both corporate and business levels primarily within BP. He has international experience in upstream strategic and operational JV management, Business Development, Commercial Operations, Corporate and Business strategy & planning. He has both onshore and offshore Oil and Gas experience working in the UK, USA, Russia/CEE, North Africa, Middle East and Caspian regions.
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