We create technology to transform businesses
Get to know us
Zenitech was founded on the principle that delivering the right technology for a business can be done to exceptionally high standards, at a fast pace, without costing the earth. We don’t just deliver a product to your brief. We start by analysing what outcome you want to achieve, and we create the technology to deliver it.
We work in partnership with our clients, treating your business as we would our own. If there is a better, more cost effective and faster way to hit your goals, we’ll find it.
That’s why our clients come back to us again and again and our Net Promoter Score is 77.3 as opposed to the industry average of 35 for other technology companies.
Our team of brilliant designers, engineers, analysts and project managers are responsible for the technology that powers some of the most exciting challenger brands as well as more established enterprises.
Headquartered in the UK, we’re ready to partner with you to transform your business.
Evolution, Innovation & Partnership
EVOLUTION as a Strategy
INNOVATION as a Process
PARTNERSHIP as a Mindset
Meet our founders
Our founders, Edward Batrouni and Christopher Lacy-Hulbert, have first-hand experience in building transformational technology for brands such as Betfair and Yahoo! They wanted Zenitech to break the mould of the traditional ‘body shop’ technology providers whose business models rely on selling the maximum number of people for the longest possible contract.
They knew that what companies need is insight, advice, and amazing delivery that looks at the solution the business needs, rather than simply selling a product.
Christopher Lacy-Hulbert
Founder and Joint-CEO
Christopher’s background is technology. Before founding Zenitech, he was Director of Engineering at Yahoo! and Head of Sports Technology at Betfair. At Yahoo!, he led the teams that built mobile products such as Yahoo! Fantasy Sports, Yahoo! Finance and Yahoo! Video, as well as the native/mobile elements of Yahoo!’s global advertising network. At Betfair, he led international teams across three territories, and was responsible for the technology group which generated annual revenues in excess of £200m. Christopher is also a musician and composer, and a champion of driving creativity in business. He is based in the UK.
Christopher Lacy-Hulbert
Edward Batrouni
Founder and Joint-CEO
Ed has significant international experience in technology development, consulting and execution, having worked with public companies, pioneering start ups and international businesses. He has direct client-side experience of building innovative technology from his time as Betfair’s Senior Commercial and Technology Outsourcing Head, and before founding Zenitech, he was a Business Head and Associate Director at Capgemini, leading the media, entertainment, leisure and telecoms divisions. He is also a mentor with Intelak, a technology and innovation hub based in Dubai, where Ed is based. Edward Batrouni
Meet more of our people
Matt Long
Chief Financial Officer
Matt is a qualified Chartered Accountant with over fifteen years’ board-level experience as a Finance Director, Commercial Director and Chief Financial Officer, in both SME and plc environments. Matt trained with PwC and has spent most of his post-qualification career working within marketing and communications businesses, where people are the most important asset. He therefore has a deep understanding of how people-based businesses work, and the importance of strong relationships and communication in driving financial success. Matt is currently Chairman of a local junior football league, and has previously been a school governor and winner of the Brightside Trust Industry Mentor of the Year. Matt Long
Lucy Dodd
Chief People Officer
As our Chief People Officer, Lucy believes in putting people at the heart of the business. She is passionate about providing an environment where people can thrive and feel part of a community. As someone who wears her heart on her sleeve she actively encourages people to bring their whole selves to work. Lucy happily shares with the team what matters to her most…her dog! Alfie regularly appears in meetings and can often be heard barking at the postman in the background. She is a family-first person who can often be found outside walking, reading and laughing. Lucy Dodd
Mark Crosbie-Smith
Head of Customer & Digital
Mark knows first-hand what it’s like to design and deliver an outstanding user experience. Originally a client of Zenitech’s, he joined the team when he was inspired by the way Zenitech delivers for its clients. Now, he heads up the Digital Practice, delivering transformational product innovation and user experiences for Zenitech’s clients. He’s a former graphic designer who got into software development designing the UX for the first-ever streaming music service to mobile for Omnifone, and he’s worked with brands such as Formula 1, Brylcream/David Beckham and the BBC. Mark is a true Apple fanboy (he created his first digital design on a Mac Classic in 1991), a devotee of Liverpool FC, a keen sportsman (although he says his tennis is terrible) and an enthusiastic musician & film-maker. Mark Crosbie-Smith
Laimonas Krivickas
Regional Director
Laimonas is a director at Zenitech, heading up the Lithuania team in Vilnius. He came to Zenitech after 10 years at IBM, managing complex IT projects – something he knew he wanted to do from when he was at University. Today, he is responsible for the fast-growing Lithuania hub, leading and developing Zenitech’s team of developers and responsible for client delivery. He is driven by a passion to inspire others in the way he was inspired by leaders early in his career, building a culture based on respect and continuous growth, that is open and encourages people to challenge and innovate. Laimonas Krivickas
Ruxandra Banici
Head of Delivery
When Ruxandra was in the second grade at school, she went to a computer club and became totally mesmerized. And so her passion for technology began! Roll on a couple of years and she was fascinated by computer games that were loaded from a cassette that made strange noises. Fast forward 30 years and she has worked in a range of roles across engineering and management, and is driven by curiosity and the need to understand and learn every day. Outside of work she is a book hoarder despite her dust allergy, and an avid swimmer with a penchant for buying new swim gear and accessories. Ruxandra Banici
Gabor Fauszt
Regional Director
Gábor’s background in international IT market analysis and consulting paved his path towards sales and management roles. Gabor has over 15 years of experience in technology, business, and leadership roles including a decade in regional positions at IDC. He further strengthened his consulting background by establishing a successful system integration and consulting division at leading machine translation software player MemoQ. Gábor holds degrees in International Relations, Marketing and Diplomacy and speaks 3 foreign languages. Besides work, Gábor enjoys learning new things about business and international relations as well as travelling with his family. Gabor Fauszt
We value
Community first
Brilliant people are at the heart of who we are, both in our Zenitech team and our clients’ teams. Community to us means creating the right environment for our teams to thrive, so they can do amazing work in partnership with our clients.
Consistent growth
We focus on consistent, sustainable growth – for our business, for our clients, and for our people.
Effective partnership
We work with our clients to get under the skin of the business, focusing on the outcome you want, thinking around the problem to create the right solution to take your business forward. We share the load with our clients, de-risking change, and building trust between our clients and our teams. We treat your business as if it was our own.
Simplified process
Everything we do is designed to reduce complexity. We develop processes to help us be more effective and creative in our work, so we can focus on what really matters to our clients and to our business.
