Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer play a crucial role in any startup. It takes an extraordinary person to fulfil the Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer role. We have selected these Co-Founder & Chief Operating 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 Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer’s. The list is in no particular order!
Alex Macdonald
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer @ Velocity Black
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Alex MacDonald is Co-Founder of Velocity Mobile Limited and serves as its Co-Chief Executive Officer. Alex MacDonald was a Turnaround Chief Executive Officer in his previous career at a privately owned industrial group. He managed the acquisition, optimisation and growth of multinational manufacturing companies, ranging in size from $50 – $150m in sales. He also has front-line experience managing restaurants and bars in France and is passionate about creating the perfect dining experience.
Learn more about Alex Macdonald on Crunchbase…Pioneering the future of luxury lifestyle. Read more about Velocity Black on Crunchbase…
Ian Welch
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer @ Callsign
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Ian Welch is the COO of Callsign. Previously he held positions at Ladbrokers and Ascot Racecourse. Ian has a Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from Coverntry University
Learn more about Ian Welch on Crunchbase…Delivering digital trust through simple secure customer interactions Read more about Callsign on Crunchbase…
Daniela Menzky
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer @ Angoka
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ANGOKA is an IoT security company focused on protecting machine-to-machine communications for Smart Cities and Mobility. Read more about Angoka on Crunchbase…
Sherden Timmins
Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer @ Camallergy
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Sherden led the formation of Camallergy and spin-out from Cambridge University Hospitals following his MBA at the Cambridge Judge Business School. He designed the Cambridge Peanut Allergy Clinic, and led start-up funding rounds and early drug development in preparation for clinical trials. An engineering graduate from Imperial College London and a former management consultant at top-tier firms Booz & Co. (now Strategy&) and Accenture, Sherden has experience across a range of industries in strategy and managing complex and technical programmes.
Learn more about Sherden Timmins on Crunchbase…Camallergy develops and provides new treatments for common food allergies. Read more about Camallergy on Crunchbase…
Francois Devillez
Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer @ AlphaSwap
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Francois is a Blockchain consultant and entrepreneur. He previously consulted at Espeo Software, Larvol and various multinationals. Francois has a Master in Law from Free University of Brussels, a Master in Tax Management from Solvay Business School and a Master in Business Management from Vlerick Business School.
Learn more about Francois Devillez on Crunchbase…AlphaSwap is an investment technology platform, bundling its analyst community’s best stock ideas into Data-as-a-Service Read more about AlphaSwap on Crunchbase…
Louise Hill
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer @ gohenry
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Gohenry is a developer of a kids money management application helping young people to take part in the digital economy. Read more about gohenry on Crunchbase…
Emanuele Musumeci
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer @ Anakando Media Group
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Mr. Musumeci, co-founded Advirally in 2012, with Alki David. He is an acknowledged authority on all aspects related to the development of Social Media marketing strategies and has more than 12 years of specialist international experience in this field. Emanuele has devised and delivered a number of award winning digital advertising and social media awareness campaigns for leading global brands including; Vodafone, Lipton, Microsoft, Toshiba, Samsung and Tempo. Prior to co-founding Advirally, he was the Senior Vice President of Marketing at London based Anakando subsidiary, FilmOn TV UK, the global IPTV platform. He was also the founder of Italy based social media marketing company INVIOTRAFFICO, which won a number of prestigious international industry awards for its work. He studied Modern Languages with a specialization in Web based Public Relations & Digital Marketing, at the University of Palermo, Italy. In his role as Vice President, Emanuele is responsible for customer acquisition and the development and implementation of the social media marketing strategy of Advirally, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Anakando Media Group.
Learn more about Emanuele Musumeci on Crunchbase… Read more about Anakando Media Group on Crunchbase…
Victoria Peppiatt
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer @ Phrasee
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Victoria is a person who gets things done. Vibrant, enthusiastic and often loud, Victoria plans and executes all of the things, be they small or large, that make an exciting, growing business run. Previously, she founded and ran an innovative creative & branding agency, and is an expert in design, usability and Prosecco. As COO, she is responsible for customer success – and also for making sure the entire team is on task. She’s an eternal optimist, and the possessor of the biggest smile in SW London. She holds a BMus in Music & Technology and is the proud mum to Max and Marni.
Learn more about Victoria Peppiatt on Crunchbase…Phrasee is AI that specializes in language generation for email marketing, push, and Facebook copy. Read more about Phrasee on Crunchbase…
Andrew Roberts
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer @ Simworx
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Simworx is acknowledged as one of the world leaders in the supply of 4D Effects Cinema’s and Motion Simulation Attractions, for the Read more about Simworx on Crunchbase…
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