We're docStribute

Christopher Ansara is both founder and CEO of docStribute®, prior to founding docStribute®, Chris spent 3 years in one of the UK’s largest retail banks, where he discovered first-hand some of the challenges the sector faces when communicating with their customers. Over his 15-year career Chris has worked with many senior product and regulatory stakeholders to develop content and software solutions that facilitate digital transformation. Alongside many financial institutions, Chris has also previously worked with some of the world’s leading brands including Castrol, Coca-Cola, Adidas, and McDonald’s.

Nino Vang Vodjvodic has 20 years of experience from IT security, business development, and finance. Nino has extensive knowledge on how to combine cutting edge technologies with governance models to support growth. Nino built Hamilton People, a HR/Technology company employing over 1000 people in Norway, which he later sold to TopTemp. Nino understands the crucial role technology will need to play in helping the UK reach its decarbonisation targets of Net Zero by 2050.

Christian A. Hvamstad is our Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder. He is the founder of Jagca Capital as well as co-founder of Wastefront . Christian has over 15 years’ experience from running a Private Office, Wealth Management, Capital market and Credit Management, having previously worked at Midas Investment Group, SEB & Nordea. Christian also serves as a Director on the docStribute® board and places immense value on efficiency plus building long-standing relationships with clients and colleagues alike.

Vegard is the Chief Financial Officer & Co Founder of docStribute®, Vegard is also a Partner at Jagca Capital and co-founder of Wastefront. His experience ranges from asset finance, restructuring, and risk management in technology, to banking and commodity trade – having worked at Nordea’s as well as Angola LNG Marketing prior to co-founding docStribute®.

Ago is a financial services professional with a wealth of experience within business relationship management, client on-boarding, fraud investigations and business development. Ago is co-founder of Jagca Capital and has previously worked at Barclays Bank, Botswana Life and Carltone.

Manila has an extensive 20 years of experience in financial services, where she was most recently the Group Chief Information Officer at Newcastle Building Society. Her achievements include joining the largest Building Society in the North-East as its Digital Director before being appointed CIO in 2020, as well as being appointed Head of Digital at Tesco Bank. Manila's expertise and proven track record make her an exceptional addition to our Board of Directors.

After graduation from Edinburgh University, Phil served in the Armed Forces as an Officer in the Royal Green Jackets. He joined UBS in 1995 where he worked in Corporate Broking and Equity Capital markets for 15 years, culminating as Head of Corporate Broking. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2010 where he ran the Corporate Broking and Equity Capital Markets team before joining Barclays as Vice Chairman of the Investment Bank. During his career of nearly 25 years Phil has advised on IPOs for many UK and European companies, including most recently Alfa Financial Software, Virgin Money, Direct Line Insurance Group and Saga. He has advised many companies including Rolls Royce, Prudential, Imperial Brands, ARM, BP, Vodafone, Legal and General, Anglo American, Rio Tinto, Zurich Insurance and British Land amongst others.

Brian worked at SEB, rising to head of equities. Currently, Guckian is involved with numerous start-ups through his work at Appital and advisory positions, as well as being an investor in a range of start-ups. His specialisms include business development and fundraising, both of which he looks forward to bringing to docStribute®.

Sarah Ronald is an award-winning entrepreneur, founder of strategic design firm Nile, founding partner of two tech companies (Pawprint and Exizent) and an investor in numerous early-stage companies. She has been involved in redesigning the currency banknotes for two countries, launched the first emergency cash service in Europe, and the digitisation of the world’s largest insurance marketplace. Her background is in human-computer interaction and behavioural psychology, and her interests lie in working within regulated environments as these are often the most challenging spaces to create new products, services and changes in human behaviour. She has served as a digital adviser to the UK Government and is an advisory board member for the Scottish Government's Technology Ecosystem review, which is chaired by Cabinet Minister Kate Forbes. Sarah is married with two big kids, two little kids and a stubborn French bulldog. She’s a keen skier and many moons ago played touch rugby for Scotland.

