{"podcast":{"title":"Proactive - Interviews for investors","slug":"proactive-interviews-for-investors-1457173","podcast_index_feed_id":1457173,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/xjpdm5C9","website_url":"https://proactive-interviews-for-investors.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/92f9cc71-7d4c-4ec0-a2f3-6a6b31027b4c/3fd3b604-35cf-4701-acde-0f1fdf33d67a/3000x3000/square-with-type.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Proactive Investors","episode_count":600,"summary":"Welcome to the Proactive podcast channel – the destination for breaking news on growth companies and up to the minute market coverage. Here we plug you into what’s new and exciting in the world of business.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T06:17:38.329793+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proactive-interviews-for-investors-1457173"},"episode":{"title":"Frontier IP's new CFO: 'I'm keen to get under the skin of our portfolio'","slug":"frontier-ip-s-new-cfo-i-m-keen-to-get-under-the-skin-of-our-portfolio","published_at":"2026-05-12T15:27:10+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proactive-interviews-for-investors-1457173/frontier-ip-s-new-cfo-i-m-keen-to-get-under-the-skin-of-our-portfolio","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proactive-interviews-for-investors-1457173","url":"https://proactive-interviews-for-investors.simplecast.com/episodes/20260512-frontier-ip-group-plc-1-n17CdpNy","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/1068c7db-2e26-4675-9674-33cc0c49ccdc/b96906c8-b386-47e4-a142-589b24379f8e/episodes/audio/group/6c021142-4819-449a-9084-b5f104cca0cd/group-item/5689e9d3-0b11-4114-bfc6-acbbd812e6a4/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=xjpdm5C9","summary":"Frontier IP Group PLC (LSE:FIPP, FRA:8WT) new CFO Shaun Claydon tells Proactive's Stephen Gunnion that his City background — spanning PwC, investment banking and broking, with a focus on SME fundraising, IPOs and M&A — makes him well placed to help the technology commercialisation group drive value from its portfolio. Claydon says several of Frontier IP's 17 or 18 portfolio companies are now \"gaining traction\" and moving toward potential exit events. His near-term priorities are straightforward: \"I'm keen to get under the skin of those portfolio companies,\" supporting them through fundraising and scaling as the group works toward successful exits. For more videos like this, visit the Proactive YouTube channel, give this video a like, subscribe to the channel and enable notifications for future content. #FrontierIP #ShaunClaydon #CFO #TechnologyInvestment #CorporateFinance #SMEs #GrowthStrategy #InvestmentBanking #PortfolioCompanies #IPO #FinanceRaising #MergersAndAcquisitions #TechInnovation #BusinessGrowth #ProactiveInvestors","meta_description":"Frontier IP Group PLC (LSE:FIPP, FRA:8WT) new CFO Shaun Claydon tells Proactive's Stephen Gunnion that his City background — spanning PwC, investment bank…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":157,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/proactive-interviews-for-investors-1457173/episodes/frontier-ip-s-new-cfo-i-m-keen-to-get-under-the-skin-of-our-portfolio/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/proactive-interviews-for-investors-1457173/frontier-ip-s-new-cfo-i-m-keen-to-get-under-the-skin-of-our-portfolio.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}