Who we are
Our Story
So why the name? 15gifts started out making intelligent recommendations for people looking for tailored gift ideas. From there, it was a natural development to take the technology and know how we'd built up, and evolve the product for specific sectors...
We soon realised that, even as internet shopping became part of everyday life, people still faced real problems when committing to important purchases online. Problems which stem from basic human nature - to do with feeling in control, and making a choice based on a manageable number of options.
So as the engine became embedded in each sector, we uncovered the unique principles of psychology which help customers. We increasingly built these into the 15gifts engine, helping people understand and navigate their options to make a confident decision. One which felt good - at the checkout, and long term.
Meet the team
Tom CoxCEO & Founder
Simon DrakefordChairman
Wayne HuntChief Operating Officer
Julian FreestonChief Financial Officer
Georgia TregearChief Customer Officer
Daniel PickfordChief Technology Officer
Sue PavelinFinance and Project Operations Manager
Sarah McCauslandPeople & Culture Manager
TashaSenior Project / Programme Manager
Grace EvansSenior Project / Programme Manager
Jasmyn BlochJunior Project Manager
Nathan HigginsCustomer Success Director
Jen CroslandSenior Customer Success Manager
Alice GarsideSenior Customer Success Manager
Andrew BrothwellProduct Manager
Matt Kaley-BurtonProduct Manager
Jess SutcliffeProduct Owner
Steven LesterLead Designer
Martin HuggettDigital Product Designer
Katie FullerUX Content Strategist
Louise FordUX Designer
Piers CarriganQA Lead
Pawel NowakTester
Jovita GriskenaiteTester
Dan RidgwaySoftware Development Engineer in Test
Emily BechtCustomer Analytics Lead
Alaric JewittData Engineer
Stuart DayData Analyst
Kasia PtasińskaData Analyst
Tom LevyProduct Analyst
Mark PratleyData Science Lead
José BarreraSenior Data Engineer
Russ GillespieTechnical Operations Manager
Matt BakerIT Support Engineer
Sergey SmirnovTechnical Architect
Clara GrantDevelopment Team Leader
Dale BlackburnHead of Development
James BakerDevelopment Team Leader
Zeke AyonrindeSenior Developer
Dean PughSenior Developer
Jonathan BarronSenior Developer
Amanda FreemanRecommendation Engineer
Gary McMonagleDeveloper
Carlene Cannon-ConnerFront End Developer
Liam ShergoldJunior Developer
Liam DawsonJunior Developer
Michael MeyneJunior Developer
Going from corporate to comfort
When we moved into our new home in the centre of Brighton, we knew it was a great spot with real possibilities. But at first, it simply wasn’t 15gifts. Here’s how we transformed a stuffy office into a light, open plan space which puts people at their ease – helping great ideas, fantastic work and strong friendships flow naturally.