Scottish Widows Investment Partnership
William is Head of SWIP’s private equity team. He is responsible for making and overseeing all private equity fund investments. The team manages in excess of £1.5bn in commitments in over 100 private equity funds on behalf of its clients.
William is also a member of the Advisory Committees of a number of private equity funds, a member of BVCA’s Limited Partner Advisory Board and is regularly invited to speak at private equity conferences.
Prior to joining SWIP in October 2000, William worked for Murray Johnstone Private Equity for ten years, starting as an Investment Manager before being promoted to Investment Director. In 1994 he was appointed Assistant Fund Manager of Murray Ventures. Between 1987 and 1989, William was an Investment Accountant with Ivory & Sime, after spending four years with KPMG where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
William holds a BA in Accountancy and Economics from the University of Strathclyde