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Management Team
Simon Philips, Chairman
Simon Philips, Chairman of KnowledgePool, is an experienced entrepreneur in the technology services sector, and has considerable expertise in both deal structuring and operational management. He graduated from Cambridge University with a first class honours in engineering and initially worked for Bain & Company in London. He is currently chairman of KnowledgePool Group Ltd and Autocue Group Ltd, and a non-executive director of IGG Holdings Ltd, Adval Group plc, Country Foods Limited and Mettoni Group Limited. Simon has made several other principal investments in the technology and support services sector, with a strong track record of wealth creation.
Paul Jefferson, CEO
Paul Jefferson joined KnowledgePool in 2004. He has nearly 20 years' experience in management consultancy and operational roles, including seven years as a consultant with global firm A.T. Kearney, working on assignments across operations, supply chain management and procurement including in Hungary, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. His consultancy experience included training for a financial services company in strategic sourcing. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and an engineering degree from the University of Cambridge.
Lindsay Grieve, Chief Operating Officer
Lindsay Grieve joined from Centrica, where he spent 22 years in operational management, programme management, training and development, human resources, marketing and business planning roles. He established and managed a new customer service support organisation and created a central co-ordination unit to manage the 25 million calls that Centrica receives from customers each year. He holds an MBA from the University of Bath. Lindsay's role centres on formalising client relationship and customer service functions to provide improved support to clients at both the corporate and individual levels.
Kath Grover, Finance & People Director
Kath Grover joined KnowledgePool in 2004. She is a Chartered Accountant with 14 years post-qualification business experience gained in dynamic fast growth companies. She has responsibilities for all aspects of the finance function including the role of Company Secretary. Her responsibilities also include Human Resources, Facilities and legal functions. As well as having considerable experience of managing day to day administrative operations she has experience of raising and managing Venture Capital funding, floating companies on both the London Stock Exchange and NASDAQ, and on the acquisition and sale of companies.
