Lee Strafford

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Lee Strafford is an English businessman and the former

PlusNet
.

Strafford became chairman

Co-Operative Bank, in favour of an alternative bid by members of the incumbent board.[7][8][9][10]

Strafford made his name with Sheffield-based Internet provider

NASDAQ listed Fortune 500 business), one AIM IPO, two and a half years as a PLC and was eventually sold to BT Group in January 2007. Two months after acquiring Plusnet, British Telecom fired Strafford.[11][12]

Strafford has spent much of the time since the sale of PlusNet working with Sheffield City Council and the two Sheffield Universities on creating more technology start-ups in the region and establishing better support for existing technology businesses.

In December 2010 Strafford became a founding private sector board member of the

Sheffield City Region
Local Enterprise Partnership, working to drive economic growth in the city region with a specific focus on the Creative and Digital industries agenda.

In June 2012 Strafford co-founded Dotforge,[13] a pre-Seed Tech accelerator. Dotforge supports digital start-ups through its programmes which are run primarily in Sheffield.

In November 2016 Strafford co-founded Accelerated Digital (ADV) Ventures, a venture investment company which supports startups and scaleups in the digital tech sector. Its initial geographic focus is on UK based companies. Strafford was the CEO of ADV.

References

  1. ^ "TheNetStart –". thenetstart.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Strafford resigns as Owls chief". BBC Sport. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Owls chasing £20m US investment". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  4. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday announce Children's Hospital sponsorship - Football Shirt Culture.com". Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Owls name new chairman". Sky Sports. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. Yorkshire Post. 17 May 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.[dead link
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  7. ^ "Lee Strafford". thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  8. ^ "Owls in crisis: part one: Questions asked as Wednesday directors fail in efforts to secure fresh investment". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  9. ^ "Owls financial position deteriorates and Laws pays ultimate price for poor results". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Owls in Crisis: Part three: How a bitter feud between Strafford and Grierson left Wednesday board". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  11. ^ Ballard, Mark (5 March 2007). "PlusNet boss stands down". The Register. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  12. ^ Williams, Christopher (8 August 2007). "Sacked PlusNet boss blasts BT sale 'stitch up'". The Register. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  13. ^ "Dotforge Accelerator & Start-Ups. Business Workshops". dotforge.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
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