Board of Directors

Mediasurface has a Board of Directors that oversee our activities and trading performance. All of our directors bring extensive experience in a wide range of fields and industries.

Lawrence Flynn - Chief Executive Officer
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David Deacon - Chief Financial Officer
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Michael Jackson - Chairman of the Board
Michael Jackson founded Elderstreet Investments Limited in 1990, which was acquired by Dresdner Kleinwort Capital in 2000 and sold back to management in 2003. He is Executive Chairman. For the past 20 years, he has specialised in raising finance and investing in the smaller companies sector.

Michael was previously the chairman of The Sage Group plc, which he took from a capitalisation of just £1 million in 1983 to over £2bn. He is a director and investor in many other quoted and unquoted companies including, Planit Holdings plc, Netstore plc, Computer Software Group plc and Micromuse Inc. Michael studied law at Cambridge University and qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers and Lybrand before spending five years in marketing for various US multinational technology companies.

Vin Murria - Non Executive Director
Vin Murria has over 20 years’ experience of working for Venture Capital, Private Equity and publicly listed companies focussed on the software sector.  During this time, Vin has held a number of senior positions, including Chief Executive Officer of Computer Software Group plc, which she took private in May 2007, merged with IRIS in July 2007 and subsequently sold to Hellman Friedman for $1billion. Vin is a Partner at Elderstreet Capital, and was formerly European Chief Operating Officer for Kewill Systems Plc and Chairwoman of Leeds Group Plc. She is currently chairwoman at  BSG plc, and Innovise Plc,  and NED at Concateno plc.

The Rt Hon Francis Maude MP - Non Executive Director
Francis practised as a barrister until entering Parliament as MP for North Warwickshire in 1983. He was a government minister between 1985 and 1992, when he was appointed Privy Counsellor in the Dissolution Honours List. Following the 1997 election, Francis was appointed to a number of Shadow Cabinet posts, before leaving the front bench in 2001.  Francis is currently non-Executive Chairman of The Mission Marketing Group, Chairman of Prestbury Holdings, Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director of Benfield Group, Chairman of The Jubilee Investment Trust and Chairman of the Conservative Party.  Francis joined the Mediasurface Board in 2004.