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Eddie has seven years of experience acquiring and building businesses. He focuses on identifying, evaluating and partnering with Cranemere's operating companies. Prior to Cranemere, Eddie spent several years working for McKinsey & Company and founded and sold an EdTech company. He has an MBA with honors from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and a Bachelor of Laws with honors and a Bachelor of Science from the University of New South Wales.

Chad is a Chartered Accountant with 13 years of experience in finance and accounting. He manages the finance and accounting functions of Cranemere. Prior to Cranemere he worked at as an auditor for Deloitte, and in Manager and Financial Controller roles at public companies, including Anglo America PLC, and Subsea 7 S.A.. He has a Bachelor of Business and a Bachelor of Information Technology from the Queensland University of Technology.

Catriona has over eight years experience representing founder led businesses and investors in those businesses. At Cranemere, Catriona advises on all aspects of our acquisition and operating work. Prior to Cranemere, Catriona worked in the London office of Orrick, Herrington & Suttcliffe, representing clients in the UK, US, Europe and Africa in relation to investments and M&A, often with a cross border element. Catriona obtained her Bachelor of Laws with honors at Aberdeen University.

Lucie has over 20 years experience at FTSE 100 companies, Ernst & Young and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in company secretarial and other administrative roles. At Cranemere, Lucie is responsible for Company Secretarial and administrative support to the Board and shareholder communications. Lucie has a degree in Economics and International Relations from the Charles University in Prague and holds an International Certificate in Wealth & Investment Management from the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment in London.

Christopher has spent four years with Cranemere focusing on identifying, evaluating and partnering with Cranemere's operating companies, developing Cranemere's structure and fundraising. Prior to Cranemere, Christopher was a member of the founding team of C5 Capital, a London-based growth equity fund, having joined from the strategic advisory firm, the Good Governance Group. He began his career at Close Brothers, the UK merchant banking group. Christopher has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Leeds.

Christopher has been acquiring and building businesses for over 25 years including 20 years working with Vincent Mai at AEA Investors where he retired as a Partner and CFO. He has led, co-led or been an integral executive with respect to the acquisition and development of 12 operating companies, including Cranemere’s first two operating businesses. He serves on the Board of Directors of Exemplis and Marmite and has served as Chairman of the Board of Marmite, Convenience Food Systems and CPG International (now AZEK). He has served as a board member of virtually all the companies he has worked with. He started his career at Bain & Company and was an original partner of OceanBridge Partners prior to joining Cranemere at its founding. He graduated from Amherst College with honors.

Vivake has 20 years of experience acquiring and building businesses. He focuses on identifying, evaluating and partnering with Cranemere's operating companies. Prior to Cranemere, Vivake worked in management consulting for McKinsey & Company and as an investor in the clean energy, real estate and consumer sectors for Terra Firma Capital Partners and Qatar Holding. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Masters in Engineering from Imperial College, London.

Harry has over 25 years experience advising and acquiring businesses. He focuses on identifying and evaluating Cranemere’s potential operating companies. Prior to Cranemere, Harry was a Partner at Snow Phipps, a private equity firm, and was Group Head and Managing Director of the Financial Sponsors Group at Merrill Lynch, in addition to working at Credit Suisse and Lehman Brothers earlier in his career. Harry has an M.B.A. from Fordham University and a B.F.A. from LAMDA College.

Evan has more than twenty years of transactions, compliance, governance and legal experience, consisting of more than ten years as the Chief Legal Officer of The Advisory Board Company, which was a publicly-traded company focused on the health care and education industries until its successful sale. At The Advisory Board Company, Mr. Farber also managed its legal, privacy, information security, business affairs, real estate and information technology functions. Prior to The Advisory Board Company, Evan was a partner at Hogan & Hartson LLP (now Hogan Lovells). Mr. Farber is a graduate of Binghamton University (SUNY) and The George Washington University Law School.

Sandy has been advising private holding companies and investment vehicles for more than 35 years with a focus on legal strategies, fundraising, deployment of capital, compliance, regulation and governance. He was a senior partner in the New York and London offices of Fried Frank, was a partner and General Counsel at AEA Investors from 2003- 2013, and has been with Cranemere since 2013. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and Cornell University.

