Tristone Capital Appoints New CFO

Tristone Capital, the independent Manchester-based investment company, has expanded its senior team with the recruitment of Phil Ledgard as its new Chief Financial Officer.

Phil, whose previous roles include senior positions at G4s plc, Staffline Group plc and VPS Group Ltd, is an experienced finance professional across the AIM plc, FTSE100 and Private Equity environments.

Specialising in high-growth, service sector businesses, Phil has extensive acquisition and integration experience and a track record of delivering strong cash generation and control, growing profitability, and driving strong commercial practices across multi-site and complex portfolios of businesses and sectors.

With a number of new acquisitions targeted for 2019, predominantly in the health and social care sectors, his extensive M&A experience will support both Tristone’s organic growth and its acquisition plan by implementing strong commercial practices across Tristone’s investment portfolio and help to ensure that the acquisitions deliver profitability and growth.

Upon joining Tristone Capital, Phil said:

“I am absolutely delighted to be joining Tristone Capital, an energised, dynamic and strongly principled young business at the exciting time where we are bringing the company’s vision to life and grow our portfolio. The field of health and social care is such an important sector for our nationwide society and its communities and I know that like myself, everyone at Tristone is excited to develop a business that all associated with feel proud about.”

On the recruitment, Yannis Loucopoulos, CEO of Tristone Capital said:

“We are thrilled to have a seasoned executive like Phil join our team. As we grow Tristone Capital, his 20 years’ experience brings the extensive knowledge and expertise to our executive team that we desire. I am looking forward to working with Phil to capitalise on the many opportunities that lie ahead for Tristone Capital.”

Phil\’s LinkedIn profile can be viewed here.