Graham Friend
MA, MPhil (Cantab), ACA Managing Director , SwitzerlandGraham Friend is the co-founder and Managing Director of Coleago, where he focuses on strategic business planning, valuation, auction bidding strategy and regulatory issues.
With over 25 years in the telecoms sector, Graham boasts a wealth of experience advising a diverse clientele including operators, regulators, governments and investors across both developed and emerging telecom markets. His academic journey includes graduate and postgraduate studies in Economics at Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as being a qualified chartered accountant and the co-author of the Economist’s Guide to Business Planning and Guide to Business Modelling. Graham also provides coaching on communication, presentation and impact skills where he leverages his experience as a TEDx speaker coach. Outside of the telecoms industry, Graham is an ultra-endurance athlete and has represented Great Britain as an age-group athlete in the Olympic and Ironman distance triathlon.
Education
Cambridge University, United Kingdom
- MPhil (Cantab) Economics
- MA (Cantab) Economics
Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales
- Chartered Accountant
Other team members
Nick Fookes
Managing ConsultantNick is a telecoms, media and tech veteran with 30 years of experience in M&A, strategy, spectrum auctions, and public policy development and advocacy, across developed as well as emerging markets.
Simon Woodland
Managing ConsultantSimon Woodland is a member of Coleago’s financial modelling and training team, and is a seasoned management consultant with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, valuations, licence bids, financial forecasting and business planning.
Mark Rutherford
Managing ConsultantMark Rutherford has over 25 years’ experience in fixed and mobile communications and technology development. He is a specialist in valuation, commercial strategy and business planning.