Eric has been acquiring, building and leading businesses for nearly 20 years, including more than 10 years working with Jeffrey Zients. He leads Cranemere’s Healthcare and Business Services groups. Prior to Cranemere, Eric has been the CEO of PSA Healthcare and BestPractices and a Partner with TPG Growth and Portfolio Logic. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BBA in Finance from James Madison University.

Diana has over 20 years of experience backing and building purpose-led companies. She focuses on identifying, evaluating and partnering with Cranemere's operating companies. Prior to Cranemere, Diana was co-managing partner at Expansion Capital Partners, providing growth capital and was a board member of companies in sustainability markets including green building, energy services, and resource efficiency. She has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University.

Minesh has nearly 20 years of experience as an investor, entrepreneur and operator. He focuses on identifying, evaluating and partnering with Cranemere's operating companies. Prior to Cranemere, he co-founded a consumer technology business that was acquired by Groupon and spent nearly a decade as an investor at General Atlantic focused on healthcare technology and services. Minesh began his career at Morgan Stanley. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, and a Bachelor of Science of Public Health with Honors from UNC-Chapel Hill.

Meagan has over fifteen years of experience as a health care operator. She focuses on identifying, evaluating and partnering with Cranemere operating companies. Prior to Cranemere, Meagan spent over ten years at The Advisory Board Company in a variety of roles, including leadership of the revenue cycle consulting and technology division. She also led the development of the firm’s value-based care technology and consulting assets. She has an MBA from The Wharton School and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Pennsylvania.

Jackie focuses on identifying, evaluating and partnering with Cranemere's operating companies. Prior to Cranemere, Jackie served as a Senior Policy Advisor at the National Economic Council (NEC) at The White House in the Obama Administration, working alongside Jeffrey Zients. Jackie began her career working in financial services at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Jefferies & Co. She has an MBA from The Wharton School and an AB from Dartmouth College.

John has seven years of experience investing in and advising businesses. He focuses on identifying, evaluating and partnering with Cranemere's operating companies. Prior to Cranemere, John spent several years at Greenbriar Equity Group, a private equity firm focused on investments in the logistics, distribution and transportation sectors. John began his career at Citigroup in its investment banking division. He graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, with a concentration in Finance.

Conor focuses on identifying, evaluating and partnering with Cranemere's operating companies. Prior to joining Cranemere, Conor was an Investment Banking Analyst in Citigroup's Global Industrials Group. He received a Bachelor of Applied Science with Honours in Economics and Management from the University of St Andrews.

Yanpei focuses on identifying, evaluating and partnering with Cranemere's operating companies. Prior to joining Cranemere, Yanpei was an Investment Banking Analyst in Morgan Stanley's Global Industrials Group. She received a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service with Honors in International Political Economy from Georgetown University.

Tiki focuses on identifying, evaluating and partnering with Cranemere's operating companies. Prior to joining Cranemere, he worked at McKinsey & Company where he worked on private equity engagements in the industrial sector. He received a B.S. in Economics with Honors from the University of Pennsylvania.

Frank has over 20 years of leadership experience in cross continental management roles. Prior to Cranemere, he served for 10 years as the Deputy CEO and CFO of Mann und Hummel GmbH, a global leader in filtration. Prior to this, Frank spent 10 years at Ford Motor Company in the UK, US and Germany, and other management positions in production, strategy and finance. Across the course of his career, Frank has led 12 acquisitions with transaction values from €20 mm to €1 bn and directly managed financial investments of over €400 mm. Frank holds supervisory and advisory board positions and is Chairman of Marmite.

Marion has 17 years of experience acquiring and building businesses. She focuses on identifying opportunities, evaluating and partnering with Cranemere's operating companies. Prior to Cranemere, Marion worked in private equity for Advent International for 15 years as an investment professional across different sectors including industrial, consumer, healthcare / pharma. She has an MBA from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland and a CEMS MIM.

Aleksander focuses on identifying, evaluating and partnering with Cranemere’s operating companies. Prior to joining Cranemere, Aleksander was Investment Banking Analyst in Raiffeisen Bank International’s Industrials and Energy M&A Teams. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting & Finance from the Warsaw School of Economics.

Bartlomiej focuses on identifying, evaluating and partnering with Cranemere's operating companies. Prior to joining Cranemere, Bartlomiej worked as Consultant at Simon-Kucher & Partners. He studied at University of Freiburg and received a Master of Science in Finance and Accounting from Warsaw School of Economics.