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Tech expert Martin Ward joins Jisp advisory board

Tech expert Martin Ward joins Jisp advisory board
Martin Ward

Retail marketing and grocery shopping app Jisp has announced the appointment of software technology expert Martin Ward to its advisory board, effective immediately.

With over 30 years of B2B enterprise software technology experience, Ward’s background includes senior positions at Oracle and SAP, co-founding two high-growth start-ups, both of which made the Tech Track 100 listing of the UK’s fastest growing private companies, and his latest role as Partner at Waypoint Partners, where he specialises in helping early-stage B2B SaaS ventures accelerate their growth.


“We are thrilled to welcome such a brilliant expert and seasoned technology professional onto our advisory board,” Julian Fisher, founder and CEO of Jisp, said.

“Martin has joined Jisp at an exciting time as we navigate the next phase of our journey taking our solutions overseas. Together with his support Jisp will achieve more groundbreaking results in the months ahead.”

Commenting, Ward said: ‘I’m delighted to become an angel investor in Jisp and join the advisory board. Jisp is making great strides in fundamentally redefining the brand-to-consumer relationship for the digital age. The business has huge potential and I look forward to helping Julian and the team realise this potential on the global stage.”

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