Team
Dedication. Expertise. Long-term.
Patron's team has significant investing and operational experience. Over many years in private equity, the team has worked with management teams to create value for stakeholders, across a range of industries, by creating the right incentives and operational and financial structure for decentralised teams to excel.
CEO and Co-Founder
Adrian Warner
Education
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MBA (Harvard Business School)
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BComm (1st Class Hons) UNSW
Experience
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Founder and CIO, Avenir Capital
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Partner, Catalyst Investment Managers
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Managing Director, CVC Asia Pacific (Asia/Aus)
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Investment professional, Pacific Equity Partners
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Investment Professional, AEA Investors (New York)
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Management Consultant, Bain & Company (US/Asia/Australia)
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Anya Haywood
Education
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B.A. (Hons), University of Durham
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Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM UK), Advanced Marketing credentials
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Executive Education, Yale University
Experience
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Founder & Operator: Established, scaled, and successfully exited three small businesses over 15 years, demonstrating entrepreneurial drive and operational expertise (UK, Australia)
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Director of Sales & Marketing, Avenir Capital (Australia)
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Senior Marketing, Branding & Business Development roles: blue-chip corporates and growth ventures, blending
commercial rigour with creative strategy to deliver sustainable outcomes (UK, Australia) -
Author of The Blueprint For A Thriving Creative Business
Advisory Board
Patron is supported by an experienced Advisory Board with significant expertise in investing and working with Founders and Business Owners
Neil Malik
Neil is the founder and managing partner of K1 Investment Management, a leading U.S private equity firm with over US$10 billion in assets under management.
Simon Pillar
Simon is a founder of Pacific Equity Partners, one of Australia's largest private equity forms and chairs the firm's Operating Committee. Prior to founding PEP, Simon was a Partner with Bain and Company.
Stephanie Weston
Stephanie has over 20 years' experience in investing and financial services including her recent role as Head of Portfolio Design at HESTA, a $68 billion super fund.