Leadership team

Simon has overall responsibility for the day-to-day decisions and strategic direction of Octopus Group.

Much of his time is spent looking for new opportunities for Octopus, such as moving into the commercial energy sector with Octopus Energy.

Before founding Octopus in 2000, Simon spent two years working at Mercury Asset Management. He holds a first-class MA in Modern Languages from St. Andrews University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

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Chris is responsible for expanding Octopus Group, particularly among institutional investors. He is also on the investment committees of several Octopus funds.

Before founding Octopus in 2000, Chris led a global equity research team at Mercury Asset Management.

He has a first-class MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

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Benjamin is CEO of Fund Management at Octopus Investments, with responsibility for Octopus Real Estate, Sustainable Infrastructure, the Quoted Smaller Companies team, Octopus Australia and Corporate Development. He joined Octopus in 2010, and has broad experience in retail and institutional fund management.

He led our Octopus Healthcare, and then Octopus Real Estate teams for 6 years, chairing its Investment Committee. Prior to Octopus, Benjamin invested across a range of sectors at YFM Equity Partners and Interregnum, and previously worked in technology and consulting.  

Jonathan oversees the investment strategy of the six investment businesses which form the
Octopus fund management group.

He joined Octopus in February 2015 as Product Head for Octopus Inheritance Tax Service. Before joining Octopus, Jonathan ran a team at Lloyds that looked after the bank’s non-core equity portfolio.

Jonathan is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has an MA in Geography from the University of Oxford.

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Anna is responsible for anything related to recruiting, developing and retaining People within Octopus Group.

Her main priority is making Octopus a great place to work, ensuring all employees are treated fairly and equally. Anna joined Octopus in 2017 from the Civil Service, where she lead the Business Partner and Recruitment Team for the Department of Business and Industrial Strategy.

Anna holds a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management and People Development from Nottingham Trent University.