Nicholas Chadderton

Director – Investments

Nicholas joined Advent in 1994. He plays a key role in identifying
new investment opportunities, due diligence and negotiating deals
along with managing and exiting Advent investments. Nicholas has
represented Advent on the board of seven investee companies.
He has extensive experience across a broad range of industry
sectors including tourism, manufacturing, business services and
software development.

Prior to joining Advent, he worked for Exxon Chemical Australia
Limited in engineering, finance, marketing and business development
roles. He has undertaken numerous consulting assignments for
Austrade and other private and public sector clients, primarily in
business planning and feasibility analysis. Nicholas is a chartered
professional engineer and holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical
Engineering (Hons) from Monash University (Clayton) as well as
a Masters degree in Enterprise Innovation from Swinburne University
of Technology.