Ama Capital has appointed Andrew Tyler, Alistair Hardie and Tony Buffin as non-executive Partners to its board and investment committee, with each having spent highly successful careers as executive and non-executive leaders of institutionally-backed businesses.
Tyler brings over 35 years in executive and non-executive C-Suite positions in a wide range of organisations from small start-ups to major Government agencies and global public firms, including Group CEO of Algeco (now Modulaire Group), COO of the UK Ministry of Defence and European Chief Executive of Northrop Grumman; now as a Chair and Board Advisor, working with investors such as Blackstone, Epiris and CBPE.
He joins the firm to support Ama’s activities across Specialist Engineering & Industrials and Business Services.
Hardie has led a wide range of financial and professional services businesses, with a particular focus on commercial growth and buy-and-build strategies. Hardie has held multiple CEO roles, including owning and successfully selling travel insurance assistance firm, CEGA, to Charles Taylor.
Most recently he was CEO of Jensten Group, the Livingbridge-backed £650m premium insurance broker, where he oversaw more than 30 acquisitions in four years. He has been a non-executive director of The Astrum Alliance, and Chair of JCRA, an interest rate and forex hedging advisory firm.
Buffin, an experienced public and private markets executive, non-executive and entrepreneur, has built and/or led a variety of businesses in the finance, building products, data analytics, and consumer sectors.
He previously held a range of C-suite roles as CFO, COO and/or CEO at Loyalty Management Group, Coles Group, Travis Perkins and Holland & Barrett, before founding Tesca Group, where he is currently Executive Chair. He is currently the Chair of Highbourne Group and Nobia AB.
Ama Capital, founded by Miles Otway and Ed Ransome, launched in November 2024.
