Board of Directors

TIM SMITH Board Director
Tim’s experience spans private equity, financial services and asset management. Tim is currently President of Carolon Capital UK Ltd. Previously, Tim was the CEO of Conversus Capital, L.P., a publicly traded company which specialised in the management of third party private equity funds. Prior to Conversus Capital, Tim was an executive with Bank of America, the acting CFO of Instinet Group, and he served in public accounting with two of the 'Big Four', where he specialised in the banking, insurance and asset management sectors. Tim has served as a guest lecturer at Stanford University and the University of Virginia, he has presented at numerous conferences on topics ranging from private equity to governance and he has been published in and interviewed by major news outlets in the U.S. and Europe.

Tim holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Virginia and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Richmond. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
SIMON O'SULLIVAN Board Director
Simon is currently Head of Sales and Business Development at RiskSystem, a specialist provider of risk management solutions and regulatory reporting to the investment funds industry. He serves as a non-executive director of a number of investment funds. Simon has worked in the investment management sector since 1993. He has held a variety of roles including at Fleming Investment Management in London as a portfolio manager and Pioneer Alternative Investments in Dublin as a product specialist.

Simon holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Politics, a Master of Arts in Economics, a Master of Sciences in Investment & Treasury Management and a Diploma in Corporate Governance.
SIMON MCDOWELL Board Director
Simon acts as an independent director for a number of Irish domiciled investment funds (UCITS and AIFs) and previously held the role of Chief Operating Officer for Pilot View Capital, a Dublin based investment manager. Simon started his career as a Chartered Accountant and has worked in the field with major accountancy firms. He also worked at Cap Advisers, a US Family Office and was a member of the firm's Investment Committee while serving in the role of Vice-President of Managed Funds. After having served as a portfolio manager with GlobalReach Securities, Simon was most recently head of the investment consulting firm, Glenview Advisers.

Simon holds a Bachelor of Science (Mgmt.) from Trinity College Dublin and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.