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Giles Andrews
CEO
Zopa
Giles co-founded the world's first online lending and borrowing marketplace, Zopa, in 2004. He led 4 fund raisings as CFO, raising a total of $35m from European and US investors. He became UK MD in July 2007 before taking over as CEO in January 2009. He has led the company through a period of dramatic growth that has seen it established as a real threat to traditional players.
Giles spent the first ten years of his career in the motor industry pursuing his interest in all things automotive. This included co-founding Caverdale in 1992, a start-up taken to a £250m revenue motor retailer and sold in 1997. After an MBA at INSEAD he set up his own consultancy business whose clients included Tesco and Tesco Personal Finance and which also provided start up advice and early stage funding for new businesses.
Website: uk.zopa.com Social Networking: http://www.twitter.com/zopagiles
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