The CrowdBnk Team

Ayan Mitra
Ayan Mitra
CEO & Founder

With a background as an enterprise architect and technical manager, Ayan worked with leading consumer companies including M&S;, Orange, Freeserve and First Direct. He took his LBS MBA to follow his passion and launch CrowdBnk in 2011.

Sunil Aggarwal
Sunil Aggarwal
Operations

Sunil is a qualified Chartered Tax Advisor with over 15 years of experience helping entrepreneurs throughout the life cycle of their business in all areas of taxation. Some of the key areas of his expertise include EIS, Seed EIS and corporate taxation.

Rob Cotterill
Rob Cotterill
Bootcamp

Rob is a highly experienced manager. He has worked for BT and AT&T;, and is a former senior manager at AOL. Additionally, as a serial tech entrepreneur, he was the founder and managing director at two technology start-ups.

Daniel Ross
Daniel Ross
Head of Sales and Investor Relations

Daniel is an experienced business development professional with significant Wealth Management and Financial Services experience. In 2011, he began work as a Private Banker at Barclays and, prior to this, completed an MBA at LBS.

Nicolas Jacquier
Nicolas Jacquier
Business Development Director

An experienced investment banker, Nicolas helped high growth innovative companies in the TMT sector executing M&A; and capital raising transactions as well as leading business development in the UK and Europe. He started his career in restructuring with Eurotunnel and moved on the lending then investment side with Credit Agricole and Bank of America.

Tim Hughes
Tim Hughes
Chief Commercial Officer

Tim is an experienced financial services executive. He was instrumental in the growth of spread betting and CFD provider IG, leading all aspects of its UK operations from 2010-2013. He brings to CrowdBnk expertise in strategic leadership, sales, marketing, PR, operations and distribution.

   
Ayan Mitra
Ayan Mitra
CEO & Founder

With a background as an enterprise architect and technical manager, Ayan worked with leading consumer companies including M&S;, Orange, Freeserve and First Direct. He took his LBS MBA to follow his passion and launch CrowdBnk in 2011.

Sunil Aggarwal
Sunil Aggarwal
Operations

Sunil is a qualified Chartered Tax Advisor with over 15 years of experience helping entrepreneurs throughout the life cycle of their business in all areas of taxation. Some of the key areas of his expertise include EIS, Seed EIS and corporate taxation.

Rob Cotterill
Rob Cotterill
Bootcamp

Rob is a highly experienced manager. He has worked for BT and AT&T;, and is a former senior manager at AOL. Additionally, as a serial tech entrepreneur, he was the founder and managing director at two technology start-ups.

Daniel Ross
Daniel Ross
Head of Sales and Investor Relations

Daniel is an experienced business development professional with significant Wealth Management and Financial Services experience. In 2011, he began work as a Private Banker at Barclays and, prior to this, completed an MBA at LBS.

Nicolas Jacquier
Nicolas Jacquier
Business Development Director

An experienced investment banker, Nicolas helped high growth innovative companies in the TMT sector executing M&A; and capital raising transactions as well as leading business development in the UK and Europe. He started his career in restructuring with Eurotunnel and moved on the lending then investment side with Credit Agricole and Bank of America.

Tim Hughes
Tim Hughes
Chief Commercial Officer

Tim is an experienced financial services executive. He was instrumental in the growth of spread betting and CFD provider IG, leading all aspects of its UK operations from 2010-2013. He brings to CrowdBnk expertise in strategic leadership, sales, marketing, PR, operations and distribution.

Ayan Mitra
Ayan Mitra
CEO & Founder

With a background as an enterprise architect and technical manager, Ayan worked with leading consumer companies including M&S;, Orange, Freeserve and First Direct. He took his LBS MBA to follow his passion and launch CrowdBnk in 2011.

Sunil Aggarwal
Sunil Aggarwal
Operations

Sunil is a qualified Chartered Tax Advisor with over 15 years of experience helping entrepreneurs throughout the life cycle of their business in all areas of taxation. Some of the key areas of his expertise include EIS, Seed EIS and corporate taxation.

Rob Cotterill
Rob Cotterill
Bootcamp

Rob is a highly experienced manager. He has worked for BT and AT&T;, and is a former senior manager at AOL. Additionally, as a serial tech entrepreneur, he was the founder and managing director at two technology start-ups.

Daniel Ross
Daniel Ross
Head of Sales and Investor Relations

Daniel is an experienced business development professional with significant Wealth Management and Financial Services experience. In 2011, he began work as a Private Banker at Barclays and, prior to this, completed an MBA at LBS.

Nicolas Jacquier
Nicolas Jacquier
Business Development Director

An experienced investment banker, Nicolas helped high growth innovative companies in the TMT sector executing M&A; and capital raising transactions as well as leading business development in the UK and Europe. He started his career in restructuring with Eurotunnel and moved on the lending then investment side with Credit Agricole and Bank of America.

Tim Hughes
Tim Hughes
Chief Commercial Officer

Tim is an experienced financial services executive. He was instrumental in the growth of spread betting and CFD provider IG, leading all aspects of its UK operations from 2010-2013. He brings to CrowdBnk expertise in strategic leadership, sales, marketing, PR, operations and distribution.

Ayan Mitra
Ayan Mitra
CEO & Founder

With a background as an enterprise architect and technical manager, Ayan worked with leading consumer companies including M&S;, Orange, Freeserve and First Direct. He took his LBS MBA to follow his passion and launch CrowdBnk in 2011.

Sunil Aggarwal
Sunil Aggarwal
Operations

Sunil is a qualified Chartered Tax Advisor with over 15 years of experience helping entrepreneurs throughout the life cycle of their business in all areas of taxation. Some of the key areas of his expertise include EIS, Seed EIS and corporate taxation.

