With a wealth of experience in financial services, Xavier
is a founder of enba, a Dublin-based holding company for Internet
financial services.
He worked with McKinsey & Co. for 7 seven years, where he
specialised in marketing science issues in financial services
and telecommunications. Prior to this he was European Marketing
Director at Fidelity Brokerage, where he was responsible for
redeveloping the private customer brokerage services.
He holds a PhD in econometrics, an MSc in economics and
finance and a BSc in mathematics.
David Kerr - CEO
Since joining Xelector in 1999, David has enjoyed various
roles in the business, most recently as CTO. He was appointed
to the position of CEO in December 2005.
Prior to joining Xelector, David was a Lead Researcher with
Broadcom Éireann Research Ltd where his interests included
Intelligent Networks, Intelligent Agents and Network Management.
He holds a BSc in Computer Science from UCD and an MSc in
Electronic Engineering from Chalmers Tekniska Högskola.
Justin Thomas - Commercial Director
Justin joined Xelector in January of 2006, and has overall
responsibility for negotiating and implementing all of Xelector's
Commercial relationships and projects.
Justin spent the previous 7 years at AOL Europe in the Business
Development team. His responsibilities involved negotiating
and spearheading large cross department advertising initiatives
to create bespoke solutions for major advertising clients.
He managed these relationships from contractual negotiation
to implementation to delivery of client's objectives.
He holds a BA in Business and Economics from University
of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB). He also has a minor
BA in Music.
Florian Ritzmann - Product Director
Florian has been working with Xelector since April 2000,
and is responsible for managing Xelector's Fixed Line Telephony
and Energy Comparison products.
Florian is based in London. To do his job, Florian draws
on 8 years of experience in managing utilities-related technology
projects, ranging from B2B online Payment Systems, Oracle
Financials implementations, to Energy Markets consulting.
Florian has been involved in writing a number of research
reports and consumer studies on behalf of Xelector, available
on the Xelector website.
He holds a BA from the University of Virginia in the U.S.
and an MSc in Economics from SOAS in London.
About Xelector
Xelector is the leading provider of white-label
comparison and switching services to the UK marketplace and specialises
in monetising web traffic for portals, retailers and media owners.
The Xelector product range helps consumers save
money on household and personal bills by enabling them to compare
a wide range of products and buy online, or through a dedicated
call centre.
With a Xelector while-label solution, your customers
can switch to a cheaper gas and electricity supplier, choose the
ideal broadband provider and find a better deal for their home
phone. Our financial products enable consumers to find a better
credit card, compare and apply for personal loans and even purchase
home and travel insurance.
In addition to reducing bills, Xelector's unique
and patent pending carbon footprint calculator empowers consumers
to first calculate and then offset their household's direct carbon
footprint.
Xelector delivers its product range in a deep
white-label, using our best-in-breed technology platforms. As
we know our clients’ time and resources are constrained, we do
all work and development required to launch our product range
to your branding requirements.
Established in 1999, Xelector operates the longest
running and most comprehensive Energywatch accredited utilities
comparison service in the UK, and offers consumers more choice
than any other provider.
The Xelector technology platforms have been
designed specifically to support the white-label environment
and can be fully customised to meet your needs.
