David Atkinson
Non-executive Director

David Atkinson is Managing Partner of Circadia Ventures LLP which manages the Tate & Lyle Ventures Fund. He has held a number of senior management positions in the City, having had 14 years' experience in equity research specifically focused on the food processing industry at SG Warburg Securities and NatWest Securities.

David was appointed Managing Director and Head of European Research at NatWest Securities in 1996 and was a member of
the Equities Management Committee. In 1998, he co-founded Stamford Partners, one of the leading investment banking firms providing merger & acquisition and strategic consulting services to the European food industry. Most recently, David has held several senior management positions in the equities operations of  Bank of America Securities as well as providing consultancy services to HSBC and the VC industry.