Our senior leadership team combines years of experience in legal, technology, and SaaS.
Our Leadership Team
Tom Dunlop
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
As an accomplished commercial and technology lawyer, Tom's experience with reviewing contracts was the catalyst that led to Summize. Prior to this, he worked as a Global Legal Director for several fast growth technology companies.
Tom Dunlop
Chief Executive Officer & Founder
David Smith
Chief Development Officer & Founder
Alongside Tom, Dave founded Summize to meet the need of legal teams everywhere. Before Summize, he worked at AppSense as a Senior Software Engineer and has over 25 years of experience in the IT industry.
David Smith
Chief Development Officer & Founder
Richard Somerfield
Chief Technology Officer
With experience working in several leadership positions, Rich focuses on bringing new ideas and concepts to market. Before starting at Summize, he lived and worked in Silicon Valley, and holds a number of European and US patents for his innovations.
Richard Somerfield
Chief Technology Officer
Laura Proctor
Chief Marketing Officer
Laura is a proven specialist at scaling marketing functions to focus on lead generation and thought leadership. Her passion is commercial B2B marketing, having previously led teams in multiple high-growth software companies.
Laura Proctor
Chief Marketing Officer
Ben Audley
Chief Revenue Officer
Ben was previously the Founder and CEO of Purplephish. He also successfully led Avecto's (now BeyondTrust) sales expansion into EMEA and the US, and was an instrumental part of both Purplephish's and Avecto's beneficial acquisitions.
Ben Audley
Chief Revenue Officer
Our Board
Steve Klin
Chairman of the Board
Over 25 years of experience in building Marketing Technology Software Companies in Europe and the USA including Customer Data Platforms, Analytics and all aspects of client interaction.
Steve Klin
Chairman
Jeremy Thompson
Investment Director
As an Investment Director at Maven Capital, Jeremy has supported Summize with growth capital. He joined Maven in 2017, having previously worked as a corporate lawyer for Squire Patton Boggs; specialising in private equity, venture capital and acquisitions.
Jeremy Thompson
Investment Director
Laura Sisson
YFM Investment Team
Laura joined Summize's board as part of the YFM investment team in October 2022. She supports the partners in the origination of new growth capital and buyout opportunities, predominantly in the North West.
Laura Sisson
YFM Investment Team
Mike Clarke
YFM Investment Team
Mike joined Summize's board as part of the YFM investment team in October 2022. Mike joined YFM as an Investment Director in 2019 before being promoted to Partner in 2020. Before YFM he spent two years on the investment team at BGF.
Mike Clarke
YFM Investment Team
Charles Sharland
Non-Executive Director & Investor
Originally the CEO and Chairman of Vistorm and AppSense, Charlie has significant experience in business growth and development. After successfully selling both companies, Charlie now sits on the boards of Summize and Intechnica.
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