EV boosts executive with double promotion

EV, the independent venture and growth capital fund manager, has promoted two of its senior managers to its executive.

Paul Taberner and Julian Viggars have joined EV’s executive to sit alongside its existing members, chief executive, Jonathan Diggines and finance director, John Simpson.

EV has offices in Preston, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham.

Paul Taberner is investment director for the EV Growth team, which provides growth capital funding of up to £2mn to SMEs located throughout the UK.

As EV’s head of technology investment, Mr Viggars leads the EV Tech investment team and is responsible for in excess of £50m of funds specifically focused on seed and early stage technology investment throughout the UK regions.

EV’s executive has overall responsibility for group operational and management issues, including fund management and business development activities.

Richard Bamford, EV’s chairman, said: “I am delighted to announce these new appointments, as a result of EV’s continuing success and significant prospects.

“We have recently secured new fund mandates which will require EV to continue to build for the future, both operationally and as regards its managerial capacity”.

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