Hemant has extensive experience across both Fintech and Financial Services, as an operator, investor and strategy lead. Currently Chief Growth Officer for Shaype, an Embedded Finance payments company, focussing on group business strategy, international regulatory licensing, implementing new geography GTM plans, managing strategic partnerships and cap-raise activities. Hemant brings a strong awareness of changing macro trends alongside effectively managing the needs of key stakeholders in the business and shaping strategic direction. Prior to this, he led Business Development and Partnerships for Quant Insight, a quantitative data analytics fintech. The first 10 years of his career were spent at leading investment banks in FX derivatives & Global Macro (HSBC and Credit Suisse) covering hedge fund clients. Hemant spends his spare time either at a Crossfit class or ‘researching’ natural wine, and splits his time between London and Dubai, his hometown.

Having led EY’s Wealth Management and Private Banking business for over 10 years, Keith is now advising a range of fintechs and scaleups on strategy, distribution, partnerships and funding. He is also a trustee and adviser to several philanthropic and charity bodies. With EY he advised many UK and international clients and boards on strategy, mergers and acquisitions, ecosystems, infrastructure and technology, and led major award winning programmes of thought leadership and business development, including how firms support philanthropy, social investing and ESG. At EY, Keith is currently a Senior Adviser within the Wealth Management team, helping to develop their brand and business. He has also been a partner at Capco and CapGemini. Keith is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and the Chartered Institute of Marketing, and holds an MBA from Strathclyde University, and BA from Sheffield University. Keith is married with two daughters, is a keen theatre and concert goer, a squash player and occasional mountain climber, and a Manchester City and Saracens fan.

Dag Lee has held global leadership positions across banking and finance, industry, distributed retail and service chains, healthcare and fitness. In many of these, he worked on service challenges, aligning propositions, culture, and operational delivery, often within a private equity setting. Dag is also an active venture investor and board member/adviser. Dag speaks five languages, has business degrees from three universities in the UK, the US and the Middle east, and is currently chair and director at strategic design firm Nile; co-founder and chair of global management consultant DBI; an adviser to FSN Capital, and chair of InTouch Tech Inc.

Philipp is the founder of PKE Capital, advising early-stage entrepreneurs across Europe on fundraising and venture building, while selectively co-investing, primarily focussing on FinTech and HealthTech companies. Additionally, he also has hands-on FinTech experience from being among the first employees at capital markets Fintech Appital. Prior to that, Philipp has worked at investment banks and advisory houses in London for over 7 years, focussing on Equity Capital Markets (ECM) throughout his career and completing over 40 equity offerings for Private Equity, Corporates, and founders across Europe with a particular focus on the Nordic region. He has been involved in both ECM origination and syndication as well as equity advisory, thus covering the whole value chain in an equity offering process. Most recently, Philipp was Vice President at Barclays’ Northern European ECM team, covering clients in the DACH region and the Nordics. Philipp is a German and British national and holds a MSc from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Asaf holds a degree in Computer Science from the International University of Sarajevo. With over four years of experience as a Freelance Developer and three years as a Full-stack Software Developer at ARNI soft, Asaf brings a proven track record of excellence in Android and Web application development. His pragmatic approach, coupled with a commitment to ongoing learning, will make him an invaluable asset in driving efficiency and success at docStribute.

Beth holds a degree in Design with a combined 5 years of experience spanning digital marketing and design in the financial sector. Hailing from a data-driven background, she specialises in crafting impactful marketing campaigns and user-centred solutions.

Husein Muminovic is the lead engineer at Docstribute, distinguished for his full-stack software development acumen. With over six years in the field, he excels in C#, ASP.NET Core, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Angular. Husein has a proven track record of working with some of the largest organizations in the world, demonstrating expertise in relational and non-relational databases, Azure services, and Agile methodologies. His exceptional communication skills and ability to thrive in dynamic environments make him a key player in driving Docstribute's technological advancements.