John Wallington
InvestorManaging Partner – Portfolio Management, Operations, Funding at UPC Capital Ventures
Boulder, Colorado
About
Qualified accountant with over 25 years of senior management experience in global manufacturing and service industries. Previously worked at Unilever and Clifford Chance before joining UPC in 2006, where he manages finances and accounting across the firm's renewable energy, property, mining, and technology investment portfolio.
Experience
- UPC Renewables USA // Volt-UPC Datacenters USAChief Financial Officercurrent2026 — presentBoulder, CO
- UPC Capital VenturesCo-Founder and Managing Partnercurrent2014 — presentMiami/Fort Lauderdale Area and Boulder, Colorado
- UPC APAC Holdings Pte, LtdPartner / Shareholdercurrent2013 — presentHong Kong / Singapore
- UPC Management, LLC (Corporate Office of UPC Energy Group)Chief Operating Officercurrent2012 — presentMiami/Fort Lauderdale Area and Boulder, Colorado
- UPC Management, LLC (Corporate Office of UPC Energy Group)Group Corporate Controller2006 — 2012
- UPC Solar, LLCEVP & CFOcurrent2008 — presentMiami/Fort Lauderdale Area and Boulder, Colorado
- Wind City Oil & Gas, LLC (E&P Division of UPC Energy Group)EVP & CFO2007 — 2015Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area
- UPC Wind Partners II, LLC (minority shareholder in First Wind / Sun Edison)Treasurer2007 — 2014
- UPC Energy Group - WCI Technology Ventures, LLCFinance Director2005 — 2006London, United Kingdom
- Clifford Chance LLPGlobal Head of Business Analysis & Strategic Planning2000 — 2005London, United Kingdom
- Unilever PLCCategory Accountant / Commercial Manager1994 — 2000London, United Kingdom
Education
- University of ExeterGeography BA (Hons), Human Geography1991 — 1994
- Charterhouse School1986 — 1990
- Chartered Global Management AccountantAccounting and Finance
- Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)Fellow, Accounting and Finance
Skills & more
Private Equity22Mergers3Due Diligence16Joint Ventures3Venture Capital13Restructuring2Corporate GovernanceCorporate Finance7Capital Markets2Start-ups10Corporate DevelopmentProject Finance4
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Corporate LawReal EstateBusiness StrategyContract NegotiationBusiness PlanningEnergyEmerging MarketsIPOMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial StructuringFinancial ModelingInvestmentsFrom John's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Exeter83
Tom McGinnGeneral Counsel at NorthzoneAlexandra FarmerFund Accountant at NorthzoneElsa Backdahl NordenfalkSenior Director of Capital Formation at Pantera CapitalGiles Johnstone-ScottInvestor at MedicxiHector MasonGeneral Partner at Episode1Stephen ChandlerManaging Partner at Notion Capital
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Also attended Charterhouse School7
Benedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peopleCoco HollambyAnalyst at CPT CapitalSyed Haizam JamalullailManaging Partner at The Hive Southeast AsiaAndrei KvachakhiiaVenture Investments at Raw VenturesAdam ArmitageLegal Counsel at WebN GroupAlexandra ProsszerPrincipal at Btomorrow Ventures
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Also attended Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA)3
Shared employers
Also worked at Clifford Chance LLP24
Jeroen PlinkVenture Partner at LegalTechLarryPartner and General Counsel at GVP ClimateZi-Yang LimHead of Legal at Jungle VenturesJosé GuardoInvestment & Product Intern at Kibo VenturesVirginia TanFounding & Managing Partner at Teja VenturesElena KlijnVenture Partner at SuperSeed
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Also worked at Unilever PLC139
Julian LuttermanInvestor at DN CapitalGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersStacey HeroInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAshu GargInvestor at Foundation CapitalJoanna Skoler GilmanChief Marketing and Communications Officer at .406 VenturesPetra MeyerInvestor at Golden Seeds
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Colleagues at UPC Capital Ventures
Blanca M Hudson
Accounting, Financial Reporting at UPC Capital Ventures
Brian E. Caffyn
Principal Investor, President & CEO, Global Development at UPC Capital Ventures
Caleb Avery
Associate at UPC Capital Ventures
Indira Ramos
Executive Support, Human Resources, Contracts & Legal at UPC Capital Ventures
John Allen
Portfolio Holding Company COO at UPC Capital Ventures
Steven T. Levitt
Tax, Financial Analysis at UPC Capital Ventures


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