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Chief Executive
David joined the Company in 1991 and was appointed to the Board in 1997, before becoming Chief Executive in 2007. He previously fulfilled a number of roles at St. James’s Place including Group Operations Director and Managing Director. David has worked in the financial services industry since 1973 and is a Trustee of the St. James’s Place Foundation and a member of the FCA Practitioner Panel.
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew joined the Company in 1993 and has been Chief Financial Officer since 2004. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1988 and has a degree in Accounting and Economics from Southampton University. Andrew is a Trustee of the St. James’s Place Foundation.
Managing Director
David joined the Company in 1992 and was appointed to the Board in 2007. David is the Managing Director with responsibility for Operations, including Client Services, Marketing, Business Development and the Group’s fund range. He is a member of the Investment Committee and a Trustee of the St. James’s Place Foundation. David is also a Director of the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers and a member of the Council for the CBI (South West). He is a graduate of City University, London and a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.
Ian is the Managing Director responsible for the management and development of the Partnership. He has worked in the financial services industry since 1986 and joined the Company in 1991. He was appointed to the Board in 2003. He has a degree from Lancaster University and an MA from Leicester University. Ian is a Trustee of the St. James’s Place Foundation and a member of the Strategic Advisory Board of the Loughborough University Business School.
Non-executive Chairman
Charles joined the Board in January 2010 as an independent non-executive Director and was appointed non-executive Chairman with effect from January 2012. He is Chair of the Nomination Committee. Charles is Non-executive Chairman of ICAP plc and CPP Group plc and a non-executive Director of Caledonia Investments plc. He has extensive board and senior management experience in the UK and overseas and has more than thirty years of experience in the financial services sector. Charles has previously served on the boards of United Business Media plc, Provident Financial plc and MAI plc. Charles graduated in History and Law from Trinity Hall, Cambridge and has an MA in Law. He qualified as a solicitor in 1972.
Vivian joined the Board in July 2011 as an independent non-executive Director and is Chairman of the Investment Committee. He is also a member of the Remuneration and Audit Committees. Vivian has a wealth of board and senior management experience and has over thirty years’ experience of investment markets. He is a non-executive Director of Henderson High Income Trust plc, Brunner Investment Trust plc and Perpetual Income & Growth Investment Trust plc. Vivian is currently Vice Chairman of the Governors of Dulwich College, a Member of the Advisory Board of Greenwich Hospital and advises the BAE Systems Plc Pension Fund and the Investment Committee of the Nuffield Foundation. Vivian has an English degree from Cambridge.
Senior Independent Director
Sarah joined the Board as an independent non-executive Director in 2004 and became Senior Independent Director in January 2012. She is Chair of the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Investment Committee. Sarah has over thirty years investment experience and is Chairman of the J. P Morgan American Investment Trust plc, non-executive and senior independent Director of Development Securities plc and a non-executive Director of three other listed investment trusts. Sarah is Chairman of Stena Line (UK) Pension Fund Trustees, of Rutley Russia Property Fund and of the Cancer Research UK Pension Fund Investment Committee. Sarah is also an advisor to, or member of, various other investment committees and was formerly Chairman of the Association of Investment Companies. Sarah graduated in Philosophy and Law from Trinity Hall, Cambridge and has an MBA from the London Business School.
Iain joined the Board as an independent non-executive Director in October 2011. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Risk and Nomination Committees. Iain has considerable board and senior management experience and was Chief Executive of the Yorkshire Building Society from July 2003 until December 2011, having joined the Society in 1992. Iain is a non-executive Director of the Prudential Regulatory Authority and of Vanquis Bank Limited, and also served as a member of the FSA Practitioner Panel from 2007 to 2011, becoming Chairman in 2009. Prior to joining the Society, he was a Senior Consultant in KPMG’s Strategy Services Consultancy Practice, specialising in banking and finance sector consultancy projects.
Steve was appointed to the Board as a non-independent non-executive Director in 2009 to represent Lloyds Banking Group plc. He is Finance Director of Group Strategic Initiatives, Wealth, Asset Finance & International Banking at Lloyds Banking Group. Steve has held a number of senior finance and strategy roles in the life, general insurance, banking and consumer finance sectors. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and a graduate of Imperial College, London.
Mike joined the Board as an independent non-executive Director in 2005. He chairs the Risk Committee, is a member of the Audit and Nomination Committees and sits on the Board of St. James’s Place International where he also chairs the Compliance and Risk Committee. He is Professor of Accounting at the London School of Economics and Political Science and Director of the Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, an Associate of the UK Chartered Institute of Taxation and an Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management. Mike holds honorary doctorates from the Universities of Uppsala and St Gallen and he lectures and writes on risk management, regulation and compliance issues.
Baroness Wheatcroft was appointed to the Board as an independent non-executive Director in April 2012 and is a member of the House of Lords. She is currently a non-executive Director of FIAT S.p.A. and of the Association of Large Visitor Attractions. Baroness Wheatcroft has considerable experience of the media and journalism and was previously Editor-in-Chief at the Wall Street Journal, Europe, a former Editor of the Sunday Telegraph and was Business and City Editor of The Times between 1997 and 2006. She has been a non-executive Director of Barclays Group plc and Shaftesbury plc and acts as an advisor to, or member of, various other bodies, including the British Museum, the UK/India Round Table and Policy Exchange.
Life President
Sir Mark founded the St. James's Place Group with Mike Wilson and Lord Rothschild in 1991 and was Chairman of the company until September 2004, when he resigned from the Board and was appointed President of the company. He chaired the Investment Committee until July 2011. Sir Mark originally practised as a barrister and was formerly Deputy Chairman of the Securities and Investments Board, the forerunner to the Financial Services Authority. He is Chairman of the Pension Corporation and of Synergy Insurance.
Mike has worked in the financial services industry since 1963 and founded the St. James's Place Group with Sir Mark Weinberg in 1991. He was Chief Executive until September 2004 and was Chairman of the company until December 2011, when he resigned from the Board. Mike is a director of the St. James's Place Foundation and was formerly Chairman of the Mental Health Foundation.
