From raising our first fund in 1988, Chris has led Piper in raising six funds and sat on dozens of Boards.
Chris Curry
Chair & Managing Partner
Libby Gibson
Founder Partner
Having co-founded legendary disruptive bar brand Pitcher & Piano, Libby has guided over 40 of our brands with her expertise in customers and marketing.
Peter Kemp-Welch
Managing Partner
Peter is an expert in unpicking how brands grow and building sustainable business models, playing an instrumental part in our most iconic brand stories.
Rory Gibbs
Partner
Rory's decade of focus on commercial brands makes him an expert in the fine details, optimising business plans and developing insightful reporting.
Leon Hughes
Partner, Digital
Our inhouse tech guru, Leon is an e-commerce expert with an unrivalled network. His 25 years of experience guides our brands' acquisition & retention strategies
Jax Unsworth
Associate Partner, Marketing
Jax keeps our brands rooted in how their customers think using her 25 years' strategy & marketing experience with major brands such as Liberty & Mothercare.
Annabel Feather
Associate Partner, Talent
Our people specialist, Annabel helps to build industry-leading management teams, using her network to source the highest calibre candidates.
Yasha Estraikh
Associate Partner, Brand
Yasha's expertise is putting the customer first. He helps our brands find trends in customer data & behaviour to tease out brand DNA & tone of voice.
Harry Williams
Investment Manager
Harry is responsible for sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities, as well as supporting the investment and due diligence process.
Lisa Shaw-Taylor
Head of Finance
With over 13 years' experience, Lisa joined Piper in 2024 and is responsible for the finance function at Piper.
Georgia Jones
Head of Sustainability
Georgia leads our portfolio lifecycle ESG process, B Corp certification, inclusive investment, and Piper's position as a responsible investor and partner of choice for sustainable brands.
Lizzie Lord
Investment Executive
Lizzie joined Piper in 2023 and is responsible for sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities, as well as supporting the investment and due diligence process.
Kitty Ballantine
Executive Assistant
Kitty joined Piper in 2023, she is EA to Dan Stern, Leon Hughes, Rory Gibbs, Annabel Feather and Yasha Estraikh, as well as supporting with office management, and Piper events and communications.
Advisory Panel
Crispin Tweddell
Chair
Crispin founded Piper in 1985. His unrelenting focus on brands being better, different & staying close to their customers is at the core of Piper's mission.
Jane O’Riordan
Jane is a seasoned hospitality leader with 25+ years in the sector. Currently, Jane chairs Caravan Restaurants and serves as a Non-Exec Director of Red Engine (Flight Club and Electric Shuffle)
Adam Balon
Adam is a Co-Founder of Innocent Drinks and currently a Director of JamJar VC. Adam has since been involved in the start-up of successful food businesses, both here in the UK and overseas.
Ajay Kavan
Ajay joined the Piper Advisory panel in 2021. As an ex-Amazon Vice President, he brings a wealth of eCommerce knowledge to the table.
Julian Granville
Julian’s knowledge of D2C businesses & international growth is second to none. He joined Boden as Finance Director in June 1995, becoming CEO in 1997 and then Exec Chair.