Ben Poynter

Ben Poynter has held a variety of positions in the finance and corporate development industry since 2002. Ben began their career at Investec as a Corporate Finance Associate Director, where they specialized in mid-market M&A, fundraisings, and IPOs. Ben then co-founded and acted as CEO of colourDNA, a consumer-facing social discovery app. In 2012, Ben Poynter was an Associate Director (Consultant) at Oakley Capital Corporate Finance, where they were responsible for financial modelling, review of corporate acquisition documentation, and production of investment memoranda and management presentations. That same year, they were CFO/COO and Corporate Development Director at Imagine Nation B.V., a private equity backed entertainment company. From 2016 to 2020, Ben Poynter was Managing Director at Wolf Bridge Consulting, a specialist Finance, Operations and Strategy consultancy. Ben then acted as Chief Financial Officer at Trouva and Yopa Property, before taking the same role at Olsam in 2023.

Ben Poynter's education history includes studying Economics at the University of Cambridge, obtaining an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley - Walter A. Haas School of Business with a focus on Entrepreneurship, Strategy and Finance, and an MBA from the London Business School with an International Exchange. Ben also attended Trinity School in Croydon. In 2019, they completed an online course in Digital Transformation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by an Oxford Fintech Programme at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford. In 2020, they completed an online course in Mastering Digital Marketing at the London Business School.