The cHeRries Awards 2009 Judges

Colin Welsh
Chief Executive Officer
Simmons and Company International
Brought up in Aberdeen, Colin attended Broomhill Primary and Hazlehead Academy before going on to The University of Aberdeen where he received a degree in Economics, Accountancy and Law. He then trained to be a Scottish Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Whinney. After a spell with Touche Ross in London, at the age of 26 Colin jointly established RMD, an independent accountancy and corporate finance advisory boutique, which over 12 years became one of the largest independent firms of its kind.
In 1999, Colin joined Simmons & Company, the world’s leading energy investment bank, to establish and lead the firm outside of the Americas. That business now has offices in London, Oslo and Dubai as well as an Aberdeen hub. In its last financial year Simmons completed 28 transactions with a combined value of $4.6 billion from 12 different countries.
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