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The BVCA Chair is chosen amongst council members and is elected on an annual basis. The Chair has the ultimate responsibility for the oversight of the strategy and management of the affairs of the BVCA.

2023-24 Chair - Garry Wilson, Managing Partner, Endless

Garry has over 20 years of business and private equity experience. He is managing partner at Leeds-based Endless LLP, which specialises in investing in turnarounds, special situations and value buyouts. Garry focuses on new investment opportunities, looking after a number of Endless’s portfolio businesses while leading the growth of the firm.

Learn more about Garry below. You can also view a timeline of all past BVCA Chairs spanning 1983-2023.
Garry Wilson BVCA Chair 2023-24
Garry Wilson BVCA Chair 2023-24 Garry has over 20 years of business and private equity experience. He is managing partner at Leeds-based Endless LLP, which specialises in investing in turnarounds, special situations and value buyouts. Garry focuses on new investment opportunities, looking after a number of Endless’s portfolio businesses while leading the growth of the firm.

Before joining the BVCA’s Council Garry previously sat on the ‘mid-market’ committee for UK & European Capital, which he chaired for 3 years. He has been heavily engaged in the BVCA’s work with industry and government for a number of years.

Garry started his career as an accountant at 2002 Arthur Andersen where he developed expertise advising private equity houses on the investments that weren't going to plan. After serving as a Partner with Ernst and Young, in 2005, he set up Endless LLP.
 
Past BVCA Chairs
2022

Charlie Troup

BVCA Chair, and Managing Partner, Duke Street

2021

Kerry Baldwin

Managing Partner, IQ Capital

2020

Neil MacDougall

Chairman, Silverfleet Capital

2019

Cheryl Potter

Partner, Co-Head of Consumer, Permira

2018

Calum Paterson

Managing Partner, Scottish Equity Partners (SEP)

2017

Helen Steers

Partner, Pantheon

2016

Alan MacKay

Executive Partner and Founder, GHO Capital

2015

Rob Lucas

Managing Partner, CVC Capital Partners

2014

Tim Farazmand

Managing Director, LDC

2013

Simon Clark

Managing Partner, Fidelity Growth Partners Europe

2012

Robert Easton

Managing Director and Co-Head, Carlyle Europe Technology Partners

2011

Richard Anton

Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners

2010

Hugh Lenon

Managing Partner, Phoenix Equity Partners

2009

Simon Havers

CEO, Baird Capital

2008

Jeremy Hand

Managing Partner, Lyceum Capital

2007

Wol Kolade

Managing Partner, Livingbridge

2006

Rod Selkirk

Chief Executive, Hermes Private Equity

2005

Vince O'Brien

Director, Montagu Private Equity Ltd

2004

Anne Glover

Co-founder and Chief Executive, Amadeus Capital Partners

2003

Richard Green

Managing Partner, August Equity

2002

Michael Queen

Finance Director, 3i

2001

Edmund Truell

Chief Executive of Pension Corporation and founder, Duke Street

2000

David Thorp

Director, ISIS Private Equity

1999

James Nelson

Non-Executive Director, Intermediate Capital Group

1998

Clive Sherling

Former Chairman, Football Licensing Authority

1997

Norman Murray

Chairman, Cairn Energy

1996

David Quysner

Non-Executive Director, Private Equity Investor

1995

Andrew Joy

Partner, Cinven

1994

Brian Larcombe

Non-Executive Director, Gallaher Group

1993

Ron Hollidge

Chairman, Kleinwort Capital Trust

1992

Robert Drummond

Chairman, Acta

1991

Adrian Beecroft

Partner and former Chief Investment Officer, Apax Partners

1990

Michael Denny

Executive Chairman, Northern Venture Managers Limited

1989

Richard Hargreaves

Chairman, SPDG Technologies

1988

John Nash

Chairman, Care UK

1987

Lionel Anthony

Founder, Cinven; Founder, the Causeway Capital Group

1986

Colin Clive

Non-Executive Director, Thompson Clive Investment

1985

Sir Ronald Cohen

Founder, Apax Partners

1984

Tony Lorenz

Managing Partner, ECI

1983

Sir David Cooksey

Director, Bank of England, Former Governor, Wellcome Trust

Year
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