Meet the team
Being a member of the Plexal team means feeling empowered to experiment, test and create.
Management
Andrew Roughan,
Chief Executive Officer
Andrew is a passionate tech for good advocate and he’s strategically created Plexal’s collaborative innovation ecosystem to simultaneously improve national security while creating prosperity. Andrew previously held the role of Here East COO, supporting the government mission to regenerate the Olympic Park, leveraging his experience of business transformation from earlier roles.
Kate Pearman,
Chief Operating Officer
Kate has a broad remit, overseeing Plexal’s community, IT, HR, sales, marketing and operation departments alongside workspaces with over 800 innovators. Recognising people’s different requirements, Kate led workspace upgrades to support seen and unseen disabilities. And having worked for commercial and non-for-profit organisations including The Independent, Kate is mindful to align operational and cultural objectives.
Brandon Hucq,
Chief Financial Officer
Brandon leads Plexal’s financial strategy and reporting, as well as legal and risk management, with an analytical approach across all departments to optimise business performance. Brandon was previously FD at transport software and engineering company Pi Innovo, while other roles have included positions at management consultancy Deloitte and pan-African investment and banking group Old Mutual.
Saj Huq,
Chief Commercial Officer
Saj leads Plexal’s Innovation team and specialises in building collaborative ecosystems between startups, government, industry and academia to solve strategic challenges. Saj has extensive experience working with startups at the intersection of national security and emerging technologies, and leading high profile global initiatives, including LORCA and the NCSC Innovation Partnership. Saj is a member of HMG’s National Cyber Advisory Board, chaired by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and his previous roles include an eclectic mix of consulting, startup and military experience.
Emily Merritt
Executive Assistant to Andrew Roughan
Tracey Bedford
Executive Assistant to Saj Huq
Innovation
Alan Every
Innovation Associate
Alex Wakefield
Innovation Lead
Alice Xiao
Innovation Associate
Arutyun Arutyunyan
Innovation Consultant
Ashima Sangwan
Innovation Consultant
Ben Edginton-Thomas
Innovation Lead
Bruno Sussat
Director of Emerging Technologies
Dave Rowley
Director of Growth
Diane Gilbert
Innovation Ecosystem Lead, London
Emily Porter
Innovation Associate
Emma Marshall
Innovation Ecosystem Lead, Manchester
Graeme Reddiex
Innovation Lead
Hannah Spiro
Innovation Lead
Holly Smith
Innovation Consultant
James Gayner
Director of Defence
James Lamb
Innovation Consultant
Jessica Moffatt-Owen
Innovation Lead
Joe Howard
Innovation Associate
Lydia Kerin
Innovation Associate
Mandeep Thandi
Innovation Consultant
Maria Barr
Innovation Associate
Matt Miller
Innovation Associate
Mike Blair
Innovation Lead
Monika Radclyffe
Director of Innovation Programmes
Rachel Britton
Innovation Associate
Ria Khan
Project Manager
Robert Kearney
Innovation Ecosystem Lead, Cheltenham
Ruby Motabhoy
Innovation Lead, Manchester
Russell Gundry
Director of Innovation Strategy
Saj Huq
Chief Commercial Officer
Sam Brooks
Innovation Lead
Stuart Nelson
Innovation Associate
Tom Horner
Innovation Consultant
Winnie Yan
Project Manager
Community Team
Anthony Bryan
Community Manager
Dave Clayton
Community Assistant
Hollie Saville
Head of Operations
Monica Cheung
Community Assistant
Rheanna Pierre-Davis
Community Assistant
Workspace Operations
Hollie Saville
Head of Operations
Kate Pearman
Chief Operating Officer
Reece Morris
Operations and Project Manager
Zoltan Kolozsvari
Facilities Assistant
Shared Services
Andrew Harris
IT Support Engineer
Carly Saunders
HR Manager
Chris Newman
Marketing Content Coordinator
Clare Hunter
Interim Head of Marketing
Hana Gilbert
Designer
Jennifer Parker
Head of Marketing
Jennifer Underwood
Workspace Sales Manager
Kate Pearman
Chief Operating Officer
Zen Terrelonge
Senior Content and Comms Manager
Finance
Brandon Hucq
Chief Financial Officer
Maame Arthur
Accounts Assistant
Robert Sun
Management Accountant