Meet The Team
CEO & Founder
Sascha Stuart McDonald
In his role at Invenia Labs, Sascha developed a passion for optimizing data engineering efficiency after observing the expenditure and performance problems that plagued the field. This passion led him to found Datacue.ai, a company that specializes in advanced data engineering and AI-driven insights to help businesses optimize their data and reduce costs.
Recently, Sascha won a major AWS Award for his engineering on AWS using serverless event-driven architectures, and Datacue was accepted into the Cohort of 2023 AWS Start-Up Loft Accelerator Program for Europe. His dedication and expertise have enabled Datacue to excel with numerous opportunities, including delivering a global cloud strategy for one of the world's largest manufacturers after a major cyber security attack.
Chief Strategy Officer
Dean Fletcher
Dean Fletcher is the Chief Strategy Officer at Datacue, with over 20 years of experience as a CEO and Global Managing Director leading international multi-billion-dollar businesses. He has a collaborative leadership style, proven ability to recognize market opportunities and develop growth strategies with financial discipline, and is an influential and decisive business leader.
Some of his leadership highlights include enabling revenue growth from $20M to $120M, executing a strategic restructuring plan post-credit crisis and restoring profitability and growth, and delivering $5M annual savings in operating costs. His specialties include acquisition integration, business process improvement, change management, investment management, and strategic negotiations, among others.
Executive Director & Mentor
Lord G Henwood, through M&H One Group
Lord Gregory Henwood is an executive director of Datacue and brings extensive experience in corporate governance and leadership to the company. He has served as a Chairman, CEO, and board member for various companies, including AIM and FTSE-listed organizations.
As an honorary Executive Director, he generously supports datacue and fosters the growth of the company by offering periodic mentorship to the CEO. With a deep understanding of business strategy and corporate governance, he provides valuable oversight of the board, ensuring that datacue continues to meet its objectives and operate within the highest ethical standards.
Executive Partner: Governance and Delivery
Tim Howarth
Tim is an experienced consultant and regulatory compliance specialist and CEO of Fimatix, which he joined in February 2020. In 15 years at KPMG he led the Financial Services Consulting business as well as leading key banking clients. He advised clients on hugely challenging issues around governance, products, distribution channels, risk oversight and compliance.
Tim spent eight years at the Financial Services Authority after serving in the Royal Navy. In his spare time he enjoys sailing, restoring historic scooters and spending time with his family in Brighton.
Executive Partner: Investor Relations UK & Europe
Paul James
Paul is the Co-Founder of Fimatix. He has worked in technology strategy and COO positions at BNP, Merrill Lynch, Instinet, HSBC and Matrix. He co-founded Calastone – a start-up which has fully automated order management process for Wealth Managers and Fund Managers.
More recently, he advised on the set-up of challenger bank Starling, and Time Machine Capital, which specialises in advising and raising funds for Artificial Intelligence and Fintech.
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