Meet the Team
Introducing our rapidly growing team at Coppett Hill. We have a mix of strategy consulting, operating and investment backgrounds with over 40 years collective experience. Our team has run over 150 Corporate Strategy and Commercial Due Diligence assignments, led over 70 value creation projects with investor-backed companies, and been part of investor-backed management teams.
Founder
Dave Kirby
Strategy consultant by training with 7 years at PwC Strategy&. Completed 90 projects working on private equity transactions and developing strategies for private equity-backed businesses. Moved into marketing leadership at CarTrawler in the online travel space, one of the most advanced digital marketing categories. Led 3 brands across 20 international markets with a focus on search marketing and conversion optimisation. Partner at Livingbridge advising 50+ B2B and B2C investee companies on marketing-led value creation and appraising 100+ pre-deal opportunities – combining my experience as a pragmatic operator and a strategist. Most recently completed an interim Chief Marketing Officer role with an alternative investment platform at start-up stage
Project Leader
Simone Girardeau
Strategy consultant with 5 years experience with Boston Consulting Group in London advising clients in the Tech, Media, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors. Gained digital and operational experience during a 9 month secondment at TimeInc supporting their transition from print to digital. Joined the Value Strategy Group at Livingbridge, advising and working with portfolio companies to define and deliver value creation plans, including customer segmentation, new market entry, product development, M&A and exit strategies. Founded and ran a social enterprise for 2 years during Covid to support professional musicians. Lockdown Presents was a global platform for booking virtual live concerts for personal and corporate events. Spent 3 years as an independent consultant supporting management teams of VC and PE backed businesses with strategic projects and fundraising. Combined operational experience, strategic problem solving and investor lens to translate between big picture strategy, financial impact, and on the ground execution.
Project Leader
Harry von Behr
7 years at PwC Strategy&, completing more than 50 projects across commercial due diligence, growth strategy, and value creation for private equity-backed businesses. Joined Spotlight Sports Group (backed by Exponent Private Equity) as Head of Strategy & Business Development. Oversaw the acquisition and integration of multiple B2C and B2B businesses, as well launched the US-facing media site Pickswise.com. Latterly, led the Global B2B and US B2C business units as Managing Director, overseeing the Sales, Marketing and Content functions. Responsible for strategy, P&L and operations across a wide range of products and services, overseeing £30m of revenue.
Project Leader
Tim Roach
Experienced strategy consultant with more than 16 years’ combined experience in strategy consulting and commercial management. Successfully completed more than 75 strategy projects across a consulting career that has included experience with Walgreens Boots, Pragma Consulting and latterly Strategy&, where Tim was a Director. Led multiple commercial due diligence, performance optimisation, go-to-market strategy, and value creation projects on consumer, fintech and software businesses, for a predominantly private equity client base. This has included experience assessing the marketing effectiveness of multiple D2C businesses. During his time with Walgreens Boots, Tim led the £250m revenue baby product business, overseeing trading teams to deliver category targets via a number of range, price, COGS and marketing initiatives.
Associate
Jack Johnson
Strategy consultant by training, with experience in Deloitte's strategy, analytics and M&A practise, supporting public sector, private sector and FS projects across all of these areas. Previously completed internships within the FinTech space and digital analytics consultancy, helping household name companies better manage and analyse sales data. Graduated from the University of Bath with a degree in Mathematics.
Senior Engineer
Felix Bishton
Worked with OC&C Strategy Consultants for 2 years, delivering Commercial Due Diligence and Corporate Strategy projects across several industries. Followed by 2 years building startups in COVID-testing, Logistics Tracking and Medical Appointment Booking, with a focus tech development. Most recently spent 2 years contracting in the strategy analytics and data provision space for a range of consultancy, private equity and corporate clients. Graduated with a Masters from London School of Economics and from the University of Warwick with a degree in Economics.
Analyst
Yasseen Hamouda
Currently studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath and pursuing a placement year at Coppett Hill. Previously completed a summer internship at an AI powered fintech startup based in Dubai, as well as Ferrari Egypt, in addition to one year of work experience in event management.