Meet the Team

Duane Jackson

Duane’s interest in IT started at 14. He was living in a children’s home in Newham, East London and was suspended from school. The staff at the children’s home were left to teach him. As they weren’t teachers they didn’t know what to do so they left him with a ZX Spectrum and a book on how to ... Read more

• Likes:
• Mushrooms

• Dislikes:
• Lenny Henry

• @DuaneJackson

Lord Young

The Rt. Hon. Lord Young of Graffham first invested in KashFlow in January 2006 and was appointed to the role of Chairman in January 2008.

A qualified solicitor, Lord Young spent 20 years building up his own companies before entering Parliament in 1975 as a Conservative Member of Parliament. During his parliamentary career, Lord Young served as the Secretary ... Read more

• Likes:
• Duane working

• Dislikes:
• Duane not working

• @TheLordYoung

Raj Patel

In 2012, Raj Patel joined KashFlow as Vice Chairman following 5 years as CEO of global business software company, Exact.

Raj is an entrepreneurial IT executive with more than 20 years of international experience and has a strong track record in leading companies through growth phases. Raj has a deep understanding of the software industry, distribution channels and technology ... Read more

• Likes:
• Simplicity

• Dislikes:
• Complacency

Dominique Gillespie

Dominique has been with KashFlow since its inception. She manages the support team, the On-boarding Team, and the KashFlow Akademy.

• Likes:
• Pink (the colour, not the singer)

• Dislikes:
• Hairy men

• @MissKashFlow

Winifred Karanja

Winnie works on the support desk answering any questions our customers have. She’s also planning her wedding!

• Likes:
• Goat curry, Oxtail soup, Garlic

• Dislikes:
• Taking the bus

Shveta Singh

Shveta works on the support help desk helping to get new customers set up on KashFlow. We love her because she’s always giving out chocolate.

• Likes:
• Deserts, Comedy movies

• Dislikes:
• The cold

George Gillespie

George works on the support help desk answering questions from customers. He’s from Essex and assures us that he’s very ‘reem’.

• Likes:
• Comedians

• Dislikes:
• Onions

Adam Stone

Adam started as our office junior, but has worked his way up to a fully fledged member of the support crew. Which makes us feel like proud mother hens.

• Likes:
• Banter

• Dislikes:
• Silly photos of himself

• @ChineseDave_

Madeleine Rowe

Fresh from the land of Oz (‘tralia, not Judy Garland’s hood), Maddy works in the support team helping people get set up on KashFlow. She still enjoys the novelty of Europe, and spends her spare time exploring London. She is, however, struggling to adjust to the rain…

• Likes:
• Films, Coffee, Thai food

• Dislikes:
• Rude people, Rain

Jayaprakash Reddy

Jayaprakash (‘JP’) leads Software Development and, in many ways, holds the team together. He does everything from training newbies to driving design of our new features. If we could clone him, we would.

• Likes:
• Trekking, Travel, Adventures

• Dislikes:
• Irresponsible people

• @KanreddyJP

Ismail Sidhpuri

Ismail is the Yoda of building elegant software. He drives much of the design of great new features for KashFlow.

• Likes:
• Swimming

• Dislikes:
• Distractions

Sandile Dlamini

Sandile is our Lead Developer in London and is a bit of a database guru. He’s involved in all our development projects & loves writing beautiful code.

• Likes:
• Hip-hop music

• Dislikes:
• Narrow-minded people

Swati Garg

Swati is our Senior Software Tester and is also our SCRUM Master. She’s involved in planning of all our new features and is organised and ruthless in her testing ability.

• Likes:
• Music

• Dislikes:
• Arrogance

Prashant Alhat

Prashant is a hugely enthusiastic developer. He’s involved in all our new features & projects and is also a keen sportsman!

• Likes:
• Cricket, Fiction, Horror movies, Ice cream

• Dislikes:
• Veggies, Selfish people

• @PrashantAlhat

Ashwini Mohan

Ashwini gets involved with all our new features & projects – he’s sharp as a tack and really knows his stuff when it comes to developing great software.

• Likes:
• Badminton, Chess

• Dislikes:
• Politics

Vijayendra Pawar

Vijayendra is one of our Software Testers – he makes sure all our new features are road-tested and ready for the outside world. He’s also a great dancer!

• Likes:
• History, Movies, Cricket

• Dislikes:
• Egotistical people

Sham Ganikapudi

Sham gets involved in all our new projects. He’s cool, calm and collected and writes a cracking bit of code.

• Likes:
• South Indian food

• Dislikes:
• All India Football Federation

Aatish Landge

Aatish works on all sorts of ad-hoc useful features. He’s also incredibly quick to react to user issues & requests.

• Likes:
• Music, Movies, Surfing the net

• Dislikes:
• Selfishness, Politics

Sudipta Modak

Sudipta is a Software Developer and ‘simplicity’ is his mantra. He would like to go backpacking more and has even started learning Spanish. Muy bien!

• Likes:
• Photography, Cartoons, Home-made Indian food

• Dislikes:
• Pune's public transport

Dan Grant

Dan is a truly rare creature – a code monkey who’s also sporty. We never know whether to talk to him in zeroes and ones or about rugby.

• Likes:
• Bikes, Foot gloves

• Dislikes:
• Leaving the Matrix

Ben Howdle

Ben is a coffee fuelled, JavaScripting, code releasing automaton who just happens to look like a human.

He communicates primarily through the medium of animated GIFs.

• Likes:
• GIFs, Apple products

• Dislikes:
• Early mornings, Boring jumpers

• @benhowdle

Steven Hammond

He works with the development team to make sure all the shiny new features are delivered on time and bug-free.

• Likes:
• London, Cider, Spicy food

• Dislikes:
• Wasps, Horror movies

• @Rollo87

Monica Jequier

Monica takes care of the Finance & Admin department. She may be Spanish, but she has still forbidden us from taking siestas. Boo!

• Likes:
• Travelling

• Dislikes:
• Cold, Rain

Natalie McPaul

Natalie takes care of the day to day admin jobs at KashFlow, and is the glue that holds everything together! She is also the lovely-sounding lady who answers the phone.

• Likes:
• Cats

• Dislikes:
• Mushrooms

Marina Folarin

Marina works in the F&A department, making sure everything is running smoothly and that all the numbers add up. If you need her help with something, she can always be bribed with chocolate…

• Likes:
• Chocolate, DIY

• Dislikes:
• Spinach, Horror movies

Patrick Johnson

Patrick is our Marketing Manager, and is responsible for bringing in new trialists. He also sports a range of floral shirts which make him look like he’s wearing curtains.

• Likes:
• Food

• Dislikes:
• Weightwatchers

• @PMJTweets

Stu Bradley

Stu is our communications executive and wordsmith in residence (his words, not ours). He is also abnormally tall.

• Likes:
• Screamo, Chick flicks, Basketball

• Dislikes:
• Impatience, Rude people

• @stu_bradley

Russell Gillard

Russell takes care of our web and video content. He denies having any resemblance to Zac Efron.

• Likes:
• Coffee, Videos

• Dislikes:
• Marmite on toast

• @Russ867

Marion Texier

Marion helps out partners, making sure all their accounts are in order, and sorts out any issues they have with their accounts or their clients.

• Likes:
• R'n'B music

• Dislikes:
• Onions, Garlic