Sherry Coutu

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• Advisory Board member to Venture Board at Cancer Research UK
• Advisory Board Member at Seedcamp
• UK Advisory Board Member at Astia

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Sherry Coutu’s Summary

Sherry Coutu is an experienced executive, former CEO and angel investor who serves on the boards of companies, charities and universities. The companies she serves range from fast growth private early stage to public and boards with turnover of more than £ 1 bn.

As an entrepreneur, Sherry established and successfully sold two businesses in the financial services industry. The first (acquired by Euromoney plc) has operations in more than 70 countries. The second was floated in 2000 on London and Nasdaq and the company was valued at more than $1 billion before being acquired (by AMP plc). Sherry is active in early stage investing and has raised several rounds of venture capital and public equity totaling more than $200 million.

She is a frequent public speaker, a national judge of the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year awards, and presents regularly at the top business schools. She specialises in consumer, information services and clean energy.

Current university affiliations include Cambridge University and Harvard Business School. Charitable / Government affiliations include the Prince's Trust, Cancer Research UK and NESTA.

Sherry Coutu’s Specialties:

Non-executive Director of public companies (London Stock Exchange)
Taking private companies public (both Nasdaq and London Main market)
Consumer Internet / Financial Services / Strategy
Financing, mergers and acquisition
Market Opportunity / entry assessment
Strategic Alliances and Collaboration
Corporate Governance - Remuneration, Audit and Nomination committee experience