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Alex,
Having just quit a job and lacking inspiration for my next career move, I approached Rory with a haphazard CV and only vague ideas about what I wanted to do.
We discussed my experience, skills and interests, identifying industries and roles that I should pursue and shaped a CV accordingly. It was such a useful exercise that brought me focus, confidence and a wise head to bounce ideas around with.
Rory is a natural at identifying skills in you and pointing them towards where you want to go - I would recommend him to everyone.
Casey,
Rory and the whole team really take care of you and care about your requirements. It's evident that they fully understand the roles they are recruiting for and have good relationships with their clients. The team were a pleasure to deal with.
I really felt like I had a strong representation on my side, they offer real no obligation career guidance, above and beyond anything I have ever received and its
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Travis Kalanick
American entrepreneur and former CEO of Uber
Travis Cordell Kalanick (; born August 6, ) is an American businessman best known as the co-founder and former ledare executive officer (CEO) of Uber. Previously he worked for Scour, a peer-to-peerfile sharing application company, and was the co-founder of Red Swoosh, a peer-to-peer content delivery network that was sold to Akamai Technologies in
Kalanick was CEO of Uber from to He resigned from Uber in , after growing pressure resulting from public reports of the company's unethical corporate culture, including allegations that he ignored reports of sexuell harassment at the company. Kalanick retained his seat on the board of directors until he resigned the seat on månad 31, In the weeks leading up to the resignation, Kalanick sold off approximately 90% of his shares in Uber, for a profit of about $&#;billion. Following the sale, in , Kalanick was ranked th on the Forbes list of richest Americans, with a net wo
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Shahid Ahmed
IR Associate
IR Associate
Shahid joined Pollen Street in January Prior to joining Pollen Street Shahid worked at Alvarez & Marsal where he supported the Financial Investors Group, focussing on advising Private Equity funds on topside and acquisition structuring, and supporting with both fund and investor level reporting.
Shahid holds a BSc (Hons) in Economics and an MSc in Finance from Queen Mary, University of London. Shahid is currently working towards his ACA accounting qualification.
Gilad G. Amir
Digital Operating Partner
Digital Operating Partner
Gilad joined Pollen Street in May as an Entrepreneur in Residence, and came on board as Digital Operating Partner in September with a focus on supporting the digital transformation of the portfolio companies and supporting the Private Equity team with the pre/post deal tech-related activities.
Prior to PSC, Gilad was the Head of Fintech