Crowdfunding Platform Crowdcube Taps Simon Williams as Chairman
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2016 12:19 pm
Britain’s biggest crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has selected former Citigroup and HSBC executive Simon Williams as its new chairman.
Crowdcube also announced Wednesday that Williams alongside venture capital firm, Balderton Capital have also made a significant undisclosed investment in the company, as part of its recent funding round which raised nearly £8 million ($9.81 million) from 3500 crowd investors.
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Before joining Crowdcube, which also operates in Spain, Simon Williams served as head of HSBC’s Wealth Management group for nearly three years. Williams’s career also encompasses a nine-year tenure with Citigroup ... (read more)