Alex Husic - shareholder
Joint CEO and Technical Director
Alex is the architect and chief developer responsible for the creation of Webpuzzle.
Since development commenced in 2005, has worked closely with Simon Simpson to envisage Webpuzzle and has been responsible for defining both the technical thinking at the heart of the Webpuzzle platform and for the majority of hands-on development required to bring Webpuzzle to life.
Previously, Alex worked on numerous enterprise development programmes including companies supplying the Government sector, enterprise applications for SONY Europe and 3Com and, as the software architect and head of development, worked very closely with Simon Simpson on the development of Primelocation.com.
Mark Bentley - shareholder
Chairman
Mark started his career as a strategy consultant at Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett Inc. (where he was the youngest ever partner) and McKinsey & Company.
Mark held several senior roles including Managing Director and Global Co-Head of the Energy and Natural Resources Group at HSBC, JPMorgan (Managing Director) and Lehman Brothers.
With over 22 years' experience in the energy and resources sector Mark has led advisory teams on some of Europe's largest energy transactions.
Currently, Mark is a partner and Managing Director at Greenhill & Co.
LLB University College London and BCL New College Oxford.
Joint CEO and Technical Director
Alex is the architect and chief developer responsible for the creation of Webpuzzle.
Since development commenced in 2005, has worked closely with Simon Simpson to envisage Webpuzzle and has been responsible for defining both the technical thinking at the heart of the Webpuzzle platform and for the majority of hands-on development required to bring Webpuzzle to life.
Previously, Alex worked on numerous enterprise development programmes including companies supplying the Government sector, enterprise applications for SONY Europe and 3Com and, as the software architect and head of development, worked very closely with Simon Simpson on the development of Primelocation.com.
Mark Bentley - shareholder
Chairman
Mark started his career as a strategy consultant at Putnam, Hayes & Bartlett Inc. (where he was the youngest ever partner) and McKinsey & Company.
Mark held several senior roles including Managing Director and Global Co-Head of the Energy and Natural Resources Group at HSBC, JPMorgan (Managing Director) and Lehman Brothers.
With over 22 years' experience in the energy and resources sector Mark has led advisory teams on some of Europe's largest energy transactions.
Currently, Mark is a partner and Managing Director at Greenhill & Co.
LLB University College London and BCL New College Oxford.
Simon Simpson - shareholder
Joint CEO and Creative Director
Since development started in 2005, Simon has worked closely with Alex Husic to envisage Webpuzzle, has been responsible for developing Webpuzzle's visual identity and the structure and execution of the user interface and website.
Previously, Simon was a founding partner of Bespoke Communications (a full-service marketing communications agency) along with John Milsom.
Acting as an out-sourced marketing facility for NatWest and subsequently RBS, Bespoke Communications was responsible for the development, launch and management of the Lombard Direct loan brand, handling several product streams for Direct Line and Churchill Insurance and developing, launching and managing the RBS loan brand in Europe
As founder-shareholders (and again acting as an out-sourced marketing facility with responsibility for driving technology for the business) Bespoke Communications was responsible for developing, launching and managing the Primelocation.com property portal (sold to Daily Mail & General Holdings Limited for £48 million in 2006).
Simon was personally responsible for designing the Primelocation logotype and identity, the first five versions of the Primelocation website, the TV and press advertising, the literature and the Primelocation Magazine and worked closely with Alex Husic, the business's first Website Director.
MA New College Oxford, FRSA.
Joint CEO and Creative Director
Since development started in 2005, Simon has worked closely with Alex Husic to envisage Webpuzzle, has been responsible for developing Webpuzzle's visual identity and the structure and execution of the user interface and website.
Previously, Simon was a founding partner of Bespoke Communications (a full-service marketing communications agency) along with John Milsom.
Acting as an out-sourced marketing facility for NatWest and subsequently RBS, Bespoke Communications was responsible for the development, launch and management of the Lombard Direct loan brand, handling several product streams for Direct Line and Churchill Insurance and developing, launching and managing the RBS loan brand in Europe
As founder-shareholders (and again acting as an out-sourced marketing facility with responsibility for driving technology for the business) Bespoke Communications was responsible for developing, launching and managing the Primelocation.com property portal (sold to Daily Mail & General Holdings Limited for £48 million in 2006).
Simon was personally responsible for designing the Primelocation logotype and identity, the first five versions of the Primelocation website, the TV and press advertising, the literature and the Primelocation Magazine and worked closely with Alex Husic, the business's first Website Director.
MA New College Oxford, FRSA.
John Parnell - shareholder
Head of User Experience and acting Marketing Director
John is a recognised pioneer in the provision of web design and technology services and has been at the forefront of digital development for the past decade.
As one of the founders of Head London, a digital agency specialising in web design and development, John has experience of numerous multi-faceted digital projects, including a number of industry firsts: broadening the definition of accessibility compliance in consultation with the RNIB; securing the 'WebCameron' design and development brief from the Conservatives which resulted in a ground breaking solution that went on to win multiple awards (the website was ahead of its time in terms of user generated content, video blogging and interactive voting); and shaping the vision and strategy for Microsoft's inaugural use of Enterprise Web 2.0 technology in the UK, in partnership with the NHS (then the world's largest enterprise software licensing agreement).
MA Edinburgh University.
John Milsom - shareholder
John was a founding partner of Bespoke Communications (a full-service marketing communications agency) along with Simon Simpson.
Acting as an out-sourced marketing facility for NatWest and subsequently RBS, Bespoke Communications was responsible for the development, launch and management of the Lombard Direct loan brand, handling several product streams for Direct Line and Churchill Insurance and developing, launching and managing the RBS loan brand in Europe.
As founder-shareholders (and again acting as an out-sourced marketing facility with responsibility for driving technology for the business) Bespoke Communications was responsible for developing, launching and managing the Primelocation.com property portal (sold to Daily Mail & General Holdings Limited for £48 million in 2006).
John was personally responsible for handling the Primelocation account and worked closely with Simon Simpson and Alex Husic on the development of Primelocation.com.
MA Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Head of User Experience and acting Marketing Director
John is a recognised pioneer in the provision of web design and technology services and has been at the forefront of digital development for the past decade.
As one of the founders of Head London, a digital agency specialising in web design and development, John has experience of numerous multi-faceted digital projects, including a number of industry firsts: broadening the definition of accessibility compliance in consultation with the RNIB; securing the 'WebCameron' design and development brief from the Conservatives which resulted in a ground breaking solution that went on to win multiple awards (the website was ahead of its time in terms of user generated content, video blogging and interactive voting); and shaping the vision and strategy for Microsoft's inaugural use of Enterprise Web 2.0 technology in the UK, in partnership with the NHS (then the world's largest enterprise software licensing agreement).
MA Edinburgh University.
John Milsom - shareholder
John was a founding partner of Bespoke Communications (a full-service marketing communications agency) along with Simon Simpson.
Acting as an out-sourced marketing facility for NatWest and subsequently RBS, Bespoke Communications was responsible for the development, launch and management of the Lombard Direct loan brand, handling several product streams for Direct Line and Churchill Insurance and developing, launching and managing the RBS loan brand in Europe.
As founder-shareholders (and again acting as an out-sourced marketing facility with responsibility for driving technology for the business) Bespoke Communications was responsible for developing, launching and managing the Primelocation.com property portal (sold to Daily Mail & General Holdings Limited for £48 million in 2006).
John was personally responsible for handling the Primelocation account and worked closely with Simon Simpson and Alex Husic on the development of Primelocation.com.
MA Trinity Hall, Cambridge.