Anush Newman
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Anush Co-Founded JMAN Group in 2010, which now has a staff base of over 100 in London and Chennai. He has experience in leading strategy and operational consulting projects across a range of sectors, having begun his training at Arthur D. Little. Projects have included pure strategy and due diligence, as well as process and organisational redesign across Europe and Asia. Anush also spent 12 months as part of the internal strategy team at BT OneIT. He has a Chemistry Degree from Cambridge University.
Michael LeoValan
Co-Founder & CTO
Leo has a Masters in Computer Science and has been working in the IT industry for over 20 years. His technology experience includes Product Development, Implementation, Consulting and Delivery for various software products in ERP, CRM and Performance Analytics. Prior to JMAN, Leo ran the Corporate Performance Management practice for Cognizant technology solutions. Leo is responsible for JMAN’s Technical division of 80 staff in Chennai.
Fiona Gadd
Partner
Fiona has over 20 years of consulting experience, much of this at Partner level within a Big 4. She also has the benefit of 10 years in industry, during which time she has worked as an FD of an airline, and as a lead on several global business transformation programmes. Her sector experience includes a range of regulated industries, including energy retail, distribution network operator, life sciences and transport. Fiona was active in the formation of the UK and EU Carbon Markets as the standards, market infrastructure, funding and operational design decisions were made. Fiona has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University and is a Chartered Accountant.
Ben Richardson
Partner
Ben has 20 years of experience running, advising, buying and selling businesses, including building and running an international hedge fund and private equity asset management business with over USD $1Bn under management. He helps his clients to address a broad range of commercial issues, including those arising from M&A activity. At JMAN Ben is responsible for commercial relationships and key client accounts. Ben has an MA from Cambridge University.
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ANUSH NEWMAN Director
I was there at the beginning! After a Chemistry MSc from Cambridge, 4 years of consulting and a year in Industry with BT, I started as an independent consultant with a limited company called JMAN Group in 2010. Today, we are a genuine Group, with a great team that is growing quickly. We now work across many sectors and with different types of clients, with one goal in mind – using whatever tools at our disposal to solve clients’ problems.
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MICHAEL LEOVALAN Founder & CEO - Aurum Info Solutions
Leo has a Masters in Computer Science and has been working in IT industry for over 20 years. He had worked in Silicon Valley, United States for about 10 years and has exposure to clients globally working with large IT consulting organizations. His technology experience ranges across Product Development, Implementation, Consulting and Delivery for various software products in ERP, CRM and Performance Analytics. Prior to Aurum, he ran the Corporate Performance Management practice for Cognizant technology solutions. While he was in US, he was with PeopleSoft (now Oracle) EPM development, Vantive (PeopleSoft CRM) consulting and Web products development.
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FARZANA ALI Client Service Executive
Graduating with a BSc in Mathematics with Business Management from Queen Mary University, I completed an internship with JMAN Group. During my internship I worked as an analyst developing a time sheeting system for both in-house and client use. After completing university in 2016 I returned to JMAN Group, which led to working predominantly for Imitor Graphica. I have loved every minute of it!
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DAVID HUNT Senior ConsultantAfter graduating with a Masters in Mathematics from Birmingham University, David completed a brief internship with JMAN Group before working for WH Smiths as a Supply Chain analyst, forecasting sales and automating internal processes. He then left full-time work to return to study, taking up Philosophy and Theology in Austria. On completion of his studies he returned to JMAN Group in 2013 as a consultant and has been involved in projects in a range of sectors, including retail, healthcare and oil and gas.
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RORY PRESTON Consultant
My undergraduate degree was at Cambridge University, where I read Economics. In my final year, while involved with the University Hockey Club, I was put in contact with JMAN Group, who were interested in sponsoring the Varsity Match. Having read about the company I decided it was just the sort of thing I was interested in, and took up a summer internship after finishing my finals. I was immediately given an interesting project, in trying to work out how a sports governing body might better use the data available to it to hit their participation targets set by Sports England. Having enjoyed the early responsibility that a small company brings, I decided to join permanently after completing a Masters in Edinburgh. My Masters was in Statistics and Operational Research, in the School of Mathematics, and I hope to bring the same quantitative tools and approach required to my work at JMAN.
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FRASER SYM Consultant
I discovered my interest for Science at Manchester Grammar School and explored this further whilst studying Natural Sciences (Physics and Chemistry) at The University of Nottingham. Then I turned my eye to business with an MPhil in Management at Cambridge University Judge Business School. During the summers I partook in various internships in the Consulting, Investment Banking and Marketing sectors. My final internship was at JMAN Group during summer 2015 which resulted in the role I am in today.
