Experience

Linear B Group

• United Kingdom
• Marketing Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Managing Director

  • Oct 2014 - Present

  London We are an International team of marketeers, editors, designers and broadcasters who are expert in devising and implementing creative marketing strategies for blue-chip clients. We specialise in complex B2B content and thought-leadership, and highly targeted B2C campaigns.



Fund Shack

• United Kingdom
• Media Production

• Founder

  • Dec 2018 - Present

  The global private capital channel - www.fund-shack.com. Fun, friendly, thoughtful private equity and venture capital investment video-podcast. Seeking great investors, advisers, thought-leaders for meaningful conversations. Contact me: ross.butler@linearB.media. Sign-up, it's all free: https://fund-shack.com/register/



LPEQ

• Retail Office Equipment

• Director Of External Affairs

  • Jan 2012 - Sep 2013

  London, United Kingdom Working alongside listed private equity managers and boards to raise awareness and understanding of the listed private equity sector, through investor engagement, communications, media relations and campaigns



Invest Europe

• Belgium
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Communications

  • Sep 2008 - Jul 2012

  Brussels Area, Belgium Defending and promoting the interests of the private equity and venture capital industry at a European level and specifically towards policymakers within the EU, with a focus on communications strategy, messaging and policy positioning. The brand changed from the EVCA to Invest Europe after my tenure.



freelance editor/writer

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Independent Editor

  • May 2008 - Sep 2008

  London, United Kingdom Writing opinion pieces for business titles such as Spectator, the Grocer and the Corporate Financier, and editor-at-large for client magazines, including for Weil Gotshal and International Financial Review Book of PE; a regular guest on the BBC's World Business Report



Real Deals

• United Kingdom
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Editor (from 2004)

  • Sep 2002 - May 2008

  Editor of the leading title for Europe's private equity professional 2004-2008. Chairman of the BVCA/Real Deals Awards judging panel 2004-2008. Led the campaign 'Private Equity - Better for Britain' 2004-2006. Venture capital correspondent 2002-2004.



Futures and Options World

• Reporter

  • 2000 - 2002

  London, United Kingdom Writing news and analysis on financial 'weapons of mass destruction'