Meet the Team

Chris Harris

Co-Founder

Ex-founder and CEO of Lawyer Checker (sold 2021) which achieved significant conveyancing market penetration.

An entrepreneurial solicitor with expert knowledge of the changing dynamics of the distribution and 'manufacturing' capabilities within the residential property sector - including the technology, information provision, key individuals and financial metrics influencing these changes.

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Karen Babington

Co-Founder

Founder of several conveyancing sector companies and a previous Corporate Sales Director at the UK's largest conveyancing group.

Vast experience of working with start-ups through to corporates, often in relation to breaking into new markets and the need to achieve significant growth.

A committee member of Women In Residential Property.

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Trev Richards

Chief Technology Officer

Versatile technology leader, who has been growing teams across a multitude of businesses and industries including automotive, transportation, finance and property sectors.

Trev thrives on getting involved in technical challenges but also supporting and growing teams. Trev joined CC in September 2023 to support the team in a strategic capacity and drive efficiency and standardisation in the development process.

Jonny Palmer

Data Science Lead

Responsible for leading the development and implementation of our AI strategy.

Jonny ensures that he and the Data Science team are utilising cutting-edge techniques from across the world of machine learning, AI and natural language processing in order to better understand, interpret and act upon enquiries.

Gemma Felstead

Operations Director

Highly effective Operations Director with over 15 years of experience.

Responsible for overseeing the daily business operations, making informed decisions ensuring the business meets its short and longer term objectives.​

Expert at building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders with sound judgement and integrity.

Andrei Iovu

Business Analyst

A decade of experience in the technology industry showcasing his diverse skill set in data analysis, software development, and product design.

Andrei enhances communication within the team by streamlining processes and bridging the gap between business objectives and technological solutions, focusing on requirements, scoping, and analysis. Additionally, Andrei contributes his creative expertise whenever necessary.

Marion Palmann

Strategic and Conveyancing Advisor

A solicitor with conveyancing experience of more than 40 years, and for 27 years the owner and Risk & Compliance manager with responsibility for training and quality standards at a large and successful firm of Conveyancers before a merger with the Simply Group in 2022.

Extensive hands-on experience in building and managing Visualfiles case management system and analysing workflows to optimise efficiency.

Alison Taylor

Product Owner and Lead Conveyancer

A seasoned Licensed Conveyancer with 18 years’ worth of industry experience and a deep technical knowledge and understanding of conveyancing and property law.

As Product Owner, Alison is responsible for shaping and executing the vision for the product. With a focus on delivering value to she works closely with development team to prioritise features and product enhancements.

Cris Wilson

Senior Software Engineer

Experienced senior software engineer comfortable with building enterprise scale software in the cloud.

Notable projects include big data processing for the Department of Transport and working with LabX on their NHS test pipeline. Cris is versatile and been involved with projects ranging from microservices to producing mobile Xamarin apps.

Simon Giddings

Senior Software Engineer

Full stack developer with 20+ years experience developing software solutions for the financial, commercial and charitable sectors.

Beginning with C++ and Oracle while at university, progressing through Access DB with VB5/6, then 15+ years fully object-oriented programming in C# .NET 2.0 up to current versions, developing and supporting Web Apps, APIs, Windows desktop applications, console apps and services.

Teddy O'Brien

Software Engineer

The newest member of the development team, Teddy brings experience in C#, SQL and Python .

With a background in full-stack development Teddy enjoys putting his skills into practice; continuously improving software to meet the evolving product and business needs. He enjoys new challenges and with an enthusiastic approach, he has quickly become a valuable contributor to the team.

Mili Chauhan

Data Science

Skilled software engineer with expertise in Python and SQL, specialising in data science and backend development.

With a background in building robust systems for websites, Mili leverages technical skills to enhance performance and deliver innovative solutions. Mili is keen to take on new challenges, developing her skills in machine learning, NLP techniques and data strategies.

Thomas Rhodes, Marketing

Thomas Rhodes

Digital Marketing Specialist

Growth-focused experienced marketing leader with 12+ years experience in B2B and B2C marketing in a number of industries and markets.

Responsible for shaping and executing the market plans, ensuring that the company is positioned as the market leader whilst continuing to grow both commercially and awareness of the brand.

Interested in joining the team?