Global digital product consultancy hedgehog lab has appointed Malcolm Seagrave as its first UK managing director and Joe Thompson as its new global CTO.
The appointments form part of the company’s plan to strengthen its management team and deliver on its ‘Vision 2028’ strategy.
This aims to enhance key pillars of the business, including achieving a B-Corp certification, increasing its geographical footprint with four new hubs in the UK, growing revenue 5x and creating 400 new jobs over the next four years, most of them in the North of England.
The strategy dovetails with last year’s £6.3 million investment from BGF and follows the appointment of Ben Bilboul as non-executive chairman.
Seagrave has extensive experience in achieving rapid growth for leading tech scaleups. The newly created MD role will report into the CEO, and will take over the running of the day-to-day business in the UK whilst the CEO role will be elevated to focus on strategy and initiatives like culture, international and organic growth.
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Previously chief growth officer at digital transformation consultancy CreateFuture – formerly xDesign, the fastest-growing tech company in the North last year – he has also served as chief for UK & international growth at global tech consultancy AND.Digital, director – solutions and innovation at Vodafone and IT director for Morrisons Supermarket.
Thompson has served in tech leadership roles through two successful exits and five successful funding rounds. He joins hedgehog lab from healthcare-focused digital solutions company Deep Medical, where he was chief technology & product officer. Prior to that, he led the product and technology team for Xoomworks Technology, a procurement consultancy and technology firm, part of global consulting giant Accenture.
“Malcolm and Joe are incredibly well-respected digital executives who significantly enhance the calibre and expertise of our management team,” said Sarat Pediredla, co-founder and CEO of hedgehog lab.
“Crucially, they have helped tech scaleups to unlock impressive growth through building and nurturing highly talented teams and delivering exceptional digital products and services for clients.
“I have no doubt they will make a huge contribution to ramping up hedgehog lab’s growth and allowing the business to reach its full potential.”