Mike studied Physics at Oxford, after which he founded a number of internet start-ups including a social networking site and a service which analysed the sentiment of online videos. His aim as CTO is simple: “I want to make tech a massive value-driver for MVF. We have so much talent here, so the possibilities are huge”.
Director of FP&A and Corporate Development
Akshay is Director of FP&A and Corporate Development at MVF. Prior to joining MVF, Akshay led Corporate Development at the FTSE 250 company Future plc, where he was responsible for acquisitions, disposals and integrations. He has successfully completed over 20 transactions across B2C and B2B media and marketing.
Earlier in his career, Akshay held investment banking positions at Morgan Stanley and Lazard, where he worked with a range of blue-chip and growth companies on M&A and capital markets transactions.
General Counsel
David is Group Chief Commercial Officer at MVF. David has over 16 years’ experience in lead generation. Before joining MVF he was General Manager at sector-leading B2B brand Approved Index, which was acquired by MVF in 2013.
In his previous position as MD of MVF’s B2B division, David facilitated a number of acquisitions and brand integrations as well as overseeing international expansion.
Today he uses his wealth of industry knowledge to help MVF’s commercial teams deliver sustained growth.
Chief People Officer
Hugh is the Chief People Officer of MVF.
Previously Head of HR for Publicis Media UK based in London, partnering the CEO for the media practice agencies within the Publicis Groupe world, looking after a headcount of 2100+. Before that he was heading up HR for many of Publicis’ creative agencies in Australia.
Passionate about attracting, developing and retaining top talent through collaboration, inclusivity and innovation.
Hugh’s career background has made him very commercial while his personal background brings creativity to the role.
Group Chief Commercial Officer
David is Group Chief Commercial Officer at MVF. David has over 16 years’ experience in lead generation. Before joining MVF he was General Manager at sector-leading B2B brand Approved Index, which was acquired by MVF in 2013.
In his previous position as MD of MVF’s B2B division, David facilitated a number of acquisitions and brand integrations as well as overseeing international expansion.
Today he uses his wealth of industry knowledge to help MVF’s commercial teams deliver sustained growth.
Chief Revenue Officer
Daniel was one of the first employees of MVF brand Approved Index where he held several senior roles in sales and marketing. He moved to MVF in 2009 where he set up and led several key growth areas of the business.
Daniel has created and executed a sales structure and process that can scale globally, and is responsible for MVF achieving growth targets as well as aligning all revenue-connected aspects of the business.
Chief Technology Officer
Mike studied Physics at Oxford, after which he founded a number of internet start-ups including a social networking site and a service which analysed the sentiment of online videos. His aim as CTO is simple: “I want to make tech a massive value-driver for MVF. We have so much talent here, so the possibilities are huge”.
Chief Operating Officer
Andrew has spent 15 years in leadership positions in the digital marketing industry, with a history of building and scaling highly effective performance marketing teams.
Before joining MVF, Andrew held a senior leadership position at NMPi, one of the UK’s leading independent search, display and performance agencies, successfully scaling and exiting the business via a trade sale to Incubeta.
He began his career in the strategy consulting practice at Accenture where over a 12-year period he worked with a range of blue-chip businesses in the Telecoms, Media & Entertainment sectors on strategy and BPO engagements.
He holds an MA from Oxford University and lives in London.
Chief Financial Officer
As CFO of MVF, Mike has helped the business to achieve some of the fastest revenue and profit growth among UK companies. He joined MVF in 2016 having previously held positions at INTO and PwC.
CEO MVF Global
Elizabeth is the Chief Executive Officer of MVF, setting and delivering the company’s strategy. She has been leading media and information services companies for over twenty years. Elizabeth successfully led the B2B Division at the FTSE 250 company Future plc, which included 40+ media brands providing content marketing, publishing, and lead generation. The B2B Division was the highest growth division at Future plc in FY22.
Previously Elizabeth was the Group Managing Director of Hyve plc, a
FTSE-listed global organiser of trade shows and B2B virtual events. At Hyve, she ran the largest division, spanning sectors from EdTech to Ecommerce to FoodTech as well as overseeing product development and digital strategy across the company.
Earlier in her career Elizabeth served as Chief Operating Officer of Stylus Media Group, a privately held market research company, and worked at News Corp and Deutsche Bank.
