Mike Wheeler (aged 58)
Non-Executive Chairman
Mike is a qualified Chartered Accountant and former Global Managing Partner of Advisory Services at KPMG. He has provided strategic advice to a very wide range of companies around the world. Formerly Senior Adviser and Non-executive Chairman of Close Brothers Corporate Finance, he is currently a Non-executive director of the Department of Health and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Dubai Holdings. Mike’s responsibilities on the Board include chairing the audit committee and serving on the remuneration and nominations committees
Paul Jackson FCA (age 61)
Chief Executive
Paul qualified as a chartered accountant in 1974, became a partner in Morgan, Brown and Spofforth in 1975 and then its senior partner in 1986. He has extensive corporate finance experience, having advised in his capacity as director and shareholder on the flotations of Inspirations plc and Capcon Holdings plc on the Unlisted Securities Market of the London Stock Exchange and AIM respectively. Inspirations plc subsequently transferred to the Official List. His responsibilities within the Group include business development, strategy and corporate finance.
Nigel Hamilton-Smith FIPA, FABRP (age 56)
Executive Director
Nigel worked in the insolvency department of Leonard Curtis & Co before moving to Latham Crossley & Davis, where he became a partner in 1984. He was responsible for overseeing the growth of the insolvency department in the London office and expansion into four regional offices. He joined Morton Thornton in 1987 to set up the corporate recovery and insolvency business and is licensed by the IPA. Nigel has responsibility for all aspects of the business recovery division of the Vantis.
Ken Dulieu (age 63)
Non-Executive Director
After a career with the police force, Ken was appointed security adviser to divisions of Allied Breweries and Whitbread plc. In 1983 he founded K&J Dulieu Limited (trading as Capitol Consultants), later renamed Capitol Group plc in 1994 upon its admission to the Official List, where he was chief executive until its sale to Carlisle Holdings plc in 1998. He is currently the executive chairman of Capcon Holdings plc. Ken chairs the remuneration and nomination committees and is a member of the audit committee.
David Potter (age 65)
Non-Executive Director
David joined the Board in May 2009, bringing to the role many years of Board experience since he left the City in 2000. He is the former deputy chairman of Investec Bank UK, having been chief executive of Guinness Mahon Group prior to its acquisition by Investec. David has also served as managing director of Global Corporate Banking at Midland Bank (now HSBC) and is a former managing director of Credit Suisse First Boston. David’s current roles include being non-executive Chairman of Camco International Limited, Spark Ventures and Quercus Publishing Plc, and a non-executive director of Ortus VCT and Execution Noble Group. His other interests include being chairman of the National Film & Television School Foundation, a member of the Council of the Centre for the Study of Financial Innovation, Trustee for both Worldwide Volunteering for Young People and the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund UK, as well as being on the Investment Committee and a Fellow of King’s College London, he is a Governor of Godolphin and Latymer School. David is a member of the audit, nomination and remuneration committees.
Stephen Smith (age 56)
Interim Finance Director
Stephen is a Chartered Management Accountant, a Fellow of the
Association of Corporate Treasurers and a Member of the Institute for Turnaround
who, since 1995, has operated as an independent consultant, non-executive
director and interim manager on an international basis for a number of different
companies.