IP Group Plc
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IP Group was set up with a mission to evolve great ideas, mainly from our partner universities, into world-changing businesses. We achieve this by systematically helping to create, build and support outstanding intellectual property-based companies.
The Group pioneered the concept of the long-term partnership model with UK universities and has spent many years honing a unique approach to building businesses and providing support along the journey from “cradle to maturity”. We have replicated this approach with a select group of US research institutions and, in 2017, the Group announced it was expanding into Australasia.
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Board of Directors
Alan Aubrey
Chief Executive Officer
Alan was the joint founder and Chief Executive of Techtran Group Ltd, the first company in Europe to offer a complete outsourced technology transfer function to universities. Techtran was acquired by IP Group in 2005. From 1995-2002 Alan was a partner in KPMG where he specialised in providing advice to fast growing technology businesses. Alan holds a BA in Economics from the University of Leeds, an MBA with Distinction from the University of Bradford and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. Alan is also Non-Executive Chairman of Proactis Holdings plc, an AIM-listed software company based in York, and Non-executive Director of Oxford Sciences Innovation plc.
Greg Smith
Chief Financial Officer
Greg Smith joined IP Group as Group Financial Controller in January 2008 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in June 2011. Previously Greg spent three years at Tarchon Capital Management, a multi-billion dollar fund of hedge funds business where he had day to day responsibility for building and managing the operations and accounting team as well as external operational due diligence on investee hedge funds. Prior to Tarchon, Greg spent four years in KPMG’s London Financial Services practice working with asset management, insurance and banking clients. Greg is a Chartered Accountant and holds a degree in Mathematics from the University of Warwick.
Mike Townend
Chief Investment Officer
Mike joined IP Group\'s Board in 2007 from Lehman Brothers where he was Managing Director of European Equities and Head of Equity Sales to Hedge Funds. He has 17 years experience in all aspects of equity capital markets and the investment process and was also a key member of the senior relationship management programme at Lehman Brothers. Prior to this, he was an Executive Director at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette with responsibility for building the bank’s business with hedge funds and alternatives. Mike has sourced, co-led or led numerous private and public transactions. He is the IP Group representative on the boards of Modern Water plc, Evocutis plc and Revolymer plc. He is also a non-executive director of Green Urban Transport Ltd.
David Baynes
Chief Operating Officer
David was appointed to the Board in March 2014 following the acquisition of Fusion IP plc, where he was Chief Executive Officer and one of the founders, by IP Group. David had been a board director of Fusion IP plc since 2004, having been a director of Fusion IP Trading since 2003. Previously, David worked at Celsis International plc from its incorporation to its flotation on the full list of the London Stock Exchange in July 1993; Toad plc (now 21st Century Technology PLC), which he co-founded and was responsible for taking the company from start-up to a full listing on the London Stock Exchange; Whereonearth Limited and Codemasters Limited.