Rob Furness

Director of Sales & Marketing Ledgerflow

Rob is a rare combination. With a Masters degree in engineering, manufacture and management, he chose to put his skills to use with Unilever as a marketing management trainee. After 5 years he joined a technology start-up in its first pre-launch year, and in 1994 was responsible for creating the brand, propositions, advertising and launch strategy for Orange, taking the mobile operator from a standing start to being the UK market leader and youngest company to join the FTSE 100. He was instrumental in driving the earliest mobile internet services whilst at Orange, and is a staunch advocate of innovation. He has held marketing director positions at Orange, Dyson and DeepStream, and has consulted for confused.com and several B2B companies including utility price comparison services and TV, film and broadcast equipment providers. He has VC and PE experience at board level, and has experience of running his own small business. He joined Ledgerscope in 2012, where he combines his understanding of SMEs, technology and the internet to provide products that make the most of the rich data available in bookkeeping and accounting systems. Today, Rob is Director of Sales & Marketing at Ledgerscope, and is on a journey to transform the financial sector with the company’s Ledgerflow brand.