FSE C.I.C. - Key Persons


Abbie Peat

Job Titles:
  • Investment Manager
  • Member of the Midlands Team

Alison Caff

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Cornwall Team
  • Fund Executive

Andy Moss

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Midlands Team
  • Head of Fund Midlands

Ann Marie McFadyen

Job Titles:
  • Investment Manager
  • Member of the Midlands Team

Anna Staevska

Job Titles:
  • Investment Manager
  • Member of the Cornwall Team

Brent Treloar

Job Titles:
  • Business Development Manager
  • Member of the Cornwall Team

Chris Bailey

Job Titles:
  • Investment Manager
  • Member of the Midlands Team

Dale Huxford - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Finance Officer
  • Member of the Board and Executive Team
Dale manages all aspects of the Finance dept, including payroll, budgetary control, monthly and annual reporting and loan collections. Qualifying in the high-growth computer industry in the 80's, and having been MD of his own high-tech company for twelve years, Dale is well versed in the quirks of SME growth funding.

David Booth

Job Titles:
  • Investment Manager
  • Member of the London Team

Harriet Saunders

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Midlands Team
  • Fund Executive

Julie Silvester

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board and Executive Team
  • Managing Director - Fund Management
Julie is responsible for all fund management activity at FSE including contract delivery, line management of investment personnel, investor relations and working with the board on new fund management opportunities. Julie is on the FSE Investment Committee and is FSE's internal champion for inclusivity. Prior to joining FSE, Julie has over 10 years city-based experience of leveraged and corporate finance with NatWest Markets and Hawkpoint Partners and has made a large number of equity investments across a broad spectrum of technology sectors.

Kala Desai

Job Titles:
  • Member of the London Team
  • Head of Funds London

Karen Karaahmet

Job Titles:
  • Head of Operations
  • Member of the Board and Executive Team
Karen joined the company in 2005 after a career in banking and underwriting. As Head of Operations she has responsibility for HR matters, general office management of the 5 geographical locations and company governance.

Marco Cerrone

Job Titles:
  • Investment Manager
  • Member of the London Team

Martin Rigby

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board and Executive Team
Founding MD of ET Capital, a venture fund manager investing in high-growth technology businesses, Martin has also been active on the investment committees of several early-stage equity funds and is an experienced non-executive director. He is a venture capital adviser to the University of East Anglia Innovation Funding Board and a trustee for a multi-academy trust comprising several schools across the East of England.

Matt Riley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board and Executive Team
  • Head of Risk and Portfolio Management
Joining FSE in 2019, Matt is responsible for Risk and Compliance matters across the Group. He previously worked at NatWest and Barclays for over 33 years in total, the majority of which was in Business Banking. He has held a number of local director and business manager roles working with SMEs across Hampshire and West Sussex, as well as credit quality assurance manager in London.

Meg Salt

Job Titles:
  • Investment Manager
  • Member of the Cornwall Team

Paul Marston - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Board and Executive Team
Paul joined The FSE Group's board in July 2019. His career has be dominated with roles supporting SME business funding , including Managing Director for NatWest SME Banking in South of England & Wales, and also prior to that at Lombard, which was Europe's biggest business asset finance organisation. Prior to joining FSE Group, he has supported various Challenger Banks and FinTech businesses, including a collective investment organisation, as a consultant. Paul is also a Non-Executive Director of Allica Bank.

Paul Martell

Job Titles:
  • Investment Manager
  • Member of the London Team

Paul Shadbolt

Job Titles:
  • Investment Manager
  • Member of the London Team

Peter Wroe

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Audit Committee
  • Chartered Management Accountant
  • Member of the Board and Executive Team
  • Non Executive Director
Peter is Chair of the Audit Committee. Peter is a chartered management accountant who has held senior finance roles at BT, the Eden Project and currently Eliquo Hydrok, where he is also joint MD. His previous NED experience includes Chair of the Audit committee for a large multi-academy trust and serving as a non-Executive Director for Visit Cornwall.

Prashila Chauhan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the London Team
  • Fund Executive

Ralph Singleton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Cornwall Team
  • Head of Funds Cornwall

Ryan Cartwright

Job Titles:
  • Investment Manager
  • Member of the Midlands Team

Stephen Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Investment Manager
  • Member of the London Team

Teniola Ogunjimi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board and Executive Team
  • Head of Finance & Management Information
Teniola heads the finance and management information team at The FSE Group. His responsibilities include managing the financial audit, stakeholder reporting, systems improvement, and the day to day management of the finance department. With over 10 years' experience in finance and management working in various sectors such as insurance, engineering consultancy and the renewables sectors; Teniola has consistently found and built success through cultivating relationships, stakeholder engagement and project management. In his previous role, Teniola was responsible for managing a portfolio of circa £125m across 22 companies for international investors in the renewables sector.

Tim Williams

Job Titles:
  • Investment Manager
  • Member of the Cornwall Team

Tom Clarke

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board and Executive Team
  • Head of Marketing & Internal Communications
Tom joined The FSE Group in 2014 and is now the Head of Marketing and Internal Communications. His team is responsible for attracting and showcasing a diverse portfolio of businesses across all regional funds. Tom also supports the delivery of new business opportunities. Before joining FSE, he worked for Samsung in the IM division where he delivered the Galaxy Cup and Galaxy Studio Live national events.