Philip Edward Yea (born 11 December 1954)[1] is a British businessman and private equity investor, and the chairman of Equiniti[2][non-primary source needed] and Mondi plc.
Yea was a non-executive director of Vodafone Group plc from 2005 to 2017[9] and senior business adviser to Prince Andrew, Duke of York.
[12][non-primary source needed] He attended Wallington County Grammar School and later obtained a degree in Modern Languages (French and Spanish) from Brasenose College, Oxford.
[13] Yea joined 3i in July 2004, after a career spanning both public and private companies, having been a managing director at Investcorp, where his main focus was on the performance of portfolio investments.
Yea's thirteen-year career at Guinness/Diageo mainly involved financial positions but also saw him in a number of wider-ranging roles including the chairmanship of The Gleneagles Hotel and Guinness Publishing.