Advisory Board

John Hardy - Former Chief Executive, LINK Interchange Network Ltd

John became the CEO of LINK, in 1989 having founded and established the company in 1986. LINK has since become the UK's national cash machine network with nearly 60,000 ATMs available and one of the largest, real-time transaction processing payment systems in the world. John left the company in 2007, having overseen the merger of the company with Voca, operator of the BACS network, to create VocaLink. John is also the founder and Chairman of the European Switches Forum+.

Andrew Harrison - Chief Executive, Carphone Warehouse UK

Andrew joined Carphone Warehouse from Bridgewater Consultancy in 1995. In 1998 Andrew became Commercial Director for the UK and in 2001 was appointed Chief Executive Officer of The Carphone Warehouse Ltd. He is now responsible for all UK trading operations, including retail, on-line, purchasing, logistics, repairs, marketing and customer services.

Austin Healey - Managing Partner, DNA Capital

Austin is co-founder of DNA Capital and holds several non-executive and advisory roles across a variety of sectors,utilising his skills in marketing, communications and consumer insight. He spent twelve years playing professional rugby with the Leicester Tigers, England and the British Lions, following which he went on to work for Credit Suisse Private Banking. He is a also a patron of 3 charities: the Rainbow Trust; NSPCC; and the Nicholls Spinal Injury Foundation.

Graeme Hutchinson - Former Sales and Marketing Director, Virgin Mobile Telecoms Limited

Graeme was a founding member of the management team that launched, built, floated on the London Stock Exchange and then sold one of the most successful Virgin Group businesses ever - Virgin Mobile UK. As Sales and Marketing Director he was responsible for the massive customer and revenue growth Virgin Mobile achieved during his time there from 1999 to 2006. Prior to Virgin Mobile, Graeme spent over 15 years at Barclaycard, Europe's leading credit card company, where he was General Manager of Barclaycard's Telephony and New Media unit and pioneered mobile banking and mobile commerce. More recently he co-founded Ghost Telecom Limited and is currently a director of Symfony Technology Limited. He is a member of the Institute of Directors and The Marketing Society.

Christopher Rodrigues CBE - Former President & CEO Visa International

Christopher was President and CEO of Visa International. Prior to this he spent eight years as Group Chief Executive of Bradford and Bingley plc and has held senior positions with American Express and Thomas Cook. Christopher became a Commander of the British Empire following the 2007 New Year Honours list for services to British business interests and charitable works in the UK and USA.