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John Garner

Investor

Managing Partner at LDC

Leeds, England, United Kingdom

About

John Garner is Managing Partner at LDC, leading national new business efforts and sitting on the Executive and Investment Committees. Since joining in 2006 he has invested over £500 million across 30 mid-market businesses in sectors including technology, consumer, business services, healthcare and manufacturing, having earlier qualified as an accountant at KPMG and worked in corporate finance advisory.

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Invests in

Advanced ManufacturingConsumerHealthtech

Experience

  1. LDCManaging Partnercurrent2006 — present
  2. CommsworldNon Executive Directorcurrent2019 — present
  3. iamsoldNon Executive Director2019 — 2023
  4. Mandata Transport Management SoftwareNon Executive Director2018 — 2021
  5. NBSNon Executive Director2018 — 2020Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
  6. KeoghsNon Exec Director2012 — 2020Bolton, England, United Kingdom
  7. Adler and Allan LtdNon Executive Director2014 — 2019
  8. NRS HealthcareNon Executive Director2013 — 2019
  9. ZyroFisherNon Executive Director2016 — 2018
  10. Team17 Digital LtdNon Executive Director2016 — 2018
  11. JoulesNon Executive Director2013 — 2016
  12. Quantum Pharma PlcNon Exec Director2012 — 2014Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
  13. Cranswick Pet & AquaticsNon Exec Director2009 — 2014
  14. The Pallet Network LtdNon Exec Director2007 — 2012
  15. Omega RedNon Exec Director2008 — 2010
  16. VSG Vision Security GroupNon Exec Director2007 — 2010
  17. KPMG Corporate FinanceDirector1998 — 2006

Education

  1. The University of Sheffield2.1, Economics1991 — 1994

Same school

Also attended The University of Sheffield56

Dominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesFrancois PrinslooInvestor at MedicxiRoberto BonanzingaPartner at Inreach VenturesAndy McLoughlinBrit in San Francisco; seed-stage venture capital investorXavier MesnierPartner, Head of Frontiers in Health & Bio Investments at Verve VenturesRyan ProcterHead of Marketing & Communications at Nauta Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at iamsold1

Gareth MarshallPartner, Head of North East and Scotland at LDC

Also worked at Mandata Transport Management Software2

Jonathan BellManaging Partner at LDCGareth MarshallPartner, Head of North East and Scotland at LDC

Also worked at NRS Healthcare1

Dale AldersonPartner, Head of North West at LDC

Also worked at KPMG Corporate Finance234

Jeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarco FumagalliBoard Member at P101 VenturesJimmy ChartersChief Financial Officer at GreycroftRob LawrenceSenior Finance Associate at GreycroftJay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTech

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Investments

Investor

CommsworldDimensionsiampropertyMosaic Fulfilment SolutionsNBS

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Colleagues at LDC

Aziz Ul-Haq
Partner at LDC
Chris Handy
Partner, Head of West Midlands at LDC
Dale Alderson
Partner, Head of North West at LDC
David Andrews
Partner at LDC
David Bains
Partner, Head of East Midlands and East of England at LDC
Dewi Hughes
Partner, Head of South West and Wales at LDC
Gareth Marshall
Partner, Head of North East and Scotland at LDC
Jonathan Bell
Managing Partner at LDC