John Bates

John joined the Board on 31 May 2019. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of Eggplant, which specialises in AI-powered software test automation.

Previously John pioneered the space of streaming analytics as Co-founder, President and Chief Technology Officer of Apama (now part of Software AG). He drove the evolution of platforms for digital business, while serving as Executive Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Chief Technology Officer at NASDAQ-listed Progress Software and as Chief Technology Officer of Big Data, Head of Industry Solutions and Chief Marketing Officer at Frankfurt-listed Software AG. As Chief Executive Officer at Plat.One (acquired by SAP in 2016) he drove the commercial development of platforms to support internet of things applications.

John holds a doctorate in computer science from Cambridge University and is the author of the book "Thingalytics: Smart Big Data Analytics for the Internet of Things”.