Why choose us?
Orwell Independent was set up to provide professional advisors with a dedicated independent client review service, and all businesses, regardless of shape or size with a thoughtful employee engagement survey and feedback service.
Our aim is to take the heavy lifting away from management teams but engage with them over our knowledge-rich reports, with the goal of proposing action points and deliverables to improve, amongst other things, client retention, productivity and profitability.
Why work with us?
Rory has almost 22 years' public and private company experience dedicated to small and growth companies across a wide range of sectors including renewables/ clean tech, healthcare, technology, resources and consumer.
He began his career at Merrill Lynch International and subsequently worked at ABN/RBS Hoare Govett, Canaccord Genuity and Peel Hunt LLP in equity sales, corporate broking, and capital markets positions. He led or advised on numerous AIM and Main List transactions including IPOs, follow-on raises, and sell-downs/exits for corporates and other stakeholders, while becoming a trusted and consistently highly rated broker to his institutional fund management clients.
In recent years Rory's focus has included supporting the development of environmental and impact businesses in strategic, funding, and commercial partnership roles. He is now also a NED of an AIM listed business.
George Orwell wrote descriptively but simply. His subject matter was well-observed and he was driven to tell, or report, the truth. We admire that. So, that’s why we’re called ‘Orwell’.
Testimonials and references
“Through the whole process it felt like we were all working as a single team with shared understanding, complete transparent honesty and common goals.”
“I decided to put my faith in you and that turned out to be a fine decision. Your measured and always truthful feedback was really helpful. I really appreciate the work you did”
“Rory approached the exercise of readying our business for external investment in a highly professional and organised manner, taking time to understand all stakeholders’ interests and the business as a whole.”
