About Us - 4vco Team
Barnaby Piggott
Barnaby has worked as a consultant in the private equity industry since 2001 and joined 4vco in 2003. He has fulfilled a variety of roles in over 20 client implementation projects and has guided numerous PE clients through the 4vco software selection process.
Barnaby's assignments have included several with a front office focus, where he has delivered comprehensive portfolio management solutions and associated fund and investment performance reporting. This has included the development of a number of complex financial modelling solutions.
In 2007, Barnaby successfully completed both the CFA Institute’s CIPM Expert exam and Level II of the CFA Program. He is a CFA Level III candidate.
He holds a BSc in Information Technology for Business from Aston University and is a Chartered Member of the British Computer Society and a member of both the CFA Institute and UKSIP.
Email:
barney.piggott@4vco.com
Mobile: +44 (0)7977 464 769
Tony Piper
The founder and Director of 4vco, Tony has been working with and advising senior Finance personnel within the financial services industry for over 13 years, the last 8 being in a consulting capacity. In 2001 he began work with a major London-based private equity firm and quickly decided to focus his efforts upon a dedicated support service for the PE industry. He launched 4vco in 2002.
Tony has built a considerable knowledge base and network within the PE client and software vendor communities and was the chief architect of the 4vco technology survey (completed during 2004). This combined knowledge and experience place him in a unique position to provide informed, independent advice to PE clients.
Prior to focusing upon the private equity industry, Tony spent 5 years in private banking and a further 5 in retail banking.
Tony is a Chartered Accountant and has a BA in Accounting and Finance. He currently lectures on "Selecting and Implementing PE Systems" for EVCA and is the author of the 4vco newsletter.
Email:
tony.piper@4vco.com
Mobile: +44 (0)7775 947 901
Paul Thompson
Paul is a founding member of 4vco and has over 20 years of industry and consulting experience, primarily in financial services. He has worked with private equity clients performing project management, business analysis and operational support roles across the front, middle and back office as well as internal IT and HR functions. As well as fulfilling his client duties, Paul is also responsible for the 4vco website.
Prior to joining 4vco, Paul spent a number of years as a systems consultant within the private banking industry. He also spent several years with a major retail bank, working in a formal IT environment where he led a team of 6 analysts/developers.
Paul has a BA in Management Sciences and French.
Email:
paul.thompson@4vco.com
Mobile: +44 (0)7977 490 917