Jonathan read Engineering and Economics at Trinity College, Dublin undertaking further research and gaining an MSc in Géotechniques. After some years working in the UK, he spent 15 years in the Middle East and France as Managing Director of a group offering privately financed construction projects in West Africa. During this period he gained extensive experience in managing complicated tripartite agreements and in the negotiation of funding through the sale of promissory notes. Upon his return to the UK in 1990 he arranged an early, private trade mission to Romania and after a short spell with Business Capital Development, joined Chesham. He has negotiated transactions in a wide range of sectors inc: business services, IT and electronics, fashion, foods, fuel distribution, packaging, print, real estate, software, telecommunications, textiles and transport. Jonathan is a keen blue-water sailor and squash player.

Neil read Chemical Engineering at Imperial College, London. After working as a consultant building fine chemical plants he trained as a chartered accountant with Cooper & Lybrand (now Price Waterhouse Coopers). He then joined Grant Thornton specialising in tax. Neil was a founding director of Computer Aided Development Corporation Ltd and sold when DGS/EDS/GIS bought out its WINCAD / MICROGDS product. More recently he built and eventually sold an accountancy practice (to Haines Watts). Neil is a keen cricket and tennis player, shortly to become an ECB level 2 cricket coach.

John Harrison has worked on investment in and the management of exit from small to medium sized companies since the mid-60s and has been associated with Chesham for most of this time. He has therefore an enormous fund of practical experience in most sectors in which Chesham has helped close deals. In 1975 he began to take a particular interest in “green” and organic businesses. Although now in semi-retirement in West Wales, he has kindly agreed to continue his association with Chesham as an external consultant. He is also a non-executive director since 1997 of Triodos Renewable Energy Fund plc (an affiliate of Triodos Bank) and since 2002, of Bro Dyfi Community Renewables Ltd. He is also a trustee of the Wessex Foundation, a charity providing education in sustainability based on an organic farm in Dorset.

Don brings over 25 years of experience in building successful businesses, based on an academic background in business administration and communications and at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota. He initially held management positions with Dayton's Department Stores and, from there, built a 27-store retail chain as the CEO and principal stockholder. He continues to serve on the board of directors for a group of successful Minnesota banks. Don and Chesham have initiated a working relationship to draw on their respective local experience and knowledge.

Mark read PPE at Oxford University (MA). Served as an Army Officer in numerous overseas postings and is a specialist in defence policy and procurement and weapon system development; he attended the Royal Military College of Science. He lead a successful MBO of a marketing company and was a corporate adviser to blue chip UK and Fortune 500 US firms; also CEO of a Nasdaq company with experience in re-financing, acquisitions and product development. He joined Chesham in 2004 and has developed a wide portfolio in aerospace, defence, engineering, satellite technology, electronics, transportation, travel, textiles and insurance among others. Mark's interests include three day eventing, country sports and gardening.

Nigel is a City trained chartered accountant who, after spending two years with Price Waterhouse in Paris, has had a long career in the oil industry. After travelling extensively in all corners of the world he became financial director for Mobil in France before joining Elf as FD for their downstream operations in the UK. From 2002 he was involved in oil upstream activities in a financial capacity until May 2006, when he joined Chesham. Fluent in French, he is actively developing a portfolio in corporate relations, manufacturing, environmental and textile sectors.

Elie is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers having graduated from Loughborough and MIT. He later attended INSEAD at Fontainebleau, France. His career has mainly focussed on the construction industry where he has had a particular interest in development projects both in the Lebanon where he is based and elsewhere. Naturally enough he is tri-lingual in Arabic, English and French. His experience covers construction, public sector finance, real estate, banking, insurance and logistics. Elie is a proficient skier, enjoys reading and writing and is a keen bridge player.

Gérard has been a life-long oil and energy industry man. His career commenced as a financial analyst within a French petroleum holding company (ERAP) from where he moved to Elf, where he worked almost 30 years. He held several positions during his service with Elf rising to Director General of Elf Antargaz, their LPG operation. In his last 5 years he was appointed Director of their financial analysis and major projects division, where he oversaw some major transactions. In 2000 he moved to Géoservices SA where he was appointed Company Secretary. Gérard travels extensively and takes a deep interest in people.