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Martin Leuw joins the Ground Control team in June 2019 as new Non-Executive Chairman.

Martin is a serial entrepreneur specialising in digital media with a 25-year track record of driving rapid ā€œscale-upā€ growth.

From 2001-2011, as CEO and significant management investor, he grew IRIS Software from small beginnings to become the UKā€™s largest private software house. He successfully exited the business twice to PE, ultimately with a $1bn MBO, having grown EBITDA from Ā£2m pa to Ā£50m pa and established market leadership in its key sectors.

Martin is currently chairman/NED and investor in a range of businesses both in technology and talent management. He is chairman of Leathwaite International, a global human capital firm and was previously chairman of Clearswift. He is also an active investor in social impact businesses through Growth4Good .