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Harare, ZW

The concept of the “Investable Leader” was born out a series of conversations with investors in 2017 when leadership was identified as the common theme in the under performance of the sector. Over the past eight years, we have interviewed, evaluated, assessed and referenced thousands of leaders. We have also interviewed founders, CEOs and their leadership.

Harare, ZW

Triage is an emerging markets search firm focused on leadership, strategic and business critical hiring across the African continent (and beyond). We work with entrepreneurs, business owners, leaders, investors and investor backed businesses solving some of the world’s most important problems, from meeting people’s essential needs (and the infrastructure.

London, GB

Beyond Zero is a leading Environmental Asset Manager that has pioneered a number of firsts in the use of data, science and technology to identify, unlock and increase the value of land and the environment.Traditional approaches and partnerships cannot address the complexity of the challenges we face, so we take a multi-stakeholder and systems wide.

Aberystwyth, GB

Environment Systems is a leading supplier of evidence and insights to the worlds environmental and agricultural markets.

Bogotá, Cundinamarca, CO

Cultivando Futuro (CF) is an information system that generates digital identities for value chain actors within the agriculture industry. CF collects comprehensive "ground truthed" data directly from smallholder farmers and uses this information for the benefit of all stakeholders to inform strategic decision making, for example which projects to fund.

Triage’s technology business partners with the world’s leading geospatial platform and earth observation data providers to unlock "The Value of Where".We use spatial data and analytics to answer high value questions and solve complex, often systemic, problems. We then visualise everything so clients can see, interrogate, manage, share and report on current.

Lumen Energy is an independent renewable power producer that uses a distributed generation model to collect energy from many sources, reduce the environmental impact of power production and improve security of supply.Key Achievements- Led investment round with US based PE firm resulting in heads of terms for an initial £100m; and- Developed operating plan.

London, GB

Freetricity is one of the UK's leading renewables development and project management companies.Key Achievements- Protected locked in assets of over £10m; and- Developed IPP (independent power producer) strategy.

Early stage, fast growth, technology company. Executive role responsible for providing pro-active leadership for all Board activities, handling all investment aspects of the Group, managing key stakeholder relationships, leading fund raising (venture, private equity and angel), mentoring senior team and advising on strategy.Key Achievement- Led seed.

Working with entrepreneurs and business owners, executive leadership and senior teams, start-ups to multinationals, social enterprises to not for profit organisations to define, unlock and create value.

London, GB

Board level role following acquisition of 17 centres from the MLS Group. Led landlord negotiations and managed integration / transition of business centres into MWB's CEC brand.Key Achievement- Negotiated and agreed an increase in IMP (original WH tenant) contribution to Winchester House lease from £120k p.a. to £225k p.a. for four years, a £420k P&L (and.

Asked by founder and majority shareholder to lead turnaround of business. Group included business centre operator, IT, FM and M&E companies.Key Achievements- Reduced controllable costs by over £4m p.a., improved sales performance by 47%, grew occupancy by 18.2% (66% to 78%), moved the business to profitability and cash positive with a c. £7m positive swing.

Edinburgh, GB

Joined Parity Group as part of business recovery team and as Managing Director responsible for the Resources business.Key Achievements- Business recovery and turnaround, increasing shareholder value by 78% following Rights Issue and Firm Placing of £16.5m in April 2006;- Managed business from marginal profitability to upper quartile performance, growing.

Broad based consulting company that included several start ups, coaching and mentoring owner / managers and helping companies maximise profits and cash.

London, GB

Responsible for newly acquired business (Triage Consulting), and Spring's vertical markets and international businesses.Key Achievements- Integrated loss-making Spring Connect (-£2.5m) and international businesses into Triage Consulting, reducing operational costs by £1.6M whilst growing revenues by 350% and maintaining profitability; and- Acquired.

Founded, developed and grew market leading technology recruitment business to £24.7m in six years, working in over 60 countries worldwide.Key Achievements- Grew business from £1.2m in year one to £24m in year five, CAGR of 82.1%;- Managed business to deliver profit of £1.2m on turnover of £24m in recession, representing a return on sale of 5% and return on.

Maidstone, Kent, GB

Started and grew profitable Telecoms business to £4.1m turnover in three and a half years.Key Achievements- Major account wins including Nortel, Orange, Energis and CMR (Westinghouse); and- Billed £850k of gross margin in third year.