Martin Halford

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Interim Chief Executive Officer / Chief Technology Officer at Polymath

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Overview

Martin is a seasoned technology executive, serving as Interim CEO and CTO at Polymath. With over 25 years of experience, he specializes in delivering large-scale software platforms in blockchain and finance across Australia, the UK, India, and Hong Kong. Colleagues describe him as intelligent, meticulous, and a consummate professional.

He is an active contributor to global technology standards, participating in the ISO Technical Committee on Blockchain & DLTs and Scotlands Digital Trust Taskforce. Martin is also a hands-on open-source developer, contributing code to projects focused on smart legal contracts and has served on the Accord Projects Technical Steering Committee.

He once scaled a 6-person software team into a 300+ person development center in three years.

Personality Overview

Judgemental

Demanding

ROI Conscious

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

Asset Tokenisation
His work and public posts focus on enabling real-world asset tokenisation on-chain in a compliant and regulated manner, a core mission of his company, Polymath.
Smart Legal Contracts
Co-founded beNEXT. io to create smart legal contracts and is a key contributor and former steering committee chair for the open-source Accord Project.
Blockchain & DLT Standards
Actively contributes to global standards through his work with the ISO Technical Committee on Blockchain & DLTs and the Digital Trust Taskforce of Scotland.

Media Appearances

Martin has no verified media appearances

Work History

1-2026
Interim Chief Executive Officer / Chief Technology Officer at Polymath
12-2025 - 1-2026
Chief Technology Officer at Polymath
1-2024 - 12-2025
Chief Technology Officer at siccar
8-2022 - 2-2024
Head of Technology at MANTRA
2-2019
Contributor at Accord Project

Education

1992 - 1992
Computer Science from Monash University
1985 - 1990
Applied Science from RMIT University

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Exp : 24 Location : Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Interim Chief Executive Officer / Chief Technology Officer at Polymath
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Insights For Selling To Martin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product
  • Ask them questions confidently while doing discovery, don’t be apologetic
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach
  • Don’t expect them to change their mind quickly if they say no once

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Martin is

  • Confidence in the product plays an important role, followed by powerful testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Martin

  • They might hesitate a little, but they will say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Martin move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Martin take some risk or not?

  • Once they have analyzed the pros and cons, they can take some risks.

You And Martin

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