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Martin Fincham
Partner, The Gorilla Factory LLP
Author of “Diary of a Novice NED” After a 30-year career in the technology business, as both an entrepreneur and corporate CEO, I now enjoy a pluralist portfolio life. I am regarded by fellow board members as an expert on both setting the most effective go-to-market strategy and for delivering operational excellence in the modern B2B sales environment. My functional skills include B2B sales, marketing and growth management. I have, for a commercial guy, unusually deep technical expertise, having trained as both a software and hardware engineer, allowing me to talk straight with engineering teams and to connect with brilliant technical founders. My experience ranges from having founded my own software company aged 24, to selling it for a lucrative amount and then working in Silicon Valley for five years, to most recently being CEO of a global software vendor where I increased EBITDA by seven-fold during my tenure. I am an ex-board member and current associate of the Cambridge Angels Network.
Martin Fincham
Partner, The Gorilla Factory LLP
Author of “Diary of a Novice NED” After a 30-year career in the technology business, as both an entrepreneur and corporate CEO, I now enjoy a pluralist portfolio life. I am regarded by fellow board members as an expert on both setting the most effective go-to-market strategy and for delivering operational excellence in the modern B2B sales environment. My functional skills include B2B sales, marketing and growth management. I have, for a commercial guy, unusually deep technical expertise, having trained as both a software and hardware engineer, allowing me to talk straight with engineering teams and to connect with brilliant technical founders. My experience ranges from having founded my own software company aged 24, to selling it for a lucrative amount and then working in Silicon Valley for five years, to most recently being CEO of a global software vendor where I increased EBITDA by seven-fold during my tenure. I am an ex-board member and current associate of the Cambridge Angels Network.
Purpose of group
For NEDs (Non Executive Directors), prospective NEDs, and board advisers of all types to share, learn from, and help, each other. Get advice and learn about opportunities with peers who also want to connect, communicate and collaborate. Hosted by Martin Fincham, experienced NED and author of "Diary of a Novice NED: A guide to going plural and developing a portfolio career as a Non-Executive Director"
Cost
Free
Date formed
Mar 15, 2021
Last active
Jan 16, 2022
Messages last month
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Sample job titles of group members
Chief Operating Officer, Global Digital Director, Chief Marketing Officer, Founder & CEO, Director of People
Sample organisations of group members
All Kinds of Magic, Joseph Fashion, Busuu, Salient Consultancy Ltd, The Travel Chapter