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
James Leeke
Business Transformation Director
Tracey Bedford
Executive Assistant to Saj Huq
Innovation
Alan Every
Innovation Consultant
Alex Wakefield
Innovation Lead
Arutyun Arutyunyan
Innovation Consultant
Ashima Sangwan
Innovation Consultant
Ben Edginton-Thomas
Innovation Lead
Bruno Sussat
Director of Emerging Technologies
Daniel Lewis
Innovation Lead
Dave Rowley
Director of Growth
Diane Gilbert
Innovation Ecosystem Lead, London
Emily Porter
Innovation Associate
Emma Marshall
Innovation Ecosystem Lead, Manchester
Erika Wilkins
Operations Director
Ethan Yip
Innovation Associate
Freya Noonan
Innovation Associate
Graeme Reddiex
Innovation Lead
Hannah Spiro
Innovation Lead
Holly Smith
Innovation Lead
Iain Wallace
Director of Partnerships and Alliances
James Gayner
Director of Defence
James Lamb
Innovation Consultant
Jessica Moffatt-Owen
Innovation Lead
Joe Howard
Innovation Associate
Lydia Kerin
Innovation Consultant
Mandeep Thandi
Innovation Consultant
Maria Barr
Innovation Associate
Matt Eddison
Innovation Lead
Matt Miller
Innovation Consultant
Mike Blair
Innovation Lead
Monika Radclyffe
Director of Innovation Programmes
Ria Khan
Project Manager
Robert Kearney
Innovation Ecosystem Lead, Cheltenham
Rosie Clutson
Innovation Associate
Ruby Motabhoy
Innovation Lead, Manchester
Russell Gundry
Director of Innovation Strategy
Saj Huq
Chief Commercial Officer
Sam Brooks
Innovation Lead
Sarah Carr
Innovation Lead
Stuart Nelson
Innovation Associate
Tom Horner
Innovation Consultant
Tom Webster
Innovation Associate
Winnie Yan
Project Manager
Community Team
Dave Clayton
Community and Sales Associate
Jennifer Underwood
Head of Sales and Member Experience
Manuela Sardano
Community Manager
Monica Cheung
Community and Analytics Associate
Paris Habib
Community and Events Associate
Rheanna Pierre-Davis
Community Associate Lead
Workspace Operations
Kate Pearman
Chief Operating Officer
Reece Morris
Operations and Project Manager
Zoltan Kolozsvari
Facilities Assistant
Shared Services
Bethan Francis
People and Culture Associate
Danielle Carnegie
Head of People and Culture
Hana Gilbert
Designer
Haaris Sarmad
IT Systems Engineer
Jake Ellis
Head of Technology
Jennifer Parker
Head of Marketing
Jennifer Underwood
Head of Sales and Member Experience
Kate Pearman
Chief Operating Officer
Lauren Webb
Marketing Communications Coordinator
Zen Terrelonge
Senior Content and Comms Manager
Finance
Brandon Hucq
Chief Financial Officer
Raminta Labutyte
Assistant Management Accountant
Robert Sun
Management Accountant