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Tony Friend

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Sole Practitioner at Independent Board Adviser
📍 Greater London, England, United Kingdom

Tony is a board-level adviser with over 20 years of experience in strategic communications, investor relations, and capital markets. A qualified Chartered Accountant with a background in investment banking, he has a strong track record in M&A, IPOs, and crisis communications. People often describe him as professional and client-oriented.

He has extensive, specialized experience advising companies in emerging and frontier markets, particularly Russia, CIS/CEE, and Africa.

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Experience
27 Years
Current Role
Sole Practitioner
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Growth Company Markets
Recently shared his interest in a new international stock market designed specifically for growth companies, highlighting a focus on this sector's development.
Investor Relations
A core part of his career involves developing engagement strategies with public markets, media, and other key stakeholders to enhance and protect client profiles.
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Career

Work history

8-2015
Sole Practitioner
Independent Board Adviser
1-1998 - 7-2015
Managing Partner
Instinctif Partners (formerly College Group)
Managing Director Ludgate Communications
Ludgate Group
Director Investment Banking
NatWest Markets
Director Corporate Stockbroking
NatWest Wood Mackenzie
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Education
1967 - 1973
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Highgate
1964 - 1967
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Hendon Prep
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