Paul Barry-Walsh
Encyclopedia
Paul Barry-Walsh is the chairman, Fredericks Foundation, Lightwater Surrey
Paul won a scholarship to Rossall in 1966. He went to Liverpool Univesity in 1973. After a brief spell at Metal Box before joining IBM.Paul left IBM in 1986, after nine years to form Safetynet, which became one of the UK’s leading providers of Business Continuity Services. Paul went on to found Netstore in 1996.
In February 1999 he led the management buyout of his partner at Safetynet and became CEO and majority shareholder. During 2000, Safetynet was sold to Guardian IT. for £170 million.
Netstore floated on the main market in 2000. Paul became Chief Executive of Netstore for 12 months in Sept 2001 and again for 9 months in 2006 whist remaining Chairman through out. Netstore was sold to 2E2 in October 2008. He sits on the Liverpool University Development Board and recently joined Beacon Board.
He founded The Fredericks Foundation in 2001 which has gone on to become a leading Micro Finance organisation in the UK, having funded 900 small start ups in the UK with a repayment rate in excess of 75%.
He is involved in a number of start ups including “Slivers of Time, Bluesource, and Purpose Software and Frank Investments Farmpower solar. He brought the “Dans le Noir” dark concept restaurant to London in May 2008. He was granted the Queens Award for Enterprise Promotion. He was also granted a Beacon award for creative giving in 2008. In March 2009 he was awarded the CNBC /FT European Philanthropist of the year. Finally Paul was fortunate enough to win the Entrepreneur Country inaugural Award for the Entrepreneur’s Entrepreneur in 2011.
Paul lives on a small estate in Hampshire. He is married to Jane and has a son and daughter.
He enjoys?golf at Queenwood and cycling.
Paul won a scholarship to Rossall in 1966. He went to Liverpool Univesity in 1973. After a brief spell at Metal Box before joining IBM.Paul left IBM in 1986, after nine years to form Safetynet, which became one of the UK’s leading providers of Business Continuity Services. Paul went on to found Netstore in 1996.
In February 1999 he led the management buyout of his partner at Safetynet and became CEO and majority shareholder. During 2000, Safetynet was sold to Guardian IT. for £170 million.
Netstore floated on the main market in 2000. Paul became Chief Executive of Netstore for 12 months in Sept 2001 and again for 9 months in 2006 whist remaining Chairman through out. Netstore was sold to 2E2 in October 2008. He sits on the Liverpool University Development Board and recently joined Beacon Board.
He founded The Fredericks Foundation in 2001 which has gone on to become a leading Micro Finance organisation in the UK, having funded 900 small start ups in the UK with a repayment rate in excess of 75%.
He is involved in a number of start ups including “Slivers of Time, Bluesource, and Purpose Software and Frank Investments Farmpower solar. He brought the “Dans le Noir” dark concept restaurant to London in May 2008. He was granted the Queens Award for Enterprise Promotion. He was also granted a Beacon award for creative giving in 2008. In March 2009 he was awarded the CNBC /FT European Philanthropist of the year. Finally Paul was fortunate enough to win the Entrepreneur Country inaugural Award for the Entrepreneur’s Entrepreneur in 2011.
Paul lives on a small estate in Hampshire. He is married to Jane and has a son and daughter.
He enjoys?golf at Queenwood and cycling.