Mark commenced his career in 1980 with MAI Plc. He joined GLE Development Capital in 1987 and became Managing Director in 1994. In 1997, he originated and founded a factoring and invoice discounting company, Independent Growth Finance, in which GLE Development Capital funds invested. In March 2004 he led the management team that acquired GLE Development Capital to form Matrix Private Equity Partners. He has 19 years’ experience of private equity investment.

Ashley joined Matrix in 2001. He is a chartered accountant with a background in corporate finance and strategy consulting, having previously worked with Arthur D. Little and Arthur Andersen. He is a non-executive director of a number of Matrix investee companies and has 7 years’ experience of private equity investment.

Jonathan qualified as a chartered accountant with Baker Tilly and joined the team as a director, responsible for new investment, in 1995. He has over 20 years' experience working with unquoted companies and he is a non – executive director of BBI Holdings Plc, a company quoted on AIM. He has 11 years’ experience of private equity investment.

Bob entered the private equity industry with County Bank in 1979 and established and ran HSBC Ventures from 1992, leaving to join the team as a director in 1998. He is a former non – executive Chairman of Connaught Plc, a company quoted on AIM and he has over 20 years’ experience of private equity investment.

Eric qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG and joined Enterprise Ventures in 1990 becoming Head of Investment, leaving to join the team in 2000 as a new investment director. He has 15 years’ experience of private equity investment.

Mike originally trained at 3i Plc and was a director of Gresham Trust Plc for seven years, becoming head of its Portfolio Management Unit. He joined the team as a director in 1998 and is a non-executive director of several companies in Matrix's portfolio. He has over 20 years’ experience of private equity investment.

John is a qualified civil engineer and entered the venture capital industry in 1981 joining Midland Montagu Ventures. From 1992 – 2003 he was an investment director at HSBC Ventures, becoming Managing Director in 1998 following Bob Henry’s departure. He joined Matrix in 2004 and has over 20 years’ experience of private equity investment.

Guy joined Matrix as an investment manager in 2007. He spent the previous four years working on a wide variety of projects for the Grosvenor Group. Guy has a background in engineering and real estate, plus a masters degree in investment and finance.

Vikki joined Matrix in 2000 and is responsible for organising all of our events and marketing materials. She also has overall responsibility for the smooth running of the office and all of its systems.