Anthony Young

Chief Executive Officer

Anthony is Chief Executive Officer at Bridewell and founded the company in 2013 with the aim of building a world-class cyber security company focused on redefining high quality delivery of complex cyber programs whilst building long-term client relationships. He is responsible for business growth and driving the business strategy forward with Scott.

Anthony has a passion for business improvement combined with a strong business development background and large network of contacts built up from over 20 years working in the cyber security industry.   Anthony’s original responsibilities within Bridewell covered business development, marketing, finance and operations. 

Martin Riley

Director of Managed Security Services

Martin joined Bridewell in 2021 and he is responsible for leading the continued growth and development of our Managed Security portfolio, comprising of Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Operations such as our Managed Detection and Response and our offensive testing capabilities.

Martin has 20 years’ experience and a passion for inspiring, developing and delivering leading, client focused operational solutions across security, cloud, and network. Prior to joining Bridewell, he has held other C-Suite roles where he was responsible for the strategic direction and service development within several service providers.                       

Emma Leith

Director of Consulting

Emma is a globally recognized cyber security leader with 17 years’ experience across c-suite leadership positions, consulting and services. Emma joined Bridewell in 2022 as the Director of Consulting where she has full ownership of Bridewell’s consultancy capability. She brings a sustained focus on instilling excellence in Bridewell’s engagements with industry-leading and expert-led delivery.

Emma has a wealth of experience in all areas of cyber security and as the former European CISO for Santander, and Divisional CISO for BP, has provided strategic leadership and led security transformations in a range of contexts, including critical infrastructure and highly regulated environments such as Financial Services, Oil and Gas.

Ben Vaughan

Chief Commercial Officer

Ben is the Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) at Bridewell and is responsible for driving business growth by leading our Sales, Marketing and Bid teams. Ben joined Bridewell in 2024 and brings a wealth of international experience from working with clients in CNI, defence, aerospace and enterprise across the UK, USA and Western Europe over the past 14 years.

Prior to Bridewell, Ben was the Global Marketing Director at AIRBUS Cyber Security and the Managing Director of Thales’ Cyber Defence Solutions business for North America. Ben brings an in-depth knowledge of key markets, with a focus on helping customers solve complex security challenges in the IT and Operational Technology (OT) space.

Ruth Billen

Chief Financial Officer

Ruth is an experienced finance professional who has worked within privately owned and private equity backed businesses to support growth and develop the finance functions. 

After training with PwC in Bristol, Ruth has worked in a range of industries including managed services, across the IT and healthcare sectors.  

Ruth has a focus on system development and automation to ensure that the finance function supports the rapidly growing business through the efficient provision of financial information, commercial support and financial control. 

Scott Nicholson

Executive Director

Scott is Executive Director at Bridewell and responsible for the strategic direction of Bridewell's services and driving the business strategy forward with Anthony. With strong business background, combined with extensive experience across cyber security, Scott also engages with leading industry bodies such as the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) and is on the Technical Advisory Panel to the UK Cyber Security Council.

Scott was originally responsible for the development of Bridewell's service lines, methodologies and the creation of Bridewell's industry leading 24x7 Managed Detection and Response service.

Paul Driver

Chairman

Paul is Chairman at Bridewell.  A Computer Scientist by training he has worked in Consulting and building technology and professional services businesses for over 35 years. 

He was cofounder at Pcubed and an early advisor and investor at Kimble (now Kantata) and Cutover and has served on the boards of Chaucer (now Bip), InfinityWorks and Hunter Healthcare. 

He is delighted that during his time on the Bridewell board that it has more than doubled in Revenue and headcount and made great progress on strategic initiatives such as Building out Managed Services, US expansion and strengthening the top team. 

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