About
Matt Gill is Chief Financial Officer at Playfair Capital, where he leads the finance and operations functions across the firm's three funds. His background includes CFO and senior leadership roles at venture capital, private equity, and credit investment firms, including a multi-billion-dollar credit platform and a climate tech venture capital fund manager. He has experience operating under FCA authorization for investment managers, including MLRO responsibilities.
Experience
- PlayfairChief Financial Officercurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Synthesis CapitalDirector of Finance And Operations2022 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
- EJF Capital LLCDirector, MLRO and CFO of EJF Investments Manager LLC2018 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- Pantheon VenturesValuation Analytics Manager2017 — 2018London, Greater London, United Kingdom
- PwCManager2015 — 2017Guernsey
- PwCSenior Associate2010 — 2015Guernsey
- Butterfield BankContractor2007 — 2009
Skills & more
Analytical SkillsManagementAnalysisVenture CapitalInvestment ValuationHedge FundsFund AccountingFinancial StatementsBusiness RelationsDealsStakeholder ManagementForecasting
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Financial ForecastingProject ManagementInvestor ReportingAuditingAssuranceBig 4IFRSFinancial ReportingExternal AuditPrivate EquityMicrosoft ExcelPhysicsLanguages English
- CFA Institute Charterholder — CFA Institute
- WSET Level 3 Award in Wines — WSET
- UKCC Level 2 Rowing Coach — British Rowing
- Certificate in ESG Investing — CFA Institute
- Chartered Accountant (ACA) — ICAEW
- Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) — CFA Institute
From Matt's professional profile.
Colleagues at Playfair Capital
Alex Jundi
Visiting Analyst at Playfair Capital
Andrew Sheffield
Principal at Playfair Capital
Anouska Moss
Executive Assistant at Playfair Capital
Chris Smith
Managing Partner at Playfair Capital
Deanne Saunders
Receptionist & Office Manager at Playfair Capital
Federico Pirzio-Biroli
Founding Partner & Chairman at Playfair Capital
Felix Neubeck
Associate at Playfair Capital
Henrik Wetter Sanchez
General Partner at Playfair Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matt Gill?
- Matt Gill is Chief Financial Officer at Playfair Capital, where he leads the finance and operations functions across the firm's three funds. His background includes CFO and senior leadership roles at venture capital, private equity, and credit investment firms, including a multi-billion-dollar credit platform and a climate tech venture capital fund manager. He has experience operating under FCA authorization for investment managers, including MLRO responsibilities.
- Where does Matt Gill work?
- Matt Gill is Chief Financial Officer at Playfair Capital.
- Where did Matt Gill go to school?
- Matt Gill studied at University of Leeds (BSc., Physics); Guernsey Grammar School.
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