Advisors in the
United Kingdom

With 35+ years in brand and marketing leadership, built a top-200 London ad agency then shifted to helping challenger brands become the go-to in their category by aligning brand, marketing, sales and operations into one commercial growth engine. Specialises in finance, professional services, education, technology and social sector. Serves as Non-Exec Director (3 roles), mentors 15 leaders, author and speaker.

Spent 30 years in global corporate roles across Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific before becoming independent consultant supporting oilfield chemicals companies with strategy execution, opportunity identification, material sourcing and profitability improvement. Serves as Non-Executive Director and executive search partner sourcing C-suite and technical talent for the global chemical industry in Europe, Middle East and North America.

Full-cycle PE CFO in SaaS and tech-enabled professional services with buy-and-build, restructuring and successful exits. Built group finance at £200M debt-funded UK/Ireland accountancy platform, driving working capital, M&A integration and exit readiness; previously delivered 15% annual growth and ARR rise from 50% to 80% at a pharma SaaS company ahead of $100M exit.

Over a decade in senior roles across regulated mortgage, protection and investment firms; led multi-jurisdictional expansion, capital/P&L planning, compliance oversight, M&A integration and incentive redesign in both high-growth and turnaround environments. Shaped commercial strategy for international regulated entities, launched new offices in emerging markets and supported group-wide mergers while ensuring regulatory and licensing compliance.

Co-founded two executive search firms (one exited via trade sale to a global search firm) with 30+ years recruiting and shaping C-suite, supervisory boards and NEDs for public and private companies. Angel and early-stage investor in 20+ businesses across FinTech and RegTech; advises portfolio companies on board composition and executive teams. Mentor and investor director at Techstars, Startupbootcamp and Level39.

25+ years driving technology-enabled transformation and business strategy across 14 sectors, most recently healthcare and life sciences; founded and ran a change & innovation consultancy for 18 years serving 90+ private and public clients across Europe. Now NED/advisor and venture partner in HealthTech, focusing on commercial strategy, stakeholder engagement, adoption scaling and strategic partnerships between innovators, investors, providers and payers.

Lloyd's market broker who built and scaled multiple insurance startups in the UK and South Africa before moving into a plural NED portfolio. Held senior independent director and NED roles at an equity crowdfunding platform and insurtech ventures; now provides advisory board support, consultancy and mentoring to aspiring startups and growth businesses. Holds FT Non-Executive Director Diploma.

Board-level executive with global track record driving organic and inorganic growth, M&A sourcing, evaluation, negotiation and integration plus cross-border team building. Led 1,000-person EMEA operations for a global events leader; served as CEO of a UK public-sector events supplier and Non-Executive Chairman of an events analytics platform.