News

11/06/2003

Ian Hilditch

IAN HILDITCH is Managing Director and CEO of ETL Systems.

Ian read Engineering Economics and Management at Oxford University, matrixulating in 1980. During that time he enjoyed a mechanical engineering scholarship from ICI Petrochemicals and Plastics Division, spending a total of about 2 years working for the company, in various training roles. After Oxford, he joined Continental Illinois Bank in London, initially as a commercial banker, and then moving into investment banking where he traded emerging market debt, eventually running the New York trading team, and being promoted to Senior Director and Vice President.

Favouring more entrepreneurial challenges, he then moved on to run Hilson Group, an engineering company focusing on air pollution control equipment. Ian sold this bunsiness in 2001.

Acting as a business angel, Ian then invested in several companies, while looking for the next company to buy. In mid 2003 he led a Management Buy-In alongside Dr Esen Bayar of ETL Systems. Ian is responsible for tech commercial activities of ETL, including sales, marketing and finance.

Ian Hilditch is married with 3 children and lives in Herefordshire. His wife, Jo Hilditch is a farmer and entrepreneur.