Our Team and Strategic Partners
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS
Andie Mai Morgan
Andie Morgan brings over a decade of investment banking expertise, specializing in raising seed capital in the range of £3 million to £10 million for ethical and sustainability-driven enterprises across the UK, EMEA, and South America.
Andie has a proven track record of partnering with prominent brands in the luxury resort, hotel, and real estate sectors, offering strategic guidance to align companies with Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) directives. This includes helping businesses achieve sustainability benchmarks and advance their international development objectives.
Driven by a lifelong passion for horses, Andie founded Red Mountain Ecuestre (RME) in 2018 in collaboration with the Happy Horse Riding Academy (HHRA). RME focuses on rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming horses, ensuring they have a secure and nurturing environment for life. HHRA complements this mission by providing sustainable funding through equestrian training and activity programs, directly supporting RME’s initiatives.
Co-Chief Executive Officer
EQuus Global
Brett Smart
Co-Chief Executive Officer
EQuus Global
Bob Sharon
Bob is the Founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Blue IoT, a leading company in smart building solutions and sustainability. He will be integral part in developing the EQuus Accelerator Platform. Together we will establish a joint venture to open up the European luxury hotel markets and build new business cases for the sustainability platform.
Chief Technology Officer
EQuus Global
Bernard Sleijsters
Bernard is a dynamic entrepreneur driven by a commitment to sustainability, green enterprise and wellbeing. He founded a charity devoted to helping underprivileged children embodying compassionate entrepreneurship through his vision of a better future.
Non-Executive Director
EQuus Global
Brett Smart
Brett is a seasoned Founder and visionary leader, driven by innovation with over two decades of experience in Business Development, Strategy, and Marketing, with demonstratable success securing debt or equity capital as well as sourcing grants. With a natural inclination towards entrepreneurship, Brett honed his skills through hands-on experience across diverse international landscapes at a senior level in EMEA and North America.
Passionate about sustainability, Brett integrates eco-friendly practices into his business strategies, championing initiatives that minimize environmental impact while promoting social responsibility. By leveraging his extensive network and deep industry knowledge, Brett is dedicated to creating lasting, positive change through innovative, sustainable business solutions. His forward-thinking approach ensures that each venture not only achieves financial success but also contributes to a healthier planet and more equitable society.
Co-Chief Executive Officer
EQuus Global
Andie Morgan Smart
Andie has owned and managed numerous equine businesses and comes from an investment banking background with a decade of expertise in raising seed capital between £3m – £10m for ethical and sustainability-focused businesses in the UK, EMEA and South America. Partnering with leading brands in the luxury resorts, hotels and estates sectors, guiding companies through ESG directives to achieve sustainability and NET ZERO Goals.
A passion for everything equestrian led to founding the charity Red Mountain Ecuestre in collaboration with Happy Horse-Riding Academy, in 2018. RME primarily focuses on rescuing, rehabilitating, and adopting horses, providing a safe home for life. HHRA was established to help fund and support the horses and programs of RME.
Co-Chief Executive Officer
EQuus Global
GROUP MANAGEMENT TEAMS
Grant Parker
A seasoned leader as a CEO and board member with domain expertise across media, content creation, design, marketing, communications, people and technology, Grant brings extensive experience in successfully and rapidly scaling businesses. A natural creative, he is commercially focused and used to leading projects, creating, guiding, and delivering brands. He has worked with some genuinely remarkable global agencies built C-suite boards, and established trusted relationships with many leading figures in the creative industry on both sides of the pond as advisors and investors.
CEO
EQuus Tech
Ben and Karina Reilly
Ben & Karina Reilly, of European Equine Transport Limited, bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the team. With a track record of success competing and training top-tier horses at national and international levels across Europe and beyond, they proudly represented Ireland and the UK on numerous occasions. Their influence extends beyond the arena as they’ve mentored individual riders and supported fellow professionals within the industry.
Head of Equestrian Services
Polo Golden Mile
ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
Philip Bacon
Philip, Horwath HTL’s Global Practice Leader for Valuations and Senior Director of Horwath HTL Spain, brings over 40 years of expertise in business advisory services and general management. A University of Cambridge law graduate, Chartered Accountant, and Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Philip has extensive experience in hotel and resort development,
with a focus on branded residential business models and mixed-use developments. He has led projects with renowned brands like Mandarin Oriental, Aman, Four Seasons, Fairmont, Wyndham, Jumeirah, and Armani. Philip also boasts over 20 years of international consulting experience in hotel valuations, feasibility studies, operator searches, asset management, and strategic business planning across Europe, the UK, Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. Additionally, he is a visiting lecturer at Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne’s Online MBA Program.
MRICS, FCA
Senior Director
Howarth HTL Spain
Richard McCarthy
Richard is an experienced board member and architect. He is an expert in the design and implementation of high-density residential and mixed-use schemes. Richard has worked on a number of high-profile, award-winning schemes including Vista Chelsea Bridge and Chelsea Bridge Wharf in Battersea, 3 Down Street Mews in Knightsbridge, London Road, Staines, Cambium, and Bodleian Storage Facility for Oxford University. As Director of Digital Twin Unit, Richard leads a dedicated team of digital developers and delivery managers with expertise across a range of sectors and building typologies to help owners and managers strategise, implement and manage digital twins of their built assets
RIBA AIA Board Director
Scott Brownrigg
Dr. Claire Penny
Claire serves as the Director, Solutions and Partnerships (UKI) at Invicara, where she leverages her 23 years of experience to guide companies on their Digital Twin journey. Before joining Invicara, she spent over 19 years at IBM, where she held operational roles within the Facilities Management and Real Estate team followed by technical and business development positions in the Smart Buildings software team. Claire excels in converting innovative projects into commercialised, revenue-generating products and driving results across matrixed global teams. She is known for her passion, execution skills, and expertise as an international speaker on Digital Twins, IoT, PropTech, and Smart Buildings.
Director
GlobalPartnerships
Invicara
Michelle Ryan
Chief Sustainability Officer
True ESG
