Introducing our rapidly growing team at Coppett Hill. We have a mix of strategy consulting, operating and investment backgrounds with decades of collective experience. Our team has run over 700 Corporate Strategy and Commercial Due Diligence assignments, led over 100 value creation projects with investor-backed companies, and been part of investor-backed management teams.
Founder & CEO
Dave Kirby
Dave is Founder and CEO at Coppett Hill. Prior to founding Coppett Hill, Dave was a strategy consultant, Chief Marketing officer and private equity Partner, with experience spanning PE transactions, operator-level commercial leadership and value creation advisory for investor-backed businesses. Most recently, Dave was Chief Marketing Officer for an alternative investment platform at start-up stage. Before this, Dave was a Partner at Livingbridge, advising 50+ B2B and B2C investee companies on GTM value creation and appraising 100+ pre-deal opportunities – combining experience as a pragmatic operator and a strategist. Dave moved into commercial leadership at CarTrawler in the online travel space, one of the most advanced digital marketing categories, leading 3 brands across 20 international markets with a focus on performance marketing, conversion optimisation and customer loyalty. Dave started his career as a strategy consultant at PwC Strategy&, where he spent 7 years completing 90 projects working on private equity transactions and developing strategies for private equity-backed businesses.
Chairman
Alastair Rimmer
Alistair is Chairman at Coppett Hill. Alistair is a leader in global strategy and transactions advisory , with over 30 years of experience advising private equity firms and corporates across Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia. Alistair previously led the Global Deals Strategy business at PwC overseeing a team of 1,000+ professionals and leading more than 500 growth strategy, value creation and due diligence assignments globally. Alistair's focus areas span growth strategy, M&A strategy, commercial and strategic due diligence, post-deal revenue optimisation, and value creation.
Managing Director & COO
Mike Holmes
Mike is Managing Director and COO at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Mike was a strategy consultant turned operator, with experience spanning commercial due diligence, growth strategy and CEO-level leadership of investor-backed businesses. Mike joined Scale Space (backed by Blenheim Chalcot) as CCO before becoming CEO, building a marketing and sales capability and scaling the business to >£4m EBITDA. Prior to this, Mike spent 2 years at IWG plc (Regus) as Commercial Director. Mike started his career at PwC Strategy&, where he spent 8 years completing over 50 projects across growth strategy and commercial due diligence for private equity clients. Mike holds an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.
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Managing Director & CCO
Harry von Behr
Harry is Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Harry was a strategy consultant and operator, with experience spanning commercial due diligence, growth strategy and P&L leadership within PE-backed businesses. Harry most recently led the Global B2B and US B2C business units at Spotlight Sports Group as Managing Director, overseeing the Sales and Marketing functions, with responsibility for strategy, P&L and operations across £30m of revenue. Harry initially joined the business, backed by Exponent Private Equity, as Head of Strategy & Business Development, and was responsible for the acquisition and integration of multiple B2C and B2B businesses, also launching the US operations. Harry started his career at PwC Strategy&, where he spent 7 years completing more than 50 projects across commercial due diligence, growth strategy, and value creation for private equity-backed businesses.
Head of Organisational Development
Simone Girardeau
Simone is Head of Organisational Development at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Simone was a strategy consultant and value creation adviser, with experience spanning management consulting, PE portfolio value creation and independent advisory for VC and PE-backed businesses. Most recently, Simone worked as an independent consultant supporting management teams of VC and PE-backed businesses with strategic projects and fundraising, combining operational experience, strategic problem solving and an investor lens to translate between big picture strategy, financial impact, and on the ground execution. Prior to this, Simone founded and ran Lockdown Presents, a global platform for booking virtual live concerts for personal and corporate events, and previously was part of the Value Strategy Group at Livingbridge, working with portfolio companies to define and deliver value creation plans, including customer segmentation, new market entry, product development, M&A and exit strategies. Simone started her career at Boston Consulting Group in London, where she spent 5 years advising clients in the Tech, Media, Consumer Goods and Healthcare sectors, and gained digital and operational experience through a secondment at Time Inc. supporting their transition from print to digital.
Principal
Tim Roach
Tim is a Principal at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Tim was a strategy consultant with more than 16 years across consulting and commercial management. As a Director at Strategy&, Tim 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, including assessing the marketing effectiveness of multiple D2C businesses. Tim's broader consulting career spans Pragma Consulting and Strategy&, where Tim successfully completed more than 75 strategy projects. During his time at Walgreens Boots, Tim led the £250m revenue baby product business, overseeing trading teams to deliver category targets through range, pricing, cost and marketing initiatives.
Principal
James Starkey
James is a Principal at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, he spent almost 15 years at Travel Chapter in executive leadership roles, helping scale the business from a regional operator into a £100m+ revenue marketplace, growing from c.800 to over 17,000 properties across three successful private equity ownership cycles. His experience spans growth strategy, go-to-market, marketing, customer growth and retention, pricing and revenue management, marketplace dynamics, digital product, commercial operations, M&A and organisational scaling. Having held Chief Marketing Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Strategy Officer roles, he brings a combination of strategic perspective and hands-on operational experience. At Coppett Hill, James works with investors and management teams on commercial due diligence, growth strategy and value creation initiatives that drive sustainable revenue growth and EBITDA improvement.
Operations Manager
Sammy Daniels
Sammy is Operations Manager at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Sammy was an operations professional with experience across venture capital and private equity firms. Sammy spent 3.5 years at Connect Ventures, a venture capital firm, where she established the company's first dedicated operations management role. Sammy's experience includes developing processes, improving internal efficiencies, event management, office management and wider project management. Prior to this, Sammy spent 4.5 years at private equity firm Livingbridge, focused on support and event management.
