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WILLIAM BUTLER-ADAMS OBE, CEng (Parent)

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER – BROMPTON BICYCLE LTD W illiam is CEO of Brompton Bicycle, creators of the iconic Brompton Folding Bike. He joined the company in 2002 as an engineer, becoming a Director just four years later and Managing Director in 2008. He was awarded an OBE in 2015.

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Before joining Brompton,William studied Engineering at Newcastle University and qualified as a Chartered Mechanical Engineer in 2001. Since then, he has worked for Nissan, ICI and DuPont.William also co-authored The Brompton: Engineering for Change , published in December 2022.The book follows the growth of Brompton from a small company to a business making over 90,000 bikes and turning over $130 million on an annual basis.

BEN HAMPSHIRE (Parent) FOUNDER& EXECUTIVE PRODUCER – CARNAGE FILMS B en started out at a visual effect producer in London witnessing firsthand the immense possibilities of the new digital creation age, and helping win projects from all over the world. He was hired by the Oscar-winning studio The Mill to turn around their new base in Los Angeles. He took the studio from a loss-making team of 18 to over 250 and a turnover in excess of $45 million, working with many of Hollywood’s top directors and producers. After seven years in LA he moved to London to found Carnage Films, a multi-award winning automotive content studio, OSE professional NETWORK quickly gathering the world’s biggest car brands as clients and producing some of the most effective and memorable work of the past decade. He is currently developing a TV show for Netflix, a documentary for Red Bull – and working on an AI-powered content engine. music & film

PETER HIGGINS (Parent) SERIAL ENTREPRENEUR DIRECTOR – CHARLES TYRWHITT SHIRTS P eter helped found Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts in 1990. Charles Tyrwhitt is the number one provider of Jermyn Street-quality shirts worldwide.The brand is a multi-channel retailer and has significant market share in the UK, USA and Germany. ENTREPRENEUR

It has recently expanded further into Europe. Turnover has now surpassed £350 million and CT is highly profitable…for now! In 2023 Peter became Chair of Renais, the upmarket gin brand, founded by Alex and Emma Watson. Renais recently raised investment from venture capital firms with a

valuation of £25 million to assist with its aggressive growth strategy. Having read Classics at Jesus College, Cambridge, Peter began his career as an Assistant Master at Harrow School where he taught Latin, Greek and Ancient History. He has played rugby for Cambridge University and Wasps RFC. Peter is also a Director of Mary’s Meals, a charity providing life-changing meals to some of the world’s poorest children every day they attend school. Mary’s Meals feeds more than 2.5 million children every day throughout Africa and other nations, where poverty exists.

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