Our Team

Experienced team of global investors, operators, and entrepreneurs.

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Ian Rickwood

Founder & CEO - Henley Group

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Ian Rickwood is a seasoned investor and serial entrepreneur with experience across geography and markets. He founded and became CEO of Henley in 2006 growing the business into the broad Investment business it is today creating many new successful ventures in that time. Prior to Henley he managed and grew two retail companies, one complete start up between 1996 and 2006 along with a private real estate company and a consultancy business, providing strategic advice and insight to large consumer good companies globally. Ian has a degree in economics and started life in the corporate world with Procter and Gamble, later moving to PepsiCo where he was the European Sales Marketing Director.

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Garrett Solomon

CEO – AquaSonic

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Garrett Solomon is the CEO of Henley Car Wash and its consumer car wash brand, AquaSonic. Garrett has played a pivotal role in the development of AquaSonic business plan and strategy, including real estate, capital structure and operations. He has led Henley’s historical car wash investments and operations since 2019. Prior to Henley Car Wash, Garrett was the co-founder and CIO for Henley Investments’ US business where he led the operations, acquisition, financing, asset management and disposition activities on properties across multiple asset classes and strategies (including car wash).

Previously he launched and served as the Founder and CEO of Corbelis, a nationally recognized residential development platform he built from the ground up. Garrett holds a degree in economics from the Johns Hopkins University and has spent the past 28 years in the real estate private equity space and has been involved in transactions with a total capitalization of over $5bn.

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Emma Rickwood

CMO - Henley Group & AquaSonic

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Emma Rickwood is a multi-disciplined board director with core skills in operations, marketing, and information & technology systems. Emma has led many operational teams including the Residential Development Team and the Car Wash Management team in the US as the business transitioned from external partners to a wholly owned Henley structure. Emma’s experience in the consumer retail, design & construction and operations field spans over 30 years with both corporate business’s such as Coca-Cola and entrepreneurial start-ups.

Emma led the launch of a major US franchise brand in the UK becoming responsible for the development and operating of all London based stores. Emma brings both operational retail competencies and the rigor of a structured approach to understanding and leveraging customer behaviour to add value in all areas of Henley’s retail investments.

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Charlie Rickwood

Investor Relations - Henley Group

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Charlie plays an integral role in guiding our investor communications strategy and promoting open and proactive communication with our investors.

In recent months, Charlie has worked across various investment opportunities in Europe and has been closely involved in AquaSonic Car Wash's capital raise.

Learn more about our unrivaled investment performance and reach out to Charlie today.

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Shannon Kessell

VP Marketing - AquaSonic

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Shannon is the Vice President of Marketing at Henley Car Wash and previously, she served as the Chief Marketing Officer and a founding member of Mint Eco Car Wash, where she helped scale the brand to 10+ locations in South Florida.

Shannon's extensive background in franchising and multi-location retail equips her with a unique perspective on macro and micro marketing strategies. Her expertise lies in supporting business goals at global and national levels while building customer relationships and brand recognition at the local level, crucial for scaling any emerging brand. 

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Bret Lewis

VP of Retail Operations – AquaSonic

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Bret is a well-known and respected operations leader in the car wash industry with over 10+ years of experience. His experience includes the rollout of an unlimited membership program for a 20+ store portfolio, which resulted in achieving over 200,000 members and washing  7+ million cars annually. 

His experience also includes launching a new multi unit and territory car wash concept in the Southeast region, placing it in the top 1% for annual wash volumes and memberships per location.

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VP of Finance - AquaSonic

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Our VP of Finance is an accomplished finance executive with over 10 years of progressive leadership in various finance roles.

As Vice President of Finance at a top 20 player in the car wash industry, they spearheaded the finance function for a private equity-backed car wash platform overseeing 50+ units and revenues exceeding $100M annually. 

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Ben Birch

Data Scientist - Henley Group

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Ben plays a key role in shaping our data-driven strategies and promoting innovative solutions across our projects.

In recent months, Ben has worked on various data driven and analytics initiatives including enhancing AquaSonic's industry leading site selection tool to include Artificial Intelligence to assist in evaluating and projecting performance of future locations.

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Director of Training - AquaSonic

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Our Director of Training is a seasoned professional with 6 years of dedicated experience in the industry. They are recognized for their expertise in developing comprehensive, self-sustaining training programs tailored from new employees to upper management. Their strategic approach has successfully equipped teams with the necessary skills and knowledge to excel within our organization and beyond.

High Performance Track Record

Henley Group has unrivaled investment outcomes and deep experience deploying both institutional and private investor capital across key industries.

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Real Estate Pedigree

+18 years track record of global investments.

Over $3.5Bn deployed across multiple sectors and geographies in 110 investments.

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Best in class wash equipment & chemistry technology

Formidable customer loyalty programme management

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19%

Realized IRR

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1.6X

Realized Multiple

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Car Wash Experience

100+ years of retail and carwash operations.

Over $40MM of invested capital in the car wash market.

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Project Management of build programme

Best in class wash equipment & chemistry technology

Formidable customer loyalty programme management

Tax optimisation

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Experienced

12 car washes operated in prior investments.

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Established

Strong retail operations team from industry leading brands.

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Best in Class

Industry leading construction, marketing & technology partners.

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Long term relationships with significant capital partners.

Highly experienced management team with relationships with world class capital partners.

Land acquisition Project Management of

Permit Approvals

Architecture & design

Project Management of build programme

Best in class wash equipment & chemistry technology

Formidable customer loyalty programme management

Tax optimisation

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