Partner and CFO play a crucial role in any startup. It takes an extraordinary person to fulfil the Partner and CFO role. We have selected these Partner and CFO’s for this list as they are inspiring for a variety of reasons – whether that’s pushing boundaries, creating groundbreaking products, or doing their bit to save the world.
Our analysts did their best to select be best, and most innovative Partner and CFO’s. The list is in no particular order!
James Abell
Partner and CFO @ Abingworth
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Jams has more than 14 years of venture capital experience and three years of operational experience in life science companies. His directorships have included Chroma Therapeutics, Clinical Designs and Syntaxin. He joined Abingworth as CFO in 1998, prior to which he was CFO of Prolifix from 1995 to 1998. He trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG. He holds a degree in Biology with Chemistry from the University of Southampton. James handles Abingworth’s finance and administration as well as investment matters, focusing on start-up companies.
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Philip Shuttleworth
Partner and CFO @ ECI Partners
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Philip joined ECI in 1996 and is responsible for all matters relating to the accounting, legal, regulatory and tax obligations of ECI and its funds. He is a former Chairman of the BVCA’s Taxation Committee. Before joining ECI, he spent four years working with growth companies in the mid-market division of PwC, where he gained an ACA. He has a degree in business studies, and holds an MBA from London Business School.
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Stuart Gray
Partner and CFO @ Arcus Infrastructure Partners
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Rose Fletcher
Partner and CFO @ DPI
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Rose joined DPI in November 2008. Prior to DPI, she held a number of roles in Finance, Treasury and Corporate Finance at Old Mutual in both their London and South Africa offices. Rose was part of the team that completed the acquisition of the £4 billion Skandia insurance group in 2006, leading the transaction financials and being actively involved in the deal structuring and execution. In 2000 she moved to London and was instrumental in setting up the new head office finance function. Rose is a director of DPI Management Ltd, ADP I’s investment manager. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Rose trained at Deloitte & Touche in South Africa. Rose holds a BA (Languages) and two Post Graduate Diplomas, one in Education and one in Accounting, all from the University of Cape Town. Rose is a citizen of South Africa and Britain.
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John Elliott
Partner and CFO @ Platina Partners
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