Mainspring’s leadership team has a mixture of industry, operations and administration experience and expertise. The team works in a integrated way with our clients, managing and advising on fund administration and operations throughout the fund life cycle. Beyond our client relationships, the leadership team is responsible for developing our internal team and making sure that Mainspring is an exceptional place to work.
Stephen Geddes
Chief Executive Officer
Stephen founded Mainspring in 2010, having spent 8 years as COO at Pi Capital. Prior to that he was at Eden Capital and Hambros Bank.
Bridget Barker
Chair
Bridget spent over 35 years at one of the leading City law firms, Macfarlanes. Bridget was head of the Investment Management Group.
Neil Clark
Chief Operating Officer
Neil joined Mainspring in December 2015 as Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Mainspring, Neil was MD of Easynet UK Business Markets.
Beth Cazalet
Compliance Officer
Beth has over 30 years of regulatory experience working both as in-house compliance and providing compliance consulting services.
Damian Simmons
Chief Service Officer
Damian is a qualified accountant with 19 years PQE and has worked in the Fund Administration and Accounting industry for the last 10 years.
Oliver Mills
Senior Fund Accountant
Oliver is an ACA qualified accountant and is responsible for client service and fund reporting for our private equity clients.
Stephen Doherty
Associate Director- Client Solutions
Stephen heads up Mainspring’s Client Solutions team, driving innovation and development to provide a better product and service offering.
Chris O’Driscoll
Head of Investment Operations
Chris leads the Custody and Nominee team. He is responsible for its day-to-day operations and the operational service provided to Mainspring.
Adrian van Rensburg
New Business Sales Executive – Venture
Adrian has a wealth of business development experience to enterprise level FTSE 250 and multination corporations. Enterprises typically with complex sales engagements and demanding client requirements.
Norman Watson
Director, Head of Sales
Norman joined Mainspring in Nov 2020 as Director, Head of Sales. He has over 20 years experience in the institutional investment industry in both sales and account management.
Charles Bathurst
Business Development Director
Charles has over 35 years’ experience of management and senior executive roles in alternative asset management covering business development, financial reporting, compliance and governance.