Investment Director, Development Bank of Wales
Rhian is an investment director at the Development Bank of Wales.
With overall responsibility for delivering all debt and equity investments for established and early stage businesses she works closely with our senior management team to manage our investments strategy.
She also oversees all our business angel investment activity via Angels Invest Wales, working alongside lead angel investors to promote syndicated investment through our co-investment funds.
Rhian has more than a decade’s worth of investment experience at the Development Bank, previously known as Finance Wales. She originally joined the company as an investment executive in 2003, progressing quickly to senior, managerial and director positions. Since then, she has built up a strong track record in structuring small business investments in multiple sectors, providing management and leadership to investment operations and teams.
She was also nominated Young Dealmaker of the Year by her local deal-making community in 2012, is ACIB accredited, and worked in scientific research before joining the company.
Her email address is – rhian.elston@developmentbank.wales
Region: Wales
No comments yet