Ipes, a provider of outsourced services to private equity in Europe, has appointed Adrian Gardner as chief financial officer (CFO).
Until recently, Gardner was CFO of International Personal Finance, the FTSE 250 financial services firm.
He began his career at Price Waterhouse (now PwC), then spent 13 years at Lazard, latterly as a managing director in the TMT team.
He then served as CFO at ProStrakan, PA Consulting and RSM Tenon.
Chris Merry, Ipes CEO says: “Adrian brings a wealth of experience from a variety of financial and professional services businesses and will be a great asset to our team. I am delighted Adrian has chosen to work with us and help us on our continued journey of growth.”
Gardner says: “I am excited to be joining Ipes as it has a reputation in the market for being an innovative business delivering a high level of client service to the private equity sector. I am looking forward to helping steer the business into its next phase of growth.”
