Digital experts providing the calm in the chaos

Helen is Managing Director at Aecor and is responsible for the overall business performance and strategy. This involves managing client relationships, financial planning and overseeing the team in both the UK and India offices. Having spent over 25 years in commercial roles spanning across both corporate businesses and start up she began her career in the retail industry, leading the buying teams of retailers such as Boots and Carphone Warehouse. She then went on to oversee the commercial teams at both Sky and the British Gas connected home start-up business Hive, as well as defining the commercial strategy for other start-ups such as Ocushield and Nolii. She is married with two children and an avid cyclist.

Soniya Agrawal joined Aecor in 2023 as a Solution Architect, bringing over 10 years of experience in IT architecture and cloud technologies. She specializes in designing scalable, secure cloud-based solutions and optimizing infrastructure for efficiency. A skilled leader, Soniya oversees client projects and manages senior development teams, ensuring innovative and reliable IT outcomes.

Outside of work, she enjoys exploring emerging technology trends, practicing yoga, and nurturing her passion for planting.

Ken is Aecor’s Technical Delivery Director and a key member of the Leadership Team, bringing over 25 years of experience in the technology sector. From leading software implementation projects across three continents at Hewlett Packard to co-founding Teamer, a global player in sports tech, Ken has a proven track record in driving successful technology initiatives.

In addition to his role at Aecor, Ken is a member of Enterprise Ireland’s Business Mentor panel, providing guidance to Irish start-ups. He is also Prince2 Practitioner certified, underscoring his expertise in project management.

With 20 years experience in product management and B2C customer journey optimisation, Steve has led product and engineering teams at Fintech companies like PayPal, OneMain Financial, and Enova International, driving significant growth in user acquisition and retention. He also co-founded Teamer, a successful event management app used by three million people worldwide. Steve specializes in aligning product strategy with engineering execution, leveraging AI-driven insights to enhance product discovery and delivery. Based in Chicago, he enjoys mentoring startups, staying on top of emerging tech trends, running and spending time with his family.

Richard Stenson is a Non-Exec Director at Aecor and serves on it's Leadership team. Richard spent a number of years working in sales and commercial roles within global telecommunications, internet and IT outsourcing companies including AT&T, Verizon and EDS (now part of Hewlett Packard). He was a founder and executive director of Club Website, building the business into the UK’s largest grassroots football social network with over 1 million users before selling the business to launch his latest SaaS platform venture.

Johan is a Non-Exec Director of Aecor and serves on it's Leadership Team. Johan was Hive's former Global Head of Digital and Ecommerce, responsible for the company’s international digital operations, including end-to-end management of Hive’s ecommerce platform, digital sales channels and online performance across all global regions. He also led Hive's off-shore web resource and championed innovative initiatives including Agile process and methodologies, data layer architecture and MI, new web tooling and technologies and digital optimisation.

Prior to joining Hive, Johan was CEO and founder of Club Website, an online football start-up leading the company to a successful exit in 2015 (with over 1 million users). Johan also worked with Verizon (formerly MCI-Worldcom) and UUNET working within their International Bid Management team in London where he led partnership network solutions and integration.