John Tidmarsh
About
John Tidmarsh is from Geneva Metropolitan Area. John is currently Founder and CEO at VAI Capital, located in Geneva Metropolitan Area. In John's previous role as a Executive Director (ad-interim) at SFG - Sustainable Finance Geneva, John worked in Geneva, Switzerland until Dec 2020. Prior to joining SFG - Sustainable Finance Geneva, John was a Chief Investment Officer at R20 - Regions of Climate Action and held the position of Chief Investment Officer at Geneva Area, Switzerland. Prior to that, John was a Director, Sustainability and Cleantech Services at EY, based in London and Geneva from Jan 2012 to Jan 2013. John started working as Venture Partner at Alterra Impact Finance in Geneva & Zurich in Jan 2010. From Jan 2007 to Jan 2010, John was Founder Partner Stella Growth Fund at E-Synergy. Prior to that, John was a Vice President, PE and Corporate Finance at Swicorp, based in Geneva (CH), Cairo (EG), Jeddah (KSA) from Jan 2004 to Jan 2006. John started working as Full-time MBA (Masters of Business Administration) at University of Cambridge (Judge Business School) in Jan 2002.
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John Tidmarsh's current jobs
John Tidmarsh's past jobs
Design and structuring of US$ 350 million Africa fund in partnership with impact fund manager, BlueOrchard Finance. Design of funds in other geographies.
Created energy & sustainable fund development practice. Focus on serving Family Business and Family Office clients. Developed sustainable strategy solution for PE General Partners and their portfolios
Structuring the fund, the team and investment strategy. Member of the investment team.
Founder Partner Stella Growth Fund. Lead creation of EUR100m venture fund in partnership with the European Space Agency (ESA) Investment Manager for £30 million sustainable technology fund Boards of Funnelly Enough Ltd (healthcare devices), Digeprint Ltd (optical printing) Nominated for Investor AllStars Venture Capital Awards ‘VC personality of the Year’
Management of the Egyptian branch office Sourced investment banking mandates in textile, pharmaceuticals, bio-diesel and financial sectors Deal sourcing and due diligence in support of two in house private equity funds specialised in consumer goods infrastructure and petrochemicals Key account management for 10billion USD corporate
Focus on corporate finance and innovation. Developed business plan for start-up venture fund with focus on the energy value-chain.
Nine sales, marketing, strategy and general management roles One of three selected from >700 European graduates Started Italian branch office Managed strategic marketing for the EMEA /CIS region (new role and region), and product marketing for Europe Acquisition of a EUR26m Portuguese ATM manufacturer Created new global business: manufacture, sale and maintenance of self-service banking automation