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CodeBase co-founder & CEO moves to chair role as new interim leadership appointed

Published: February 25, 2026 at 12:17 pm

CodeBase co-founder and CEO Stephen Coleman OBE is to move to the role of group chair with chief strategy officer Jon Hope stepping into the CEO role on an interim basis.

Former Skyscanner leader and Current Health exec Richard Lennox has joined the CodeBase board and steps in as interim COO to support the transition.

Coleman took up the CEO role in 2016, overseeing and guiding CodeBase’s growth and evolution over the last ten years, from an Edinburgh startup hub to a global tech ecosystem platform.

CodeBase now operates across Scotland, the UK, and internationally, delivering programmes for the Scottish Government, UK Government, European Union and other strategic partners.

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