Rob Cotterill
Rob Cotterill
Bootcamp

Rob is a highly experienced manager. He has worked for BT and AT&T;, and is a former senior manager at AOL. Additionally, as a serial tech entrepreneur, he was the founder and managing director at two technology start-ups.

Daniel Ross
Daniel Ross
Head of Sales and Investor Relations

Daniel is an experienced business development professional with significant Wealth Management and Financial Services experience. In 2011, he began work as a Private Banker at Barclays and, prior to this, completed an MBA at LBS.

Nicolas Jacquier
Nicolas Jacquier
Business Development Director

An experienced investment banker, Nicolas helped high growth innovative companies in the TMT sector executing M&A; and capital raising transactions as well as leading business development in the UK and Europe. He started his career in restructuring with Eurotunnel and moved on the lending then investment side with Credit Agricole and Bank of America.

Tim Hughes
Tim Hughes
Chief Commercial Officer

Tim is an experienced financial services executive. He was instrumental in the growth of spread betting and CFD provider IG, leading all aspects of its UK operations from 2010-2013. He brings to CrowdBnk expertise in strategic leadership, sales, marketing, PR, operations and distribution.

The CrowdBnk Board

Ian Pearson
Ian Pearson
Chairman

Ian has worked in strategy and business development since retiring from politics in 2010. Previously, Ian was an NED at GLE Capital and joint-CEO of WMEB Group, which provided growth capital and consultancy to SMEs.

Christopher Humphry
Christopher Humphry
Senior Independent Director

Christopher is a Partner at Eden McCallum, working with clients in the financial and professional services sectors. He previously worked with Barclays and Bank of America and, after an MBA at INSEAD, spent 10 years with Mac Group/Gemini Consulting/CGE&Y.;

Barry Parr
Barry Parr
Non Executive Director

Barry is a Co-Chair of the Association for Member Nominated Trustees, a Trustee Director and DC specialist for The Pensions Trust, a Trustee of the Colt Pension Scheme and, previously, a Trustee Director of the Orange DC Pension Scheme.

Derek Wyatt
Derek Wyatt
Non Executive Director

Derek has held chairman, CEO and board roles with various media companies over three decades. He founded the Women’s Sports Foundation, dot.tv and the Oxford Internet Institute, amongst others. Derek was also an MP for 13 years.

Ian Pearson
Ian Pearson
Chairman

Ian has worked in strategy and business development since retiring from politics in 2010. Previously, Ian was an NED at GLE Capital and joint-CEO of WMEB Group, which provided growth capital and consultancy to SMEs.

Christopher Humphry
Christopher Humphry
Senior Independent Director

Christopher is a Partner at Eden McCallum, working with clients in the financial and professional services sectors. He previously worked with Barclays and Bank of America and, after an MBA at INSEAD, spent 10 years with Mac Group/Gemini Consulting/CGE&Y.;

Barry Parr
Barry Parr
Non Executive Director

Barry is a Co-Chair of the Association for Member Nominated Trustees, a Trustee Director and DC specialist for The Pensions Trust, a Trustee of the Colt Pension Scheme and, previously, a Trustee Director of the Orange DC Pension Scheme.

Derek Wyatt
Derek Wyatt
Non Executive Director

Derek has held chairman, CEO and board roles with various media companies over three decades. He founded the Women’s Sports Foundation, dot.tv and the Oxford Internet Institute, amongst others. Derek was also an MP for 13 years.

   
Ian Pearson
Ian Pearson
Chairman

Ian has worked in strategy and business development since retiring from politics in 2010. Previously, Ian was an NED at GLE Capital and joint-CEO of WMEB Group, which provided growth capital and consultancy to SMEs.

Christopher Humphry
Christopher Humphry
Senior Independent Director

Christopher is a Partner at Eden McCallum, working with clients in the financial and professional services sectors. He previously worked with Barclays and Bank of America and, after an MBA at INSEAD, spent 10 years with Mac Group/Gemini Consulting/CGE&Y.;

Barry Parr
Barry Parr
Non Executive Director

Barry is a Co-Chair of the Association for Member Nominated Trustees, a Trustee Director and DC specialist for The Pensions Trust, a Trustee of the Colt Pension Scheme and, previously, a Trustee Director of the Orange DC Pension Scheme.

Derek Wyatt
Derek Wyatt
Non Executive Director

Derek has held chairman, CEO and board roles with various media companies over three decades. He founded the Women’s Sports Foundation, dot.tv and the Oxford Internet Institute, amongst others. Derek was also an MP for 13 years.

Ian Pearson
Ian Pearson
Chairman

Ian has worked in strategy and business development since retiring from politics in 2010. Previously, Ian was an NED at GLE Capital and joint-CEO of WMEB Group, which provided growth capital and consultancy to SMEs.

Christopher Humphry
Christopher Humphry
Senior Independent Director

Christopher is a Partner at Eden McCallum, working with clients in the financial and professional services sectors. He previously worked with Barclays and Bank of America and, after an MBA at INSEAD, spent 10 years with Mac Group/Gemini Consulting/CGE&Y.;

Barry Parr
Barry Parr
Non Executive Director

Barry is a Co-Chair of the Association for Member Nominated Trustees, a Trustee Director and DC specialist for The Pensions Trust, a Trustee of the Colt Pension Scheme and, previously, a Trustee Director of the Orange DC Pension Scheme.

Derek Wyatt
Derek Wyatt
Non Executive Director

Derek has held chairman, CEO and board roles with various media companies over three decades. He founded the Women’s Sports Foundation, dot.tv and the Oxford Internet Institute, amongst others. Derek was also an MP for 13 years.