Ian Rice

Ian Rice has been involved for thirty years in the development and management of early stage companies in Europe, US, Australia. His interests have held substantial equity in speciality chemicals, data storage, public company analysis advisory, mining, property, oil and gas, renewable and food companies.

Currently he is involved in the alternative energy sector , with particular focus on solar energy development . Mr Rice is a partner in Century Asset Management, a European solar developer with emphasis on Italy. He was an Adviser to Continental Wind Partners from 2009 – 2010. The company has a 2,000MW European pipeline with 3,000MW in Australia and is currently building a 600MW wind farm, the largest in Europe.

For the past seven years Mr Rice has been active in the exploration of commercial opportunities in the renewable energy sector, specifically bio fuels, wind, solar and electric cars . Also he has been on the Advisory Board of the Global Partnership Family Offices since 2010. Since November 1985, he has been a consultant to Sigma Limited S.A., a Swiss investment firm, owned by the Rice Family Trust. He was a founder of Oxley Energy Inc. in December 2003. Oxley`s assets were in Texas and South Africa. Mr Rice was a founder of Navan Resources plc in 1987 and a director till 1990, when a City investor/ management group acquired his equity .He was active in the development of natural resource companies from 1980 to 1990.

He was the President of the Carlton Football Club from 1979 to 1983. Carlton won the Australian Football Premiership in 1981 and 1982. He served as a Councillor of the City of Melbourne for nine years till 1978.

Mr Rice was Chairman of the Planning Committee. He managed Bexley Corp, a family investment company principally focused on Australian real estate and private equity , from 1969 to 1984 . In 1972, he founded Dairy Bell Ice Cream, a national manufacturer and distributor of ice cream in Australia. He was Chairman till 1982, when management acquired the company. From 1969 to 1972 Mr Rice was a major franchisee of Kentucky Fried Chicken in Australia. Also he has attended the Harvard Business School`s Advanced Management Program.