Portfolio Director play a crucial role in any startup. It takes an extraordinary person to fulfil the Portfolio Director role. We have selected these Portfolio Director’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 Portfolio Director’s. The list is in no particular order!
Rob Curwen
Portfolio Director @ Mayfair Equity Partners
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Having graduated from Exeter University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Rob started his career with Halliburton, where he worked for seven years involved in several oil and gas projects, the Halliburton Dresser merger and a secondment to the British Embassy in Norway. After completing his MBA, Rob joined AT Kearney as a management consultant, where he led business improvement programmes for several blue chip companies including ChevronTexaco, BP, ICI and RWE npower. Later Rob moved to Alix Partners where he was a founder member of their UK Performance Improvement Practice, delivering business improvement projects, predominantly for private equity owned businesses. Rob joined LDC in January 2008 and he works alongside portfolio management teams, pre and post-deal, to help identify and deliver business improvements that generate cash, increase operational efficiencies and drive revenue growth. Rob’s current board positions include Quantum Pharmaceutical, Emprise and L’esprit.
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Maria Carradice
Portfolio Director @ Mayfair Equity Partners
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Having graduated from Cambridge University with a PhD in Medicinal Chemistry & Nanotechnology, Maria joined Arthur Andersen as a trainee accountant. During this time Maria advised a wide-range of pharmaceutical start-ups on tax and accounting issues. In 2002 Maria joined Deloitte LLP in London advising FTSE 100 clients on the tax and accounting issues of diverse corporate transactions, specialising in M&A, private equity, financial services, pharmaceuticals, automotive and the food & beverage sectors. Maria joined LDC in 2010 following an 18 month secondment with the business and now advises on a wide range of structuring, accounting and tax issues across the portfolio. Maria is a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser and her driving ambition is to de-mystify the structuring and tax aspects of every LDC deal, from acquisition to exit.
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Karl Cockwill
Portfolio Director @ NVM Private Equity
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Eamon Nolan
Portfolio Director @ YFM Equity Partners
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YFM Equity Partners is an independent private equity business owned by its senior management and investment team. Read more about YFM Equity Partners on Crunchbase…
Chris Grantham
Executive Portfolio Director, Circular Economy @ IDEO
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James Savage
Portfolio Director @ YFM Equity Partners
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YFM Equity Partners is an independent private equity business owned by its senior management and investment team. Read more about YFM Equity Partners on Crunchbase…
Michael Rice
Portfolio Director @ Endless LLP
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Mike joined Endless in 2011, bringing with him four years in professional practice as a qualified chartered accountant. With his experience in retail, manufacturing, food production and logistics, Mike has a lot to offer any team.
Learn more about Michael Rice on Crunchbase…Endless is an investor that specializes in supporting management buyouts, acquisition of non-core businesses, and turnaround investments. Read more about Endless LLP on Crunchbase…
Steve Clark
UK Portfolio Director @ Clydesdale Bank
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Clydesdale Bank growth finance provides a range of innovative debt solutions for early stage, high growth businesses. Read more about Clydesdale Bank on Crunchbase…
James Cox
Portfolio Director @ 3i Group
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James is a Portfolio Director in 3i’s Asset Management Group which manages investments in a range of companies across a variety of sectors and geographies. He has been with 3i since 1998 having started his career at PiMS UK, a London based media services company, where he headed up the financial services account team. James subsequently joined 3i’s London SMI portfolio management team in 2002 where his focus was managing higher value minority investments. James has more than fifteen years experience of managing growth capital and buyout assets across a wide range of sectors, including a number within the food & beverage, media, leisure and support services areas. He has both invested in, and supported, companies at various stages of growth and completed a significant number of successful realisations across a wide range of sectors.
Learn more about James Cox on Crunchbase…3i is an international investment manager focused on mid-market Private Equity, Infrastructure & Debt Management. Read more about 3i Group on Crunchbase…
Zach Butler
Portfolio Director, IoT World Series @ Informa
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Informa is a business intelligence, academic publishing, knowledge and events group. Read more about Informa on Crunchbase…
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