STEPHEN REES has 20 years of experience in general management and venture capital, 14 years of which in the technology sector. He successfully founded and built-up Astron Group, a microelectronics business with 2,000 employees in Hong Kong and China supplying leading corporations world-wide such as Siemens, Motorola and Alcatel,, was executive board member at Flextronics Inc., a $10 billion technology group with 45.000 employees and quoted on NASDAQ, executed numerous global M&A-transactions, sits on the board of various VC firms in Europe and Asia, managed and exited successful VC deals in Asia, the US and Europe and previously held senior management positions in the IT industry. STEPHEN REES holds both Austrian and British citizenship, has a degree in Production Engineering from the HTL St. Pölten in Austria and a degree in Finance from the City of London Business School. STEPHEN REES is the founding partner of Atila Ventures.

    Prof. Dr. THOMAS M. BAYERL has over 20 years of experience in high-technology research and venture capital. He spent 4 years as partner of a leading German venture capital firm with a focus on seed financing and previously was full-time professor of Biophysics at the University of Würzburg in Germany, a member of the German Neutron Research Council and member of the Neutron Advisory Panels at the Institute Laue-Langevin in Grenoble, France and at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Oxford, UK. He is also a founder of Nimbus Biotechnologie GmbH, Leipzig, Germany and member of its board. He served as Chairman of the board of Panoratio Database Image GmbH in Munich and as member of the board of Optun Inc., Santa Clara, USA. Prof. Bayerl is a German national and has authored ca. 100 scientific publications.

    STEFAN EISHOLD has 17 years of experience in general management, top management consulting and private equity. He started his career in management consulting at LEK Consulting in London and Munich, held various senior industry positions in management and M&A-functions, including successfully developing a start-up in the rail industry, and spent 5 years as CEO of a leading German media company, which he successfully IPOed in 2000. He has also advised on numerous deals in the media and technology sectors. STEFAN EISHOLD has German citizenship, a Masters degree from the European Business School and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

    Dr. ALEX BEZINGE has 20 years of experience in research, management and venture capital, all of which in the technology sector. He spent 6 years in research at Geneva University and the IBM Almaden Research Centre before managing R&D at a microelectronics manufacturer, becoming Director of Engineering and Manufacturing for a producer of precision instrumentation, followed by Managing Director of a successful microelectronics business and later Managing Director of a multinational high-tech manufacturer. He has executed numerous M&A-transactions and has advised on VC deals across Europe. ALEX BEZINGE holds Swiss citizenship, has a Masters degree in Physics from EPF Zürich, a PhD in Physics from Geneva University and performed post-graduate work in Management at INSEAD and Stanford.
    Silvia DE PETRA is responsible for accounting, finance and administration at Atila Venture Partners Ltd's Swiss Branch in Lausanne. Mrs De Petra has 4 years experience in Venture Capital and has been responsible for managing the legal, accounting and controlling function for AVP's portfolio of companies in 6 countries since 2002. Mrs De Petra is a French and Italian national, speaks English, French and Italian fluently, received her Maturité Fédérale and Baccalauréat in Sciences and Mathematics and is completing the second part of the Swiss Chartered Accounting and Finance degree. Prior to this Mrs De Petra also studied Biology at the University of Lausanne and Chemistry at the University of CLC in the US. 

    SIMON MILLER has 23 years of experience in financial accounting, corporate finance, investment research and venture capital. He was a financial accountant at Arthur Anderson in London and then spent 13 years in European investment research and management in the financial services sector, at BZW, Schroders and UBS. Since then he has been in a senior management position in investment banking, involved in numerous M&A transactions and has advised on many VC deals in the technology sectors in Europe and the US. SIMON MILLER has British citizenship, has a degree in Law from Exeter University, UK and is a qualified chartered accountant.
Munich (consultant office)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
    MICHAEL REES has 15 years of experience in top management consulting, general management and venture capital. He spent 6 years in management consulting at Booz.Allen & Hamilton and LEK, a spin-off from Bain and BCG, in London, Düsseldorf and Munich, had various positions in industry in business development and M&A as well as 3 years as CEO of an industrial company in Germany with sales of EUR 180 million and has advised on numerous VC deals in the technology sectors in Europe, the US and Asia. MICHAEL REES holds both Austrian and British citizenship, has a Masters degree in Engineering from Cambridge University, and an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau.
    Dr. THOMAS FREUDENBERG has 16 years of experience in top management consulting, management and venture capital. He spent several years in top management consulting in London and Munich before he successfully founded and built-up Bossard Consultants in Germany, now part of Gemini Consulting, to a significant market position, managed numerous M&A transactions, founded several technology start-ups and has advised on numerous VC deals in the US and Europe. Dr. THOMAS FREUDENBERG has German citizenship and has a Masters Degree and PhD in business administration from the universities of HEC in Paris, Cologne and St.Gall in Switzerland.
Bermuda (Head office)

 
    Don DUNSTAN is general Manager of Atila Venture Partners Ltd based in Bermuda, responsible for all operational aspects of the company Mr. Dunstan has had over 20 years experience in Finance and Administration in the field of Venture Capital, oil and shipping. He has also been involved in leasing and other off-balance sheet financing instruments throughout his career. Mr. Dunstan is a Bermuda and British citizen and received a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. 
    Jennifer EVE is a Director of Atila Venture Partners Ltd and also an Associate and a member of the Funds and Investment Services team of one of the leading law firms in Bermuda . She practices in the area of commercial and company law and also venture capital and mutual funds. Jennifer Eve studied law at the University of Kent in England . She was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2003 and thereafter to the Bermuda Bar. She is a member of the Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn and published a paper recently on a new licensing regime to protect investors.
    JAMES KEYES is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Atila Venture Partners Ltd and has served as a Director since 2000. Mr. Keyes is also a Partner at one of the leading law firms in Bermuda where he has practiced in the area of corporate and commercial law, particularly venture capital, hedge and mutual funds, corporate finance and securities since 1993. Mr. Keyes worked with Freshfields law firm in London from 1989 to 1992. James attended Oxford University in England and graduated (M.A. with Honours) as a Rhodes Scholar. He was called to the bar of England & Wales in 1991 and to the Bermuda Bar in 1993. Mr. Keyes is a frequent speaker at hedge fund conferences and contributes to legal journals, most recently to the International Financial Markets Guide - 2004 edition. He is a member of the Bermuda International Business Association’s committee on collective investment schemes.