Mike Powell

Rapid Addition is a market leader in the provision of high-performance enterprise solutions for electronic trading. A pioneer in financial messaging technology, our scalable platform combines the benefit of low latency and high throughput with a flexible, easy to use development framework. Rapid Addition’s enterprise solutions provides capital markets institutions with the control, transparency and configurability needed to specifically design electronic trading infrastructure that empowers their business strategy.

RoZetta Technology uses its unrivalled expertise in managing, mining and visualising data to transform high-volume, high-velocity data into clear insights. RoZetta's cloud-based technology solutions and information services lets clients solve complex problems, monetise data, achieve business outcomes, drive innovation and unlock new opportunities.

Chainlink Labs is the leading provider of secure and reliable Web3 services that have enabled trillions of dollars in transaction value across DeFi, insurance, and other major industries. Chainlink Web3 services enhance smart contracts by connecting them to real-world data sources and off-chain computation across any blockchain, providing global enterprises with a universal gateway to all blockchains. Chainlink Labs is dedicated to the development and integration of Chainlink as the industry-standard Web3 services platform connecting the world to blockchains.

Inkblue is a consultancy and advisory firm focused on the fintech, data and analytics space. Working with several international clients primarily in the financial sector, Inkblue specialises in strategy creation, sales and marketing planning, and business development.

Simudyne is a pioneering simulation solution that helps leaders solve complex problems and improve decision-making using the latest AI/ML tools. Chair of the advisory board and member of the senior leadership team. Helped secure a £5m Series A raise.

Acting as a mentor to fintech start-ups as part of Barclays Accelerator programme run by Techstars at the Rise London facility in Shoreditch.

Responsible for Thomson Reuters global enterprise business under the Electron brand. Helping financial firms create a digital platform for their business across front, middle and back office, encompassing open platform, real-time and big data, machine readable news, streaming analytics, and cloud based managed services. Developed strategy for content licensing and created multiple strategic partnerships to scale the business. Responsible for Thomson Reuters commercial response to MiFID II, driving relevant proposition development, collaboration with industry partners and leading customer interaction /speaking at industry events

Responsible for scaling Thomson Reuters entry into the managed services and cloud space, building a high growth revenue line in proximity hosting, managed solutions and private cloud solutions.

Lead business expert for Thomson Reuters during multi year antitrust case. Working with internal and external council, negotiated successful remedy following multiple representations to the European Commission in Brussels.

Responsible for the Enterprise Information business unit global P&L including Elektron next generation real-time feeds and hosting solutions, as well as pricing and reference data. Developing a position as the market leader, my remit included strategy and product innovation, launch of new services, business planning and budgeting, setting and achieving revenue targets, acquisition and partner strategy, product management, and go to market strategy.

Established and ran Reuters real-time datafeed business unit, creating digital content licensing commercials to rapidly build and scale an innovative new content business. Responsible for the global P&L of this new business and implementing a growth plan comprising both an innovative pricing strategy and new propositions such as a financial big data solution, low latency data feeds, and distribution and commercialisation of key partner content, establishing Reuters as market leader in this space.

Built and established Reuters' centralised Asian support centre in Sydney consisting of 150+ staff. The centre consisted of 2 key functions; a multi-lingual help desk covering the region, and a new innovation for Reuters, a centralised, on-line sales and account management team which managed approx 75% of Reuters Asian customers.

Headed a marketing team in Japan of 65 staff responsible for Reuters Japan product and content strategy, product management, marketing, communications and content production.

Sales Manager for team covering international customers operating in Japan. Responsible for managing relationships with key international banks.

Sales specialist and subject matter expert for fixed income and treasury products. Covering major UK financial centres: London, Edinburgh, Dublin and Channel Islands

Account manager responsible for several London based major accounts. Also responsible for new business development and existing account relationships in the Nordic region.