Richard Wilson

 

Experience and qualifications

Richard Wilson is a Partner and chairs Apax's Tech & Telecom Advisory Board. He previously lead the Tech & Telecom team and sat on Apax's Investment, Exit and Portfolio Review Committees. He joined Apax in January 1995 and has led investments in companies such as Inmarsat, TDC, Weather Investments and Mobifon. Prior significant investments in which he was involved include Autonomy, Jazztel and Demon Internet, amongst others.

He has served on the boards of a number of portfolio companies, was Chairman of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association and Chairman of the Public Affairs Executive for 2009-2010, overseeing the industry response to the proposed AIFM Directive, and is a Council Member of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.

Prior to joining Apax, he was a consultant with Scientific Generics Ltd and a mechanical engineer with Marconi Space Systems Ltd.

Richard has an MA in Engineering from the University of Cambridge, an MBA from INSEAD, and is a Chartered Engineer.