Martin Perrin is the principal behind Fairfax Perrin Limited:

 He is a graduate from Trinity College Oxford, where he gained an MA in Chemistry

· He has scientific experience, having started his career in research at ICI

· A Chartered Accountant, he qualified with Peat Marwick Mitchell (now KPMG) in London

· He is a freeman of the City of London

· He gained fund management and corporate finance experience at Lazard Brothers

· He has experience, in over twenty countries, of international business environments and cultures

· He has wide commercial experience, working with US multinationals such as National Semiconductor Inc and Qualcomm Inc, as well as smaller UK companies and current directorships include both public and private corporations