Ben was appointed CEO and Managing Director of E&P Financial Group in December 2023.

Ben was formerly Head of E&P Capital and previously a Principal of Fort Street Advisers, acquired by E&P in 2018. Ben has also held roles as Head of Financial Sponsors and General Industrials at UBS Investment Bank and Managing Director at CVC Asia Pacific.

Ben has almost 30 years’ experience advising on public and private markets M&A, financings, trade sales and capital markets transactions, working with domestic and international private equity firms and corporates across a range of industry sectors.

Ben has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Modern Languages and Literature from the University of Bristol, is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is on the Board of Governors of Wenona School.