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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top London based Chairman operating in the Impact Investing space. If you think a Chairman is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Justin Dowley
Chairman of Intermediate Capital Group
Justin Dowley is the Chairman of Intermediate Capital Group. A founding partner of the independent advisory firm, Tricorn Partners, he has previously served both as Head of UK investment banking at Morgan Grenfell, and as Head of European investment banking at Merrill Lynch.
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About Intermediate Capital Group: ICG is a specialist asset manager in private debt, credit and equity.
Kevin Parry
Chairman of Intermediate Capital Group
Kevin Parry Appointed Director in October 2014. He is the Company’s Senior Independent Director. Kevin is also Chairman of Intermediate Capital Group plc and of The Homes and Communities Agency and Non-Executive Director of Daily Mail and General Trust plc and Nationwide Building Society. Kevin was previously with Schroders plc, firstly as Non-Executive Director between 2002 and 2008 and, latterly, as CFO between 2009 and 2013. Prior to this, Kevin served as CEO of Management Consulting Group between 2000 and 2008.
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About Intermediate Capital Group: ICG is a specialist asset manager in private debt, credit and equity.
Tony Best
Chairman (non-executive) of SME Capital
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About : SME Capital is a debt funding platform matching institutional investors.
Douglas Hansen-Luke
Executive Chairman of Future Planet Capital
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About Future Planet Capital: Future Planet is a venture capital firm that seeks investment in potentially high-growth companies from research centers.
Mark Florman
Chairman of Flat World Partners
Mark is a Senior Advisor to Verdane in the UK, based in London. He has deep expertise and networks in private equity and industry, and he was formerly CEO of the British Venture Capital Association. Mark founded Maizels Westerberg & Co., one of the first independent merchant banks, and has since founded a number of businesses in the technology, advisory, financial services and investment sectors. He was Managing Director of the private equity firm Doughty Hanson, Chair of LM Glasfiber (the global renewable energy group) and started the African venture capital firm 8 Miles LLP with Bob Geldof. Mark has been active in policy ideas and campaigns related to social mobility and poverty fighting in the UK and across the world. He is now CEO of Time Partners, advising venture capital firms and governments on growth, markets and regulation.
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About : Flat World Partners is a next generation investment advisory firm, solely focused on impact investments.
