Rod Perry

Biographical Information
"Rod is a seasoned international venture capitalist and emerging markets investor, with over 30 years of investing experience. He served as global head of venture capital for the London-listed 3i Group plc (LSE: III), one of the oldest private equity groups in the world. He held various roles for 3i Group plc for over 20 years, where he was on the Executive Committee.

"Rod is also Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director of bwin.Party Digital Entertainment, a $1.5billion gaming group listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BPTY). He was previously Chairman of PartyGaming plc before its merger with BWIN.

"Until 2009, Rod Perry was a Non-Executive Director at Gulf of Guinea Energy (a private Cayman company with operations in Nigeria) and Indago Petroleum, an AIM listed oil and gas exploration company incorporated in Guernsey and operating in Oman. He is also an advisor, director and member of the investment committee at Ithmar Capital, which is a $250 million private equity fund focused on the GCC region from its base in Dubai. More recently he has become a Partner in Life Africa Emerging Markets Capital. This is a new fund which is acquiring cellular phone operations across sub Saharan Africa. The first company (Madamobil) has just become operational in Madagascar."

Affiliations

 * Senior Director, Indus Basin Holdings