Tapan Mehta is a co-founder and the CEO of Nextenders Group, responsible for driving the Group‘s business strategy. Tapan provides leadership and direction to new business development, international sales, intellectual property management, legal/compliance, and investor relations.

Prior to founding Nextenders, Tapan worked in Germany, Switzerland and the UK in diverse manufacturing, sales and OEM roles. He also co-founded the first B2B marketplace for the textile engineering industry.

Since founding Nextenders he has steered the company from a garage start-up into an international group with customers on three continents. His vision is for Nextenders to be the dominant global complex-procurement software supplier, under-pinned by future-proof technology and processes.

Tapan has a degree in Mathematics from the University of Edinburgh and Masters Degree in Set Theory from King’s College, London. He also holds a Diploma in International Business Management from WebsterUniversity (London).