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Our Leadership

Madeline Rydberg

Sales Development Representative

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Meet the rest of the exec team

Alistair Hesketh-Hutson

Alistair has been working in the payment industry for 11 years, managing a range of complex commercial partnerships across media and financial services. His priority is delivering exceptional customer outcomes when it matters most.

Alistair Hesketh-Hutson

Managing Director | Partner

Alistair has been working in the payment industry for 11 years, managing a range of complex commercial partnerships across media and financial services. His priority is delivering exceptional customer outcomes when it matters most.

Craig Agutter

Craig spent 14 years at WorldFirst, taking P&L responsibility for their flagship multi-currency collection product across Europe. He's been integral to both the Ant Group acquisition in 2019 and the Equals Group sale to Railsr and private equity in 2025.

Craig Agutter

Group Operations Director

Craig spent 14 years at WorldFirst, taking P&L responsibility for their flagship multi-currency collection product across Europe. He's been integral to both the Ant Group acquisition in 2019 and the Equals Group sale to Railsr and private equity in 2025.

Dominic Hutson

Front-end Engineer, contracting for some of the biggest payment gateways in the world. Working on both apps for enterprise and start-ups.

Dominic Hutson

Fractional CTO

Front-end Engineer, contracting for some of the biggest payment gateways in the world. Working on both apps for enterprise and start-ups.

Steve Paul

Steve led the carve-out and re-establishment of TSB at Lloyds—the largest banking divestment of its kind. Most recently, he spent 4 years at Equals Money driving their B2C to B2B pivot and European launch, culminating in a sale to private equity in April 2025.

Steve Paul

Co-Founder

Steve led the carve-out and re-establishment of TSB at Lloyds—the largest banking divestment of its kind. Most recently, he spent 4 years at Equals Money driving their B2C to B2B pivot and European launch, culminating in a sale to private equity in April 2025.

Tom Kiddle

Recently, Tom exited Equals Group PLC after 3 years as Chief Commercial Officer achieving over 35% revenue growth YOY every year before taking the business private with a sale to PE, in a combined deal worth over £280m. Taking Equals from £44m revenue upon joining to over £130m on exit.

Tom Kiddle

Co-Founder

Recently, Tom exited Equals Group PLC after 3 years as Chief Commercial Officer achieving over 35% revenue growth YOY every year before taking the business private with a sale to PE, in a combined deal worth over £280m. Taking Equals from £44m revenue upon joining to over £130m on exit.