The people behind KATO AI

Michael Windmill BSc MA MBA

Founder & Director

• 20+ years generating high-margin growth across Defence, Government and mission-critical regulated markets.
• Scaled global EPC Cyber Account from <£1m to £40m revenue; led major FTSE 100 post-merger integrations.
• Founded and self-funded Kaze, generating £3m+ annual revenue.
• Portfolio-level strategic direction across complex transformation - investment, operating models and delivery.

Dan Snape BEng(Hons) MSc MA OBE

Managing Director

• 25+ years in strategic tech and cyber leadership; former Deputy Director and Global Head of Cyber Defence.
• Directed a £1.4Bn cyber portfolio; secured a £500m uplift and allocated national-scale capital.
• Scaled cyber defence to 500+ personnel, protecting 400,000+ endpoints.
• Led UK defensive cyber operations; authored Defence-wide cyber resilience strategy.

Max Nethercott BSc

Chief Technology Officer

• 10+ years delivering mission-critical ML for high-security government and critical infrastructure.
• Former Databricks Senior Solutions Engineer, deployed enterprise AI across Northern Europe.
• Engineered production-grade NLP, anomaly-detection and cyber-analytics pipelines - hours to minutes.
• Published academic in Agentic AI; led data-science teams on Spark-based government programmes.

Alex Stratton

Data Scientist

Alex is a highly experienced data analyst, passionate about interpreting and analysing data in order to drive successful business solutions. With a background in Aerospace Engineering, he is proficient in analytical, statistical and mathematical techniques and takes time to investigate and understand problems by liaising with business stakeholders - resulting in consistent and scalable outcomes.

Jayden Evetts

Data Scientist

Jayden holds a degree in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from the University of Bath, where he contributed to cutting-edge research in AI. He specialises in artificial intelligence and machine learning, applying state-of-the-art technologies to advanced system development. At Kaze, he plays a key role in building out KATO AI, helping to shape its technical foundations and drive innovation.

Hannah Saunders

Advisor