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Meet our Leadership Team

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Dr. Raoul-Gabriel Urma

Founder & Chairman

Raoul holds a PhD in Computer Science from Cambridge University and was nominated an Oracle Java Champion for his contributions to the community.

He is an international speaker and best-selling book author. He has advised and worked for several organisations on large-scale software engineering projects including at Google, Oracle, eBay and Goldman Sachs.
James Swaffield, Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Spark

James Swaffield

Chief Executive Officer

James is an experienced leader in the education and training sector. He was Managing Director of the UK's largest driver training business, where he led a transformation of the sales and marketing engine to drive commercial growth. Prior to this, James led large scale apprenticeship provision as Operations Director at QA and Managing Director at Capita.

James credits his engineering background (Electronic Engineering at Southampton University) and an MBA with his analytical and data driven approach to driving businesses forward.

Hanadi Jabado DL

Hanadi Jabado DL

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee

Hanadi is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Sana Capital. Her work to support entrepreneurs earned her recognition as one of the Maserati100 in 2016, and as top 20 Asians Tech Pioneers in 2020.

A leader in Deep Tech with over 30 years of experience in entrepreneurship, through her work at Accelerate Cambridge, Hanadi has supported the creation and scale-up of over 180 early-stage ventures, building a portfolio with an estimated collective value of £1.5bn and over £300m of risk capital raised.

Hanadi serves as a Deputy Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire and is an outspoken advocate for equality, diversity, and inclusivity on a global scale. 

Angela Au, Non-Executive Director (NED), and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee

Angela Au

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee

Angela is a Chartered Accountant. She specialised in scaling up technology start-ups for much of her career, having supported the growth of the UK technology company Arm, between 1994 and 2003, from a start-up to a FTSE-100 company with a dual listing on the London Stock Exchange and Nasdaq in the US. She was CFO of Cambridge Spark between 2020 and 2023.

Angela also has extensive experience in the charity sector and a keen interest in classical music. She is currently Finance Director of Saffron Hall Trust, an arts and music education charity. She is also Vice Chair of the Board of Governors of the Perse School,
Cambridge.

Kevin Lemagnen, Chief Technology Officer of Cambridge Spark

Kevin Lemagnen

Chief Technical Officer

Kevin has led the development of data products for the energy sector and worked for the telecommunications industry at Qualcomm. He was also a visiting researcher at Stanford University.

Kevin has delivered data science and machine learning training courses to various clients from industries that include finance, engineering and research helping professionals leverage the latest techniques.
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