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About FocalPoint

Our vision is to improve every positioning solution

We believe that GNSS is one of the marvels of the modern world. Over a trillion dollars of the US economy and over 800 billion euros of the European economy currently depends on this incredible positioning and timing system. However, the sensitivity and accuracy of current receivers fail the levels of performance 21st century businesses and individuals demand. Our revolutionary technologies transform the capability of all GNSS devices.

Ramsey (founder) in the FocalPoint office

A bit of background

Founded in 2015 by Dr. Ramsey Faragher, we are one team of domain experts with more than 100 years of combined knowledge in the world of positioning, navigation and timing. We are passionate about what we do and the positive, far-reaching impact of our technologies.

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The leadership team

Scott Pomerantz

CEO

Scott has 30 years experience in positioning and semiconductors, first as founder of Global Locate where he helped reshape the smartphone GPS landscape, before acquisition by Broadcom, where he became SVP and GM for connectivity.

Ramsey Faragher, PhD

Founder, President & CTO

Once dubbed “The real life Q” by Top Gear Magazine, Ramsey is a world-leading expert in GNSS-denied positioning and has previously worked as a senior research associate at the University of Cambridge.

Darren Buckle, MBA

COO

Darren has an engineering degree from Loughborough University and an MBA from Imperial College London.

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Martin Stephenson, FCA

CFO

Martin has more than 30 years experience of company finance, funding and operations across automotive and tech sectors.

Mark Crockett, PhD

VP Technology

Mark holds a first class degree in Physics and a PhD in Astrophysics, both from Queen’s University Belfast. He is also a Chartered Physicist and a Member of the Institute of Physics.

Manuel Del Castillo

VP Business Development

Manuel has over 20 years experience in the GNSS industry including product line management with popular telco, smartphone and wearable brands. He joins the team having spent 14 years with Broadcom.

Becky Read

VP People

Becky is CIPD chartered and has led people, culture and recruitment teams in both private and public sectors.

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Steve Mole

VP Engineering

Steve has over 20 years experience in GNSS and Inertial development where he has worked for Broadcom and Intel focusing mainly in the smartphone industry.

Sami Atabani

VP Licensing

With a 27 year IP experience with ARM, Sami joins us to define, own and execute our licensing strategy.