Senior Engineer
Felix Bishton
Felix is a Senior Engineer at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Felix was a strategy consultant, with experience spanning commercial due diligence, startup development and strategy analytics. Felix spent 2 years contracting in the strategy analytics and data provision space for a range of consultancy, private equity and corporate clients. Prior to this, Felix spent 2 years building startups in COVID-testing, Logistics Tracking and Medical Appointment Booking, with a focus on tech development. Felix started his career at OC&C Strategy Consultants, where he spent 2 years delivering Commercial Due Diligence and Corporate Strategy projects across several industries. Felix graduated with a Masters from the London School of Economics and a degree in Economics from the University of Warwick.
Consultant
Qasim Mughal
Qasim is a Consultant at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Qasim was a strategy consultant with 8 years of experience spanning consulting, fintech, banking and eCommerce. At BCG, he spent 2.5 years delivering projects across pricing and customer acquisition strategy. Prior to this, Qasim worked at a fintech focused on growth strategies and process optimisation. Qasim also brings 4 years of experience in banking across both retail and corporate, as well as experience building an eCommerce business. Qasim holds a Chemical Engineering degree.
Consultant
Tom Clark
Tom is a Consultant at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Tom worked in management consulting, focused on sales data analysis for a global payments provider. Tom graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in Human Sciences.
Consultant
Sahib Kalra
Sahib is a Consultant at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Sahib was a consultant and brand strategist with experience spanning strategy consulting, commercial due diligence and operator roles. Most recently, Sahib spent 2 years at Jaguar Land Rover, leading the development of the brand strategy for the Discovery brand and cross-regional workstreams focused on customer retention. Prior to this, Sahib worked in consulting at Bain & Co., helping clients identify white space opportunities within their portfolios, and at a startup where Sahib successfully delivered over 15 Commercial Due Diligence projects across multiple sectors including automotive, financial services and CPG, as a founding member of their Digital practice. Sahib holds a Master's in Business Analytics from Warwick Business School and a Bachelors in Automotive Engineering from Delhi Technological University.
Senior Associate
Luke Chan
Luke is a Senior Associate at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Luke spent 4.5 years at EY as a consultant, working with clients across Financial Services. At EY, Luke delivered a range of projects across Technology, Data and AI, from defining strategy through to execution.
Senior Associate
Angus Ewing
Angus is a Senior Associate at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Angus was a strategy consultant specialising in commercial and pricing due diligence for private equity clients. Angus spent 3 years in Simon-Kucher's Transaction Services & Private Equity team, delivering 20+ Commercial Due Diligence and Pricing Due Diligence projects primarily focused on B2B software, information and media businesses. Angus graduated from the University of Warwick with a degree in History.
Senior Associate
Beth Johnson
Beth is a Senior Associate at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining Coppett Hill, Beth worked in intangible asset valuation and strategic brand advisory, with a particular focus on the financial services sector. She also gained experience in data analytics, servicing the marketing function of a global power management company. Beth holds a degree in Economics from the University of Bath
Senior Associate
Jordan Corbett
Jordan is a Senior Associate at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Jordan worked across a range of start-ups and scale-ups, predominantly within real estate, recruitment, and deep technology spaces. Previous roles span Product, Business Development, Revenue Operations and Account Management, building GTM processes from the ground up. Jordan graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in Geography.
Senior Associate
Finbar Kneen
Fin is a Senior Associate at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Fin was a management consultant with experience in intangible asset valuation and strategic advisory across a variety of industries. Earlier in his career, Fin worked as an English teacher across the globe. Fin graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in History and Economics.
Senior Associate
Louis Jones
Louis is a Senior Associate at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Louis was a data and analytics consultant with experience spanning AI, data visualisation and data engineering. Louis spent 2 years in Deloitte's AI & Data practice, working on projects for clients in transport, insurance and healthcare, including large-scale data integrations and the development of dashboards in Power BI and Tableau. Prior to this, Louis spent 4 years teaching mathematics; in the UK and the United Arab Emirates, across both state and international school settings. Louis holds a degree in Economics from the University of Bath.
Associate
Ben Thum
Ben is an Associate at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Ben worked on designing financial reporting tools for film and TV productions, with clients including Apple TV, Netflix, and HBO. Ben holds a Master's in Applicable Mathematics from the London School of Economics.
Associate
Jevon Sunandar
Jevon is an Associate at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Jevon had experience across multiple consulting and engineering firms, including Deloitte and PwC. Jevon graduated with a Masters and Bachelor's in Information and Computer Engineering from the University of Cambridge.
Associate
Mustafa Shaukat
Mustafa is an Associate at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Mustafa had experience across growth roles at early-stage startups in the education-tech and e-commerce space, and corporate banking. Mustafa holds a Master’s from the London School of Economics and a Bachelor’s in Economics from the Lahore University of Management Sciences.
Associate
Lorenzo Filippini
Lorenzo is an Associate at Coppett Hill. Prior to joining, Lorenzo was a research assistant at LSE and UCL, contributing to studies on EU economic performance and business policies. Lorenzo holds an MSc in International Political Economy from the LSE and a Bachelor's in History, Politics, and Economics from UCL.
Analyst
Isabella Cottam
Bella is studying Economics at the University of Bath, completing a placement year at Coppett Hill.
Analyst
Rohin Hunjan
Rohin is studying Politics with Economics at the University of Bath, completing a placement year at Coppett Hill.