early equi+y directors
Rob Painting - Chief Executive
Rob is a Chartered Accountant who after qualifying with Price Waterhouse, spent more than 20 years in senior positions with major international companies.
From 1986 to 1990 he was the Chief Financial Officer of the Keller Division of GKN plc. In 1990, as Finance Director, Rob was instrumental in the creation of Keller Group plc, the UK quoted global construction services group, via the management buy-out of the Keller companies from GKN, the subsequent successful flotation of the group in 1994, and in co-developing and implementing a highly successful growth strategy.
Since leaving Keller at the end of 1999, Rob has been an independent business consultant providing financial and strategic advice together with corporate finance transaction services to a variety of businesses.
In addition to many years as a top level international financial director he has been heavily involved in corporate finance and is a serial investor in early stage businesses.
In 2004 he was appointed, a Non Executive Director of GSH Group plc a £157m turnover Facilities Management company, which listed on AIM in 2005. He is also a director of Addworth Plc, also listed on AIM.