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Grapple is the combined result of over $9m investment, 4 years R&D and a highly experienced management and development team that have extensive mobile, agency and digital expertise. Ed Lea, Grapple CTO and Europe's #1 app developer makes sure that every project is produced to the highest standard.
CEO
Favourite App: Poynt
Phone: BlackBerry 9700
"I represented Great Britain in the International Schools Athletics Championship and featured among the top five fastest UK100 & 200m runners U21."
Founder
Favourite App: gWabbit
Phone: BlackBerry Bold
"I won a penalty competition for Tottenham Hotspur scoring against Ray Clemence and Tony Parks!"
CTO
Favourite App: TV Plus
Phone: iPhone 3GS
"At 13, was part of the youngest team to win BP's "Build-a-car" competition and appeared on Blue Peter as a result."
COO
Favourite App: WeatherEye
Phone: iPhone 3GS
"I built and raced a solar powered vehicle across the United States - topping out at speeds of 100 km/h (where allowed of course)."
Head of Sales
Favourite App: Urbanspoon
Phone: BlackBerry 9000
"I've lived in 7 countries in 9 years and speak 5 languages."
Finance
Favourite App: Sky Sports
Phone: iPhone 3GS
"I've never eaten lunch in my life!"
Project Manager
Favourite App: Snaptu
Phone: Nokia 6700
"I once sat on the flight deck of concord and pressed the red button to make it go supersonic!"
Android Developer
Favourite App: Goggles
Phone: Nexus One
"In my spare time I'm a karting driver."
Platform Engineer
Favourite App: Facebook
Phone: iPhone 3GS
"I played violin for the National Youth Orchestra of Canada waaaaaaay back in 1988."
Senior Developer
Favourite App: Pac Man / Google Browser
Phone: G1 Android
"I am a huge gym fanatic (addict!) and conversely a hardcore video gamer."
Platform Engineer
Favourite App: BB messenger
Phone: BlackBerry Bold 9000
"I won the 5Km Bay Street Rat Race."
App Developer
Favourite App: Last.fm
Phone: HTC Hero
"I once appeared on stage with the six time World Gurning Champion and won first prize in my category. Charming!"
App Developer
Favourite App: TouchOsc
Phone: iPhone 3GS
"I once took part in the cheese rolling event in Gloucester and won a wheel of delicious cheese for being the first person to fall down the hill the quickest."
PR Manager
Favourite App: Google Maps
Phone: Blackberry Bold
"I once hung out with Mr T on the roof of Circus Circus in Las Vegas."
Designer
Favourite App: Tap Tap Revenge
Phone: iPhone 3GS
"When I was young I was in Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat with Phillip Schofield."
Platform Engineer
Favourite App: XM Radio Mobile
Phone: Motorola v3c
"I once worked for China Aerospace Corporation and participated in developing China's native GPS receiver."
Developer
Favourite App: Dapp (the app design app)
Phone: iPhone
"I was voted one of the youngest members into the Royal Astronomical society and am a qualified instructor of Jeet Kune Do."
Developer
Favourite App: Facebook, Google Maps
Phone: iPhone 3GS
"I was captain of South Bank's University Challenge team in 1996. I can also Cossack dance and do the splits."
Financial Controller
Favourite App: Baby Cry Translator
Phone: BlackBerry Curve
"I'm training to become a dive instructor in my spare time."
Developer
Favourite App: Google Maps
Phone: Nexus One
"I once went through a phase where I couldn't fall sleep unless I was listening to a David Bowie album."
Office Manager / Receptionist
Phone: BlackBerry Bold
"I am on the Loughborough womens 1st Rugby team and was previously captain of every girls sports team at school."
Developer
Favourite App: iBooks
Phone: iPhone 4
"I worked for several months as a professional chef in Meribel."
Project Delivery Manager
Favourite App: iProcrastinate
Phone: iPhone 3GS
"I have circumnavigated the Earth!"
Business Development Manager
Phone: iPhone 3GS
"I once won VIP tickets to an MTV Icon special for The Cure after I was voted to have best described what makes their music so unique."
Chairman
Favourite App: Numo Finder
Phone: Nokia E72
"In my spare time I'm a columnist for Top Gear magazine."
Non-Executive Director
Favourite App: Bloomberg
Phone: BlackBerry Bold
"I was a metropolitan policeman before I joined the world of business..."
Non-Executive Director
Favourite App: Sonos Controller
Phone: Palm Treo
"I collect American comic books and original comic book art."
