Nicholas Prest

Founder at COHORT PLC

Net worth: 27 M $ as of 30/05/2026

73 year

80 connections

Electronic Technology

Consumer Services

Technology Services

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Nicholas Martin Prest is the founder of Cohort Plc, serving as Chairman since 2015.
Current jobs include Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Avimo Group Ltd. and Chairman at Shephard Group.
Former jobs include Chief Executive Officer at Alvis Plc from 1989 to 1996, Non-Executive Chairman at Aveva Group Ltd. in 2012, Vice Chairman at National Defence Industries Council, Chairman at Shephard Press Ltd., Chairman at Defence Manufacturers Association from 2001 to 2004, and Member-Governing Council at ADS Group Ltd. Education includes an MBA from the University of Bradford and an undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford, conferred in 1974.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
COHORT PLC 3.07%	15/07/2025	1,441,738 ( 3.07% )	27 M $	30/05/2026

Nicholas Prest active positions

Companies	Position	Start
COHORT PLC	Founder	22/01/2006
Avimo Group Ltd. Avimo Group Ltd. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Manufactures optical equipment	Chief Executive Officer	-
Shephard Group	Chairman	14/09/2010

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Former positions of Nicholas Prest

Companies	Position	End
Shephard Press Ltd.	Chairman	31/12/2019
AVEVA GROUP	Chairman	11/07/2012
ADS Group Ltd. /Extinct/ ADS Group Ltd. /Extinct/ Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides call centre and database marketing services	Corporate Officer/Principal	06/03/2011
Alvis Plc Alvis Plc Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Designs and manufactures armored fighting and other specialized military vehicles	Chief Executive Officer	31/12/2003
Defence Manufacturers Association	Chairman	31/12/2003

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Private companies	11
Cohort Plc Cohort Plc Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Provides technology, security systems and related services to defense	Electronic Technology
University of Bradford University of Bradford Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Alvis Plc Alvis Plc Aerospace & DefenseElectronic Technology Designs and manufactures armored fighting and other specialized military vehicles	Electronic Technology
Aveva Group Ltd. (United Kingdom) Aveva Group Ltd. (United Kingdom) Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides engineering, data management, AI and cloud services	Technology Services
University of Oxford University of Oxford Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
ADS Group Ltd. /Extinct/ ADS Group Ltd. /Extinct/ Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides call centre and database marketing services	Commercial Services
Avimo Group Ltd. Avimo Group Ltd. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Manufactures optical equipment	Electronic Technology
National Defence Industries Council
Shephard Press Ltd.
Defence Manufacturers Association
Shephard Group