Tom Green
London,UK
Summary
I'm a business leader with experience launching products and services across the enterprise and startup worlds. With experience spanning from defence to financial services to software development, I have a unique perspective on what it means to provide value to clients. I'm excited by the prospect of taking the experience I've gained in taking a startup from 0-1 and building upon it so that I can lead large organisations through growth, scaling and ultimately exit.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Co-Founder & CEO
Verticode
London, UK
2022.09 - Current
- Established the business, growing to £1m (AUD$ ~2m) annual revenue in 3 years with no external funding.
- Led profitability growth at 20% while maintaining 95% year-on-year revenue increase.
- Directed recruitment growth of the team to 15 full-time employees across London and Sheffield offices.
- Personally formed partnerships with accelerator programmes in US and UK, including UK government-backed national incubator Plexal.
- Diversified the client base from UK-only to a 50/50 UK/US split, enhancing market opportunities and revenue.
Strategy Analyst
American Express
London, UK
2019.09 - 2022.01
- Led the strategy for operations within the launch of small business banking in the US market, Amex's entry into traditional business banking
- Collaborated with external consultants to identify and install optimum approaches to service levels within digital-first banking while ensuring positive customer experience for a new product launch.
- Received promotion offer into leadership within strategy for the roll-out. Declined to pursue business education at UC Berkeley.
Business Assurance & Improvement
Airbus Defence and Space
, UK
2017.06 - 2018.06
- Responsible for introducing lean management strategies across the Communications, Intelligence & Security arm of the defence business.
- Coordinated the CEO-led review of a Gulf state border security project. Culminating in a week-long review attended by senior officials, including then group CEO Thomas Enders
Education
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, California, USA 2022.01 - 2022.07
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations
University of Leeds
Leeds 2015.09 - 2019.06
Skills
- Strategic leadership
- Operational leadership
- Business planning and governance
- Business development & sales
- Technology implementation
- Strong communication (written & verbal)
- Staff recruitment and retention
- Project management
References
References available upon request.
Affiliations
- Mentorship - Startup mentoring across multiple accelerator programs including Founder Institute, LSE Generate, UoL City Launch Lab among others
- Investing - Active in opportunistic investing, including startups, fine wine and art (alongside more traditional asset classes)
- Sports - Represented reputable sports clubs in both Soccer & Cricket
Timeline
Co-Founder & CEO
Verticode
2022.09 - Current
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley
2022.01 - 2022.07
Strategy Analyst
American Express
2019.09 - 2022.01
Business Assurance & Improvement
Airbus Defence and Space
2017.06 - 2018.06
Bachelor of Arts - International Relations
University of Leeds
2015.09 - 2019.06