Will started his career marketing Musical Theatre Productions in the USA. On his return to the UK, he joined one of the world’s leading PR Agencies, Ketchum Inc, where he managed the PR and live events for London Fashion Week, Wonderbra and Wrangler Jeans. He broke out on his own to set up one of the live event industry’s original ‘dot com’ tech successes and became one of the youngest UK Presidents of the International Live events association (ILEA). His passion for pioneering tech solutions led him to the retail industry where, for the last six years, Will has been immersed in research and development. The result is the launch of Ubamarket, which has already been named “The world’s most sophisticated shopping app” by The Grocer.

Luke has been fully immersed in the SME and private equity sectors throughout his career. As well as founding IW Capital in 2011, Luke is also the Co-founder of Crowdfinders which champions private investment into high-growth businesses. During his time in charge of IW Capital, Luke has helped facilitate hundreds of millions of pounds worth of investment into Britain’s SME landscape through the EIS. As both an investor and a Director, Luke is in charge of overseeing Ubamarket’s ongoing Funding programme.

Will has experience in working in blue chip retail and technology companies. Previously he was a corporate lawyer in the City and also spent two years leading technology and media legal at RB.

With wide-ranging Director level experience spanning 30 years in wholesale/retail, logistics, IT and operations, Wayne is a strategic Advisor to Ubamarket with responsibility for new business across Retailer and POS estates, worldwide. A former MD of one of the UK’s largest Point-Of-Sale companies and previously the IT Director for Nisa Retail, Wayne brings a wealth of strategic and multi-faceted expertise to our team.

Ian has been working in the Retail Systems industry for more than 12 years. His past experiences range from installs and training to project management. Working with some of the best retailers and suppliers in the FMGC, Hospitality and Fuel Industries, He has a keen interest in deploying innovation for the benefit of customers.

Duncan has been working as a specialist in Retail Systems for more than 25 years. He has designed and developed successful EPOS, Card Payment and Back Office/Head Office systems, and has developed interfaces to a host of systems, including petrol forecourt controllers, tank gauges, car wash controller, supplier EDI systems, card payment, EPOS and loyalty systems.

As the Former Head of Marketing & PR at Saatchi and Saatchi, overseeing accounts including Toyota, EE and Visa, Tatiana has forged a successful career developing communications strategies for SME’s. She now joins the Ubamarket team as Head of PR overseeing our extensive market research, press office, social media communications and media relations.

Scott is a highly experienced retail specialist and is considered a global authority within the Retail and Convenience sectors. His core value proposition is helping retailers and CPGs to grow their businesses in new and mature markets. As the founder of the Retail Leaders Forum, Scott has been at the forefront of the sector for many years and has a reputation for being able to develop and appraise strategy on a macro and micro level to drive sales and profit.

Neil has 25 years experience in Convenience Retailing, mostly at Nisa where he was CEO for 7 years. Neil has one of the most extensive networks in retail/wholesale and has also chaired the Association of Convenience Stores which represents the industry and worked in both customer insights internationally and as a senior leader in the wholesale and cash and carry markets. He has an MBA and has played a full part in the international retail leaders programme, developing his wide expertise across retailers, wholesalers and suppliers.

Hans was the COO and Founding Director of Lidl UK as well as the CEO of national retail chain, Cotswold Outdoor. His illustrious career also spans Harrods, House of Fraser and Marks & Spencer. Hans sits on the Board of Ubamarket as a strategic advisor from the in-store retail perspective.