Barry Townsley CBE Co-Founded Hobart Capital Markets LLP which was formed after Hobart Capital Markets Ltd was transferred in 2013, of which he was joint Founder. Alongside being Chairman and Founder Partner, he is responsible for running the business and developing business strategies.
Barry is a Director of Caprice Holdings Limited, Founder Member and Principal Sponsor of Stockley Academy, Hillingdon and Vice President of the Serpentine Gallery. He is Patron of Trinity Hospice London, President of the Weizmann Institute UK, one of the highest ranking multidisciplinary scientific research institutes in the world and sits on the Executive Committee of The Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. He is also Chairman Phase 4, PBT and Cancer Development Board, UCLH.
Barry is Chairman and Founding Partner of Hobart Capital Markets, Managing the Business and Developing Strategies. Hobart, prides itself on offering anonymity and first class execution in global markets. Headquartered in London, Hobart offer a wide-range of services.
The Serpentine has presented pioneering exhibitions of thousands of contemporary artists since its opening in 1970, showing a wide range of work from emerging practitioners to the most internationally recognised artists & architects of our time.
The Caprice group encompasses London’s favourite restaurants, from some of the oldest & most classic establishments in London to its most exciting and innovative new openings, including The Ivy, J Sheekey, Daphne’s, Bam-Bou, Rivington, Scott’s and Le Caprice.
Barry is Vice President of Weizmann UK which supports & raises awareness of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, for which Barry sits on the Executive Committee. Weizmann is one of the highest ranking multidisciplinary scientific research institutes in the world whose dedicated scientists are working on more than a thousand projects.
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Previous Non-Executive Positions
Stockley Academy Hillingdon
Founder Member and Principal Sponsor
Jan 2000 - 2017
London, UK
Stockley Academy is a co-educational secondary school in Hillingdon, Middlesex which offer state of the art facilities and only 30 minutes from central London.
The William J. Clinton Foundation works with partners across the United States and around the world to create economic opportunity, improve public health & inspire civic engagement.
Chairman Phase 4, PBT and Cancer Development Board
Jun 2020 - Present
London, UK
UCLH Charity NHS Foundation Trust is the official charity supporting University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS Foundation Trust. The charity aims to improve and enhance patient care at UCLH. Donations support patients, staff, equipment and research.
Royal Trinity Hospice provides skilled, compassionate care &support to people with progressive, life-limiting illnesses and those close to them. Trinity support people living in central & south west London communities, at home and at the hospice.
Sheffield Institute Foundation for Motor Neurone Disease
