John Wakeman has significant experience of developing and growing Global Enterprise software companies. He was instrumental in the success of Norwegian Software Company Confirmit. Joining Confirmit when revenues were less than $2m John was responsible for growing these to more than $40m over the next seven years. More than half of these revenues came from the US market.

He is largely credited with providing the platform upon which Confirmit continues to grow and for establishing their market leading position within Enterprise Feedback Management (EFM) and Market Research (MR). Confirmit has been an early pioneer of the Software as a Service (SaaS) business model.

Prior to Confirmit John was a Senior Executive at Symantec Corporation. During the nineties he was responsible for many of the Sales and Marketing functions in Europe. He participated in the Corporate Transformation programme of the mid nineties which laid the groundwork for much of the company’s success in the first part of this decade.

 John’s charter at OmPrompt is to realise the full potential of the investments made in the outstanding OmPrompt technology which has been recognised with numerous awards by ensuring similar success in the marketplace.

Since joining TNT in the early 80's, Brian has been a supply chain visionary. He sponsored the development of the first Global Supply Chain Event Management system, led the creation of and built Europe's first freight management centre whilst employed by GE Capital and is a founder member of ELUPEG, Europe's foremost collaborative logistics organisation.

This endless striving for operational scale, end-to-end visibility, proactive supply chain management and the use of technology to drive efficiency is at the root of his vision of OmPrompt.

Most recently, Brian and a small group of known, trusted associates set out to solve the supply chain's most ubiquitous problem – lack of systems interoperability and the disenfranchisement of SMEs.

The result is OmPrompt!

Ian Lobley is a Partner in 3i's Venture Portfolio team which is responsible for managing c$1.5bn of investments in the Technology and Healthcare sectors around the world.  He has been with 3i since 1987, investing in businesses seeking to exploit technology and market advantage to achieve exponential growth. Whilst active across Europe and USA, Ian is currently based in London, UK, and has also been based in Paris, France.

Ian specialises in information technology and semiconductor investments. Key deals he has been involved in include Bookham, a leading supplier of optical components; Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses and malware; Searchspace, a leading provider of financial risk management software; Magic4 and Paragon Software, both mobile device software companies separately acquired by Openwave; Merlin Communications, a spinout of the BBC World Service transmission business, Dibcom world leader in mobile TV chipsets and Nujira providing dramatic improvements to the efficiency of cellular and broadcast systems.

Ian has served on various advisory boards including the European Objective One Programme and the European Technology Forum.  Ian has a degree in Chemical Engineering.

As one of just a few venture capitalists who has been an active early-stage investor in every major technology market in the world, George brings significant international investing and company-building experience. Prior to joining Benchmark, George was Chief Investment Officer of ETF Group, a Swiss-based venture capital company investing in Europe and the United States.

Before joining ETF Group, George spent nine years at Intel Corporation where he founded and led the international strategic investment group of Intel Capital. At Intel, George built a team that made more than 100 venture capital investments internationally and was instrumental in backing a number of successful companies including Broadcom, Pacific Century Cyberworks and World Online. Previously, he also headed the mergers and acquisitions and strategic investing group in Intel's Treasury.

Prior to Intel, George held senior executive positions with Union Bank of Switzerland and with Nomura Securities where he focused on helping U.S. companies access the Japanese market through strategic partnerships.

George is a dual U.S./U.K. citizen.