Michael Barcia

Having grown up in London and Chesterfield, Michael went to Bangor University and then moved to Liverpool to train as an accountant with Ernst & Young in Liverpool, joining Kelloggs (counting cornflakes) as a financial controller upon qualifying.
After 2 years at Kelloggs Michael made a “dream” move into corporate finance, to work with entrepreneurial businesses.
In 2002 he established the forerunner of Meridian, in partnership with a regional law firm.
Michael asked Darren to join him in 2003, wanting to add Darren’s banking and VC skill set to his accountancy, industry and CF experience.
During 2005 they changed the name to Meridian Corporate Finance and completed their own MBO of Meridian in October 2008.
Michael hold’s the Corporate Finance qualification and is retained by a number of his clients as a non-executive Director giving impact into strategy with an obvious focus on the numbers given his background.
Non-Executive Directorships (past and present): RMA Stewart Signs Diametric Zenergi Four Tees Engineers C&S Assocaites Keystone Legal Benefits Cega