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About TrustLayer

Cybersecurity,
the direct way.

Sixteen years of UK security for organisations too busy to run a security team. One platform. Four layers. Sold through BT, MSPs and resellers.

16+
years in UK security
4,000+
organisations protected
700m
threats that didn't happen
4
layers. One platform, one policy engine
What we're for

Security that doesn't need a security team.

Most UK organisations have someone who does IT. Very few have someone who does security. The products were built for the second group, and priced for it.

We built the platform for the first group. It runs from the device, so nothing sits in the traffic path. It's live in thirty minutes. It doesn't need a certification to operate. And it comes through the BT account team or the MSP you already deal with, on the invoice you already pay. BT sells the platform to its business customers as Cloud Threat Protect.

AI made the case sharper. Phishing reads like a colleague. Company data goes into tools nobody can see. The platform sees both, and lets you say yes to AI with rules attached.

How we work

Four things we don't compromise on.

Direct
Nothing in the way

No proxy in the traffic. No MX change. No project plan.

Simple
Runnable by IT

If it needs a course to operate, we built it wrong.

Through partners
Never direct to market

BT, MSPs and resellers sell it. We build it and stand behind it.

Honest
Only what you need

Four layers, priced separately. If one isn't for you, we'll say so.

Leadership

The people who answer the phone.

TrustLayer on LinkedIn ↗
Ed Macnair
Ed Macnair
CEO

Thirty years of sales and business development in technology and IT security, and a track record of building security companies. Ed founded SaaSID, acquired by Intermedia in 2013, and before that led Marshal through its merger into M86 Security. Earlier career: MessageLabs, Symantec, IBM and Xerox.

LinkedIn ↗
Mark Prater

Mark is a commercial, entrepreneurially minded CFO with more than 30 years across technology and investment banking. A Chartered Accountant (FCA) with a degree in Economics, he has led cross-border teams in SME businesses through numerous fundraisings, growth acceleration programmes and M&A liquidity events.

Mark Prater
CFO
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Derek Jackman

Derek brings more than 17 years of sales leadership, building and coaching high-performing teams across EMEA. Before TrustLayer he was Bitdefender's Vice President for Northern Europe and the Middle East. He leads sales and the partner channel.

Derek Jackman
VP Sales
LinkedIn ↗
Gareth Lockwood

Gareth leads product and go-to-market strategy, with over two decades in technology and cyber security. After 16 years at Intel he led Symantec's consumer and SMB products for EMEA, later General Manager for the region, then was Head of Products at CyberHive.

Gareth Lockwood
VP Product
LinkedIn ↗
Giles Raeside

Giles has covered both the technical and commercial sides of security and networking: a cloud vendor, regional and global distributors, and a security reseller. That range is why he can hear a customer's problem and recommend what actually fits.

Giles Raeside
VP Solutions Engineering
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Tim Lloyd

Tim is the original architect of the TrustLayer platform, with over 16 years' experience developing cloud security technologies. He leads engineering and platform development, delivering scalable protection across email, web, cloud applications and emerging AI risks.

Tim Lloyd
VP Engineering
LinkedIn ↗
Lucinda Robinson

Lucinda joined TrustLayer in 2021 and has led its marketing since 2023, becoming Marketing Director in 2024. A CIM-qualified, data-led marketer, she shapes how the platform is explained to partners, buyers and the organisations it protects.

Lucinda Robinson
Marketing Director
LinkedIn ↗
Board

Who we answer to.

Three non-executives with long careers in investment, technology and the UK channel.

Andrew Skirton
Andrew Skirton Chairman

Thirty years in investment management. Co-CEO of Barclays Global Investors through its global expansion, then Chairman of Gartmore through IPO and sale, and Chairman of Pool Reinsurance.

Tim Cagle
Tim Cagle Non-executive director

Thirty years in commodities manufacturing and trading. President of E3Energie and Chief Investment Officer of TWC Capital. Sits on the boards of several technology companies.

Grahame Smee
Grahame Smee Non-executive director

Founded, scaled and sold businesses across IT distribution, cybersecurity and cloud software: EquIP, Cohort and 4SEC Group among them. Partner-first by habit.

Reach us

One number
that gets answered.

United Kingdom
Eastleigh
89 Leigh Road
Eastleigh
Hampshire SO50 9DQ
United States
Austin, Texas
TrustLayer Limited
5900 Balcones Drive #27076
Austin, TX 78731
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