EREDENE CAPITAL PLC

Eredene Capital

INVESTING IN INDIA'S INFRASTRUCTURE

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Mr Alistair King

Mr Alastair King

Chief Executive
Alastair King qualified as a solicitor and practiced in London and Central Asia with Baker & McKenzie. From 1999 to 2002, he held several senior positions within NewMedia SPARK PLC, an early stage technology venture capital investor. From February 2002, he was Managing Director of Galahad Capital PLC, then an AIM-quoted cash shell, which completed the acquisition of Shambhala Gold Limited in December 2003 and changed its name to Galahad Gold PLC. Alastair King left the board of Galahad Gold in December 2004. He holds an MSc in finance from London Business School and founded Eredene Capital plc in January 2005. Alastair King is a part of the executive team and a board member with main responsibilities including management of the company's investment strategy, capital raising, and investor relations.

 

Mr David Alexander Coltman

Mr David Alexander Coltman

Chairman/Non-Executive Director/Audit Committee/Remuneration Committee
David Coltman has over 40 years of international experience in major and complex logistics projects, including recently in India. After 14 years at British Airways (BA), David moved to British Caledonian where he became Chief Executive. After its acquisition by BA he moved to United Airlines, where from 1995 to 2001 he was Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Officer of the UAL Corporation, based in Chicago. David is the Chairman of Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust PLC, and the Senior Independent Director of John Menzies PLC, a leading international logistics company with significant interests in India. David read Chemical Technology at Edinburgh University. David sits on the audit and remuneration committees.

 

Mr Gary Varley

Mr Gary Varley ACA

Executive Director
Gary Varley is a Chartered Accountant with board level experience in sectors including private equity and real estate development. He joined PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1994, where he practised in the firm's audit, management consultancy and forensic accounting divisions. As well as a number of board level commercial roles, he was previously a Principal with the AIM quoted venture capital investor NewMedia SPARK PLC where he sat on the fund's investment committee. Mr Varley was most recently Finance Director of Nicholas King Homes PLC, a UK residential property developer. Gary Varley is the Finance Director and a core member of the executive team with responsibilities including investment analysis, structuring and execution.

 

Sir Christopher Benson

Sir Christopher Benson

Non-Executive Director/Audit/Remuneration
Sir Christopher has been involved in real estate investment and development throughout his career. He gained significant development experience when with Arndale, which was followed by his appointment as Managing Director of MEPC. He has previously been Chairman of MEPC, Royal and Sun Alliance, Boots the Chemist, Costain and Albright & Wilson. He was also Chairman of the London Docklands Development Corporation. Sir Christopher Benson sits on the audit and remuneration committees.

 

The Hon Charles Cayzer

The Hon. Charles Cayzer

Non-Executive Director/Audit/Remuneration
Charles William Cayzer is an Executive Director of Caledonia Investments plc, one of the largest Investment Trusts listed on the London Stock Exchange. Having gained experience of merchant banking, commercial banking and corporate and project finance with Baring Brothers, Cayzer Irvine & Co and Cayzer Ltd, Charles was appointed a director of Caledonia in 1985, where he has responsibility for Caledonia's real estate investments. He is also a director of The Varun Shipping Company Limited in India and several private companies. Charles Cayzer sits on the audit and the remuneration committee.

 

Mr Nihil Naik

Mr Nikhil Naik

Non-Executive Director
Nikhil was until March 2006 Regional Director of P&O in India and he has a successful record in sourcing and managing large infrastructure projects throughout South Asia. An Indian national, Nikhil led P&O's activities in South Asia for two years. He was an employee of P&O for 10 years during which he held a number of senior positions, including that of CEO of Mundra International Container Terminal (MICT) at Mundra Port, a substantial port operator in Western India. Nikhil Naik is a core member of the executive team and heads Eredene Capital PLC's advisory team in India comprising of the investment analysis and execution teams.

 

Mr Ranveer Sharma

Mr Ranveer Sharma

Principal

Ranveer Sharma has been with Eredene since 2005 and is a member of the Investment Committee with investment analysis, execution and monitoring responsibilities. He has over 10 years of experience in Consulting and Investment roles. Previously, Ranveer worked with Citicorp in New York, Los Angeles and Mumbai at various Citigroup entities including Citibank and Citigroup Private Bank on development and implementation of financial services software solutions. Prior to this, Ranveer worked at ING's Indian arm, ING Vysya Bank, where his role mainly focused on managing and implementing of bank's IT platform. Ranveer holds an MBA in Private Equity and Corporate Finance from London Business School and an MS in Computer Science from Jiwaji University, Gwalior, India.