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Non-Executive Director
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Non-Executive Director since July 2014. Also a non-executive Director of Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc and IntegraFin Holdings plc. Independent.
Formerly the Chief Executive of the Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. from 2002 to 2016. Chief Operating Officer of SVB Holdings PLC, now Novae Group plc, a Lloyd’s listed integrated vehicle, from 1997 to 2002. Previously, Finance Director of N M Rothschild & Sons Limited from 1995 to 1997, having joined the bank in 1981. She originally trained at what is now KPMG.
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Chief Executive
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Simon was appointed Chief Executive in May 2012 after joining 3i in October 2011 as Chief Investment Officer. Prior to joining 3i, Simon was Chairman of Greenhill & Co International LLP, having previously been Co-Chief Executive Officer of Greenhill & Co. Inc. Before founding the European operations of Greenhill & Co, he was the Managing Director of Baring Brothers International Limited.
Simon has a law degree from London University and an MBA from London Business School.
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Non-Executive Director
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Non-executive Director since October 2016. Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director of Ocado Group plc. Independent.
Chief Financial Officer and an executive director of Rolls-Royce Holdings plc. Finance Director of Daily Mail and General Trust plc (“DMGT”) from 2011 to 2017. Non-executive director of ZPG Plc. Prior to joining DMGT he was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Dow Jones and prior to that Chief Financial Officer of News International. He originally qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse (now part of PwC).
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Chief Operating Officer
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Jasi Halai is Chief Operating Officer. She was appointed to the Board in May 2022 and is a member of the Executive, Investment, Group Risk and ESG Committees.
Jasi Joined 3i in 2005 and has held a variety of posts in the business, most recently as Group Financial Controller and Operating Officer. Prior to joining 3i, she worked for CDC Group (now British International Investment) and at Actis.
Jasi is also non-executive director at Porvair Plc, is a Chartered Management Accountant and holds an MSc in investment management from the CASS Business School.
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Group Finance Director Designate
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James joined 3i in 2017 and was appointed to the Board in May 2022. He is responsible for 3i’s Group Strategy and is a member of the Executive and Investment Committees.
Prior to joining 3i, James was Chief Operating Officer of KKR in Europe and, before that, Co-CEO of Avoca Capital. Earlier in his career, James was a corporate finance professional for 20 years, holding various roles at Freeman & Co., Greenhill & Co. and Schroders. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1992.
James is also the Senior Independent Director of Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
He holds a First Class Joint Honours degree in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Surrey.
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Chairman
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Non-executive Chairman since November 2021 and non-Executive Director since November 2013. Chief Executive of Social Finance Limited.
Until 2009 Head of UK Investment Banking at Dresdner Kleinwort Limited and a member of its Global Banking Operating Committee. From 2012 to 2017, a non-executive director of the Start-Up Loans Company.
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Non-Executive Director
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Senior Independent Director from November 2021. Non-Executive Director since October 2021. Also a non-executive director of Legal & General Group plc and Dovecot Studios Limited, Senior Independent Director and Chair of Remuneration Committee of Genus Plc, and a trustee of Grosvenor Group Limited pension fund and National Galleries of Scotland Foundation. Independent.
Formerly held a number of senior roles in financial services, including with Kleinwort Benson and the Bank of Scotland. Also previously served as Chair of Alliance Trust PLC, as Senior Independent Director at Hays plc and non-executive director of SAB Miller plc, Centrica plc and Thomas Cook Group plc.
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Non-Executive Director
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Non-Executive Director since November 2018. Also Senior Independent Director of Fevertree Drinks plc, a non-executive Director of Travis Perkins plc, a member of the Supervisory Board of Tui AG and a non-executive Director of King’s Cross Central General Partnership. Independent.
Formerly a Non-Executive Director of Tui Travel plc, UTV Media plc, Wembley National Stadium Limited, Shed Media plc, HBOS plc and Inchcape plc. Prior to that Coline was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer Europe of Clear Channel International Limited and had previously worked for McKinsey.
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Non-Executive Director
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Non-Executive Director since June 2021. Also Deputy Chairman of AssetCo plc, a Board Member of Scottish Enterprise and Vice Chairman and non-executive director of Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp 1. Independent.
Formerly Global Head of Private Markets at Standard Life Aberdeen plc and previously led Standard Life Investments' private equity and infrastructure business and was their Chief Investment Officer. Prior to that, he held a variety of finance posts in industry and corporate finance positions.
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Non-Executive Director
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Non-Executive Director since January 2020. Also a member of the supervisory board of Societe Generale S.A. and a non-executive director of Bumi Armada Berhad in Malaysia.
She was previously on the boards of Holland Casino, VU University and VU Medical Center, Stage Entertainment and Duin & Kruidberg.
Prior to that Alexandra was Head of Global Banking and Markets in Western Europe for Royal Bank of Scotland and had previously worked for many years for ABN AMRO.
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Group Finance Director
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Julia is Group Finance Director of 3i Group plc having been appointed to the Board on 1 October 2008. She is a member of the Executive and Investment Committees.
Julia began her career at Arthur Andersen, and held a variety of tax and financial roles at Hanson plc, Tomkins plc and Cable & Wireless plc before joining 3i in 2006.
Julia is also a non-executive director of Barclays PLC, and a member of the ICAEW (ACA) and the Chartered Institute of Taxation.
