Leadership

Overseeing 2,000 full-time staff members across our various businesses, RDCP’s leadership team has a reputation for effectively combining their approach as both experienced investors and operators. We are straight shooters that always strive for speedy execution on acquisitions.

RDCP LEADERSHIP TEAM

Sameer Rizvi
Founder & Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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Sameer Rizvi co-founded RD Capital Partners in the summer of 2015. He splits his time between capital allocation, deal origination and portfolio management. Sameer leads the firm's initiatives on originating dealflow, maintaining relationships with a network of investment bankers and mid-market advisors. Sameer works closely with portfolio companies CEOs, helping them make strategic decisions. Sameer started his career in investment banking, working at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Commerzbank in London. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics and finance from McGill University in Canada. Sameer is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) charterholder. He was the youngest CFA in the history of the institute when he received the honour in 2015. Sameer has also been recognised on the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 Finance list.

Iryna Dubylovska
Founder & Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
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Iryna Dubylovska co-founded RD Capital Partners in the summer of 2015. As Chief Strategy Officer, Iryna is the head of the investment committee and has final say on investment decisions, approving or disapproving dealflow that the team bring forward. Prior to RDCP, Iryna worked at the Royal Bank of Scotland in London as an investment banker, in the corporate advisory (i.e. M&A) division. She has a bachelor’s degree in business management from Kings College London (KCL) and a master’s degree in economics from University College London (UCL).

Martin O'Donoghue
Chief Legal Officer
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Martin O’Donoghue joined RD Capital Partners in 2023, after working with RDCP on key acquisitions, including Intelling and Pexion. Martin leads the legals on all mergers and acquisitions, strategic exits, joint ventures, corporate finance and commercial contracts at RDCP. He has nearly 20 years of legal experience, having advised clients on commercial transactions in the UK, Ireland, the US, Europe, Africa and Asia. Prior to RDCP, Martin was a Partner at Armstrong Teasdale, advising on several large M&A transactions. Prior to AT, Martin worked at Teacher Stern and Eversheds. He is consistently recognised by the Legal 500 for advising on M&A transactions. Martin studied Law at University College Dublin and is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales and the Law Society of Ireland. Martin also has an MBA.

Claire Pidancet
Chief Financial Officer
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Claire Pidancet joined RD Capital Partners in 2024 as Chief Financial Officer. Claire leads the finance function of the group, managing all portfolio companies’ finance teams, creating consolidated group financials and establishing uniform reporting functions. Additionally, Claire leads financial due diligence and debt structuring for all M&A transactions and refinancings at RDCP. Claire boasts an extensive investment banking background, having worked in senior management roles at Altimapa Capital, Actrea Capital, Rabobank, ABN Amro and Natixis. Claire has a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Applied Mathematics and Physics from Ecole Centrale Paris. Claire also has a joint Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from London Business School and Columbia Business School in New York, where she was on the Dean’s List.

Rosie Howell
Investment Director
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Rosie Howell joined RD Capital Partners as an Investment Director in 2024, after working with the founders since 2016 as the Managing Director of RDCP Care, a care home group managing 8 nursing homes. Rosie looks after the healthcare sector. Rosie has over 30 years of care home management experience, have worked in senior management roles at Embrace Care, Avery Healthcare and Restful Homes. Rosie has an undergraduate degree from Staffordshire University and is a fully qualified nurse.

Paul Clunn
Investment Director
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Paul Clunn joined RD Capital Partners as an Investment Director in 2022, after working with the founders as the Managing Director of Worcester Electrical Distributors, one of RDCP’s flagship portfolio companies. At RDCP, Paul works with the founders on identifying, evaluating and executing transactions, whilst supporting portfolio companies throughout RDCP’s investment hold period, working exclusively with their management teams to help them deliver on their full potential. Prior to RDCP, Paul spent over 25 years working in leadership roles in the electrical products sector, at blue-chip companies such as City Electrical Factors, Rexel, Eland Cables and Cleveland Cable Company. Paul has a Masters in Law from University of Central Lancashire, an MBA from University of Gloucestershire and a Post-Grad in Corporate Governance from Cambridge Management & Leadership School. Paul has also spent over 5 years with the Royal Navy.

Vlad Groza
Investment Director
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Vlad Groza joined RDCP as Investment Director in 2024. He has prior experience in banking, fund management and corporate finance advisory with MUFG Bank, Hadrian’s Wall Capital and Altimapa Capital, having worked on a broad range of deals with global blue chips and SMEs. Within RDCP he is responsible for transaction execution, acquisition debt structuring and origination. Vlad holds a Bsc. Hons. degree in Financial Economics from University of Leicester.

Svitlana Turchyn
Group Secretary
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Svitlana Turchyn has worked with the founders, Sameer Rizvi and Iryna Dubylovska, since inception in 2015. Previously, Svitlana worked as front office manager at Hilton Hotel in London. As Group Secretary, Svitlana plays a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day operations of the company, by acting as a Secretarial Director of many non-trading group entities. Over the years, Svitlana has been a reliable right hand to the founders, demonstrating exceptional organisational skills and a knack for problem-solving. Svitlana has a bachelors degree in business administration from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.