Directors

 

Lyndon Gaborit , a chartered accountant, was formerly the chief operating officer (Europe) for Moore Clayton & Co, Inc. Before that he was Deputy Chairman and CEO of Infoshare Europe Ltd, an adviser to ConAgra Foods, Inc. from 1991 to 1997, and from 1988 to 1990 was general manager, group strategy for Elders IXL Ltd in London and Melbourne.

 

He also serves as Executive Chairman of Industrial Management & Equity Ltd, a corporate strategy adviser to HCEG, and as Deputy Chairman of Capital Accumulation Ltd, a holding company of financial services businesses.

 

 

Gron qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co. Following qualification, he was Group Financial Controller of Limelight Group plc during the time of its main market listing on the London Stock Exchange. Previously he was Group Finance Director of AIM quoted Tepnel Life Sciences plc, during a period of substantial growth and international expansion through acquisition.

 

 

John is one of the UK’s leading advisers and investors in UK technology companies. He is a leading London businessman specialising in venture capital for high growth early stage companies. He is a director of a number of quoted and unquoted companies, primarily in engineering and high technology sectors. He studied in Germany and at the University of Nottingham where he received a BA (Hons) in German and an Honorary Doctorate. John trained at Barclays Bank until 1968 when he left to work for a small money broker (Exco International plc) which, under his management, grew to become the world's largest money broking company. In 1985 he joined British & Commonwealth Shipping plc, becoming Managing Director and Chairman. From 1991 to 1999 he ran John Duncan & Company Limited, a business strategy consultancy. He launched Ludgate in 2000.

 

John brings a wealth of experience in the disinfectant and decontamination industry as well as senior management roles in marketing and general management. John previously served as Senior Vice President of Reckitt Benckiser plc, responsible at various times during his 29 year tenure as executive responsible for Reckitt's global cleaning and disinfectant businesses, including Dettol, Lysol and Cilit Bang brands and its worldwide over the counter business which included Boots Healthcare International (which was acquired for £1.9bn). He retired from Reckitt's in 2007 to pursue private interests. John is currently a director of Ely Capital Plc.