Dr. Raoul-Gabriel Urma
Founder & Group CEO
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.
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.
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 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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Jonathan Cumming
Chief Financial Officer
Jonathan became CFO of Cambridge Spark in November 2024, following his role as co-founder, Managing Director, and CFO at Carbon13, a climate tech venture builder. He previously taught Economics and Business Studies at a Cambridge-area secondary school.
Earlier in his career, Jonathan held CFO roles at a Madrid-based cable telecoms firm and a global media group in Barcelona, leading both through major growth and multi-billion-dollar exits. A Cambridge graduate with investment banking experience, he brings deep expertise in scaling businesses and driving strategic value.