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Investment Team

Guy Weaver Louise Rigby Sim Singh-Landa
Guy was formerly a Director at KPMG and has Louise joined Praetura in November 2017 from Sim has worked in the financial services industry
extensive SaaS experience and a large network KPMG where she had spent over nine years in its for over 17 years with experience spanning
within the technology sector. He co-founded Advisory business, including a secondment to a banking, real estate, finance, investments,
Introstream, a business helping companies clearing bank. Louise is a Chartered Accountant pensions and funds. Sim’s responsibilities include
connect with technology solutions providers. with significant experience in advising SMEs and undertaking financial and qualitative appraisals,
Guy is a member of Pro Manchester Science has undertaken a role as Finance Director of a high marketing, due diligence, project management
and Technology Committee and a mentor for growth business. and client relationship management.
Manchester Tech Trust & Tech North Advocate.

Mark Lyons Pete Carway Jamie Newall
Mark has extensive experience in investing funds, Pete is a qualified accountant with 12 years Jamie graduated from Lancaster University
evaluating and managing business opportunities experience including Finance Director and Financial in 2015 with a 1st class honours in an Ernst &
and working with management teams to Controller positions in software and other service Young sponsored Accounting & Finance degree.
implement growth strategies. Most recently businesses. He held the role of Finance Director Post-graduation he joined Ernst & Young full
Mark held a Director position at a family office in a fast growth Artificial Intelligence business time and completed his Chartered Accountancy
with over £1.5bn of assets under management raising over £5m of investment and overseeing a 5x qualification working on a wide-ranging client
and administration. Mark trained as a Chartered increase in company value in 2 years. base across multiple industries.
Accountant at PwC.

Portfolio Team

Ben Hatton Scott Hooton Tom Hardman
Ben is a successful technology entrepreneur who Scott provides strategic advice to a number Tom is the Portfolio Financial Controller, providing
founded and built Rippleffect, a full service digital of our technology and retail focused portfolio in-depth analysis on the financial and commercial
agency before selling the business to Trinity Mirror companies. Scott previously held the position performance of the Praetura Ventures portfolio
where he became MD of Digital. Ben is a board of Chief Commercial Officer at Phones4U and of companies. Prior to joining Praetura, Tom held
member of a number of Praetura’s technology Caudwell Group for over 20 years. He has extensive similar financial and analysis roles at leading NW
investment businesses and provides significant experience in founding and scaling businesses companies including Push Doctor, AO.com and
technology and digital marketing expertise in the with a particular focus on building sales teams, Matalan. 25
appraisal of investments and across the portfolio. propositions and maximising retail opportunities.