Gerard Toplass

Executive Chairman for the following companies:

Sypro Management Limited

Pagabo

The 55 Group

A Chartered Accountant with 20 years’ experience in building Technology and Public Sector supply businesses, completed 20 business transactions - acquisitions, disposals, mergers.

I joined FEO for two reasons 

• To provide young people with an insight into what starting and running a business is like, the pitfalls, joys, success and failure; I believe there is an alternative to University for many young people.
• To help young entrepreneurs think through any problems or issues and to give them a different perspective based on experience.

Expertise - how to start, develop and drive a technology business, the Public Sector as a client, M&A including raising finance, acquisitions and disposals, building successful teams by identifying the strengths and weaknesses.