Paul Barnes

Mr Barnes has experience in venture development, financial strategy and management, small cap investment management and corporate governance. Paul started his career with the City of London accounting firm Melman Pryke & Co (now part of Grant Thornton). Following qualification, he worked in both accountancy practice and commerce, specialising in developing businesses in activities from software development and commercial property to regulated commodities brokers, taking senior management positions with a freight importer and a full-service executive jet aviation company. Paul co-founded and raised funds for start-up businesses in property, telecommunication sectors and more recently in the securities industry and healthcare and biomass renewable sectors. Paul has been a member of the teams in the development and admission to the London Stock Exchange's AIM market of both Tristel plc and Oxford Catalysts plc (now Velocys Technologies Limited) where he served as the Executive Finance Director, he was also the Chairman of Tristel plc between 2018 and 2019 and in the establishment of Amersham Investment Management Limited which is both authorised and regulated by the FCA as an Investment Management Firm. He is member of the Risk Management Committee.