Caroline joined Valour Consultancy in May 2023 and is responsible for leading the company’s sales and marketing activities. She brings with her a wealth of experience from the consultancy, legal, and charity sectors. Caroline spent three years at Hakluyt & Company, and most recently, four years at Lyme Disease UK, where she led the charity’s…

Summer Staninski (UK)

Market Research Analyst

Summer joined the Valour Consultancy team in March 2023. Working in tandem with David Whelan in our London office, she is tasked with helping expand our cabin technology research portfolio with an initial focus on the market for in-flight entertainment content. She recently moved to London from New Zealand after graduating with a Master of…

Alishia Sims (UK)

Market Research Analyst

Alishia is a Market Research Analyst in our maritime team and the author of our digitalisation reports. She joins having completed a Masters of Research at Edge Hill University. Living near Manchester, Alishia spends her spare time volunteering as a part of Girlguiding UK. She also holds a great love for both books and coffee,…

Aidan Prescott (UK)

Market Intelligence Analyst

Aidan is a Market Intelligence Analyst at Valour Consultancy, having completed his Masters in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Loughborough University. His role centres on developing our tracker products, which span in-flight entertainment, in-flight connectivity, maritime connectivity and smart airport technology. Aidan is based in Lincoln and is a big supporter of Chelsea Football Club.…

Lauren Woods (Australia)

Office Manager

Lauren’s relationship with Valour Consultancy can be traced right back to its origins in 2012, having met directors Dan and Josh during her time in London. 10 years on and the journey has come full circle as she joins the business in a fundamental role of Office Manager. Lauren has previously spent more than 15…

Joshua Flood (UK)

Co-Founder & Senior Research Consultant

Joshua Flood is a senior research consultant, director of maritime research, and one of the three co-founders of Valour Consultancy. He runs the maritime connectivity tracker, undertakes the research for our maritime connectivity annual study, and contributes to projects touching aviation connectivity, commercial UAS, and other interesting tech. Away from work, Josh is a man…

Craig Foster (UK)

Co-Founder & Senior Research Consultant

Craig is a senior research consultant and one of the three co-founders of the business. Over the years, he has successfully launched several reports and trackers, particularly in the areas of IFEC and cabin technology in both commercial and business aviation. He has also led custom research and consulting engagements with companies throughout the value…

Daniel Welch (Australia)

Co-Founder & Senior Research Consultant

Like Craig and Josh, Dan is a senior research consultant at Valour Consultancy. His background is in consumer to consumer research, having spent 5+ years at Ipsos, one of the largest research organisations in the world. During this period, Dan was responsible for building Ipsos’ mobile research business, both in Asia Pacific and the UK.…

John Devlin (UK)

Senior Research Consultant

John has 20+ years of analyst experience specialising in Payments, Authentication, Identity (P.A.ID) and Security of people, devices and transactions. John recently joined forces with Valour to expand our services across a broader range of industry verticals. John’s expertise helps us to support clients in an increasingly digitised and connected world, often looking at how…

David Whelan (UK)

Research Analyst

David joined Valour Consultancy in 2019 and is based in London, UK. A specialist in IFEC and aircraft digitalisation, he is currently the lead analyst on Valour Consultancy’s flagship reports on in-flight connectivity and in-flight entertainment. In addition to his work on syndicated reports, David also contributes to a range of consultancy projects with airlines…

Kelly Rayworth (UK)

Market Intelligence Analyst

Kelly has over a decade of experience in the mobility sector. Prior to joining Valour, she was a key member of IMDC, an aviation consultancy that was eventually acquired by Global Eagle. Based in the UK, her role with Valour involves running our flagship quarterly IFEC tracker. Kelly enjoys various pastimes such as reading, walking…