Our Leadership Team
ClearCourse’s leadership team delivers strength-in-depth, extensive, and specific experience within software and SaaS.
Christina Hamilton
Chief Executive Officer (Board Member)
Christina leads ClearCourse’s strategic vision and direction, leveraging her deep experience in leading FinTech organisations and impeccable reputation for delivering sustainable business growth and transformation.
Passionate about empowering businesses through innovative software and payment solutions, Christina takes a focused approach to understand customer needs and building market-leading products. Before joining ClearCourse, she led global teams at Stripe, Xplor Technologies, Worldpay and Western Union Business Solutions.
Above all, Christina is committed to fostering a dynamic, inclusive culture – demonstrated by her strong track record for building highly effective management teams and bringing companies together following corporate transactions. A founding member of women’s networks at Western Union and Xplor, she continues to volunteer for several organisations teaching financial literacy and career skills to young adults.
Sacha Bielawski
Chief Financial Officer (Board Member)
Sacha serves as Chief Financial Officer at ClearCourse, where he leads the company’s financial strategy. He joined the business in June 2025, bringing over two decades of international experience across investment banking, private equity, entrepreneurship, and operational leadership. Before ClearCourse, Sacha spent nearly 9 years as CFO of Coople, a leading high-growth digital staffing marketplace, where he led corporate expansion initiatives and oversaw the Group’s financial strategy. Prior to Coople, he held senior roles within private equity firms, where he focused on identifying, investing, and scaling high-potential businesses across Europe and the US.
Mark Roberts
Managing Director, Solutions
Mark spearheads ClearCourse’s Payments division and launched our market-leading solution, ClearAccept, in 2021. He is most passionate about designing flexible payments solutions for SMEs, welcoming their input in the design of ClearCourse’s software across the breadth of our group. Mark joined ClearCourse in early 2021, bringing 25 years’ experience in the IT and payments space, including strategy and sales projects with the likes of Paypal, Rakuten and Tesco.
Vanessa Machin
Managing Director, Sports & Leisure
As the Leisure Division head, Vanessa is responsible for leading intelligentgolf and Club Systems, the UK’s premium golf software companies. She also oversees the strategic development of HowdididoMedia, a far-reaching online community for golfers which includes two industry specific magazine editorials. Before joining ClearCourse, Vanessa was the General Manager of intelligentgolf. She brings 25 years of experience in the leisure and golf industries and has previously managed health clubs, golf clubs and hotels across the UK.
Tim Sewart
General Counsel
Tim has advised ClearCourse since our launch in 2018 and today oversees all legal matters across our group, supporting both the human and technical aspects of our all-important integration. He was formerly the Technology Sector Head, Department Head, and Board Member of the international law firm DAC Beachcroft LLP and, outside of the legal profession, he was appointed CEO of Clarity Informatics, a successful health-tech business, which he sold to Agilio Software in 2021.
Jess Brain
Director of People
Jess is responsible for managing the people function of ClearCourse, leading the development of HR strategies that support our business objectives while placing a strong emphasis on employee well-being. Jess also advises HR managers on payroll, learning and development, employment law, policy and workforce development. Joining ClearCourse in 2021, she has worked across various divisions and has previously held HR roles in large private and public sectors, including Babcock International and VISTRA.
Andrew Gore
Group Operations Director
Andrew is responsible for group operations and technology, and oversees technology and operational policies and processes, with the goal of fostering synergies across ClearCourse group and delivering exceptional value to customers. Andrew joined ClearCourse in 2019 as the Group Chief Technology Officer. Andrew has three decades of expertise in global technology leadership. Prior to joining ClearCourse, Andrew worked at Crosslake, a global advisory firm specialising in technology due diligence, where his role involved advising ClearCourse on various early-stage acquisitions, contributing significantly to the company's growth trajectory. He also served as the Head of IT and Change, as well as Programme Director at RBS.
