Benjamin Guest

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Biography

Mr. Benjamin Guest serves as Managing Director at Gresham House Energy. He serves as a Managing Director at Gresham House. He founded Hazel Capital in April 2007. With 22 years of investment experience, his experience spans the investment spectrum, from infrastructure to public equities and venture capital. As the firm's CIO, he is responsible for setting the firm's investment philosophy, risk management procedures, and origination of investment opportunities. As Managing Partner he is ultimately responsible for the oversight of all aspects of the firm, including deal execution and ongoing portfolio management. Before founding Hazel Capital, he was a co-founder of Cantillon Capital, where he managed a $1 billion equity hedge fund focused on technology globally from 2003 to 2007. He started his fund management career in 1994 at Lazard Asset Management, having graduated from Imperial College, London with a BEng in Mechanical Engineering. He currently serves as a Director of over 40 companies and was the Non-Executive Chairman of Oxis Energy (a UK-advanced battery power company). He holds a keen interest in energy storage technology and its use in renewables and electric vehicles.