DIRECTORS
Perry Wilson
Chairman
Perry Wilson is a financial services professional with over 25 years’ experience in investment banking and fund management, responsible for running portfolio risk positions in global markets. He started his career in accountancy before joining the asset trading group at Lazard in 1987, focusing on illiquid credit and structured products and going on to become a director of the bank.
In 2003 Mr Wilson joined Argo Capital as executive director, an AIM listed alternative investment fund management firm and was part of a small team of portfolio managers that oversaw the group’s fiftyfold AUM growth to US$1.3bn at it’s height. After leaving Argo in 2010 Mr Wilson joined Integra Capital to implement a liquid credit strategy before setting up a fixed income sales and trading operation for a Central Asian investment bank, Visor Capital in 2013.
Since 2015 Mr Wilson has been on the board of a number of UK and offshore financial services firms and investment funds, as independent non-executive director, and also acts as chair of trustees for a UK pension plan, providing corporate governance and oversight utilising his extensive financial markets background and experience
St. John Agnew
St.John trained as a solicitor and was an in-house Commercial and Banking Counsel for TSB Bank. His responsibilities included drafting and negotiating legal documentation in relation to all Bank lending and commercial arrangements. This included many types of commercial contracts and involved a close working relationship with the technology team who required advise on a steady flow of technology contracts.
He became a Investment Manager in 2000 and set up a fund in the Cayman Islands in 2004 based on Technical Analysis which he successfully operated and closed in late 2007. He continues to advise on investment and is currently an Investment Manager registered with Credo Capital with his own private clients.
St.John has also served as Trustee on a Pension fund for a Charity and, using his legal and investment knowledge, he helped to restructure the Board to allow it to recognise and meet its extensive ongoing Pension obligations. He is also currently a Non-Executive Director of a food company, The Big Prawn Company, where uses his knowledge and experience to help guide this company.
Gareth Burchell
Gareth began his career in the Insurance industry and spent 3 years at RBS Insurance prior to setting his sights on a career in the city. His financial career began as a trainee Stockbroker in 2003 and he has spent his time trading Equity markets ranging from FTSE 100 companies, right through to small cap and fledgling stocks. He has developed strong and lasting relationships with corporate brokers, market makers and market professionals throughout London. Gareth has obtained the Diploma in Private Client Investment Advice and Management (Level 6).
Barry Downes
Barry Downes is the CIO of Sure Ventures PLC and Managing Partner of Sure Valley Ventures. Barry founded Sure Valley Ventures in 2017 after successfully building and exiting FeedHenry, the leading mobile cloud middleware platform acquired by Red Hat/IBM in 2014.
Brian Kinane
Brian Kinane is an experienced industry software executive, tech entrepreneur and investment manager.
Brian co-founded FeedHenry with Barry, taking the company from inception through to a successful exit to Red Hat/IBM. He is also a founding partner of Sure Valley Ventures. With a computer science background and a long-standing focus on AI since university, combined with senior roles at Ericsson and Telenor, Brian brings a rare blend of deep technical expertise and operational experience.
Toby Raincock
Toby has held the role of Chief Executive Officer since 2016, having joined Shard Capital as Chief Financial Officer in 2013. Prior to this, Toby was Director, Head of CASS Operations Regulatory Control at Barclays Capital. Previously he was the Chief Operating Officer of Evolution Securities, a regulated financial services company (part of the Evolution Group plc) where he spent nearly eight years, initially as Financial Controller. He has also worked at Schroders and qualified as a Chartered Accountant from KPMG in 2001. Toby is a member of the Great Britain Rifle Team, most recently winning Silver at the World Championships in South Africa (March 2024), pipped to the Gold medal by a strong Australian Team.
Gareth Burchell
Gareth also supports Sure Ventures PLC via the AIFM Management.