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Bernard Gallagher FCMA: Non-Executive Chairman Bernard held senior positions in both financial and general management in the manufacturing sector prior to joining Premier Research as CFO in May 2003. Premier Research floated on A.I.M. in Dec 2004 with a market capitalisation of £18M. During the following four years Bernard was responsible for M&A activity for Premier prior to it returning to the private sector in June 2008 with a market capitalisation of £100M. Bernard left Premier in Dec 2009 and is currently providing consultancy services in both the public and private sectors. Bernard is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. |
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Timothy J Revill FCA TEP: Deputy Chairman Tim is the founder of what became STM Fidecs ("Fidecs"). He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1975 with PKF in London and then moved to their Isle of Man office. In 1978, he established his own professional practice in the Isle of Man and subsequently merged it with another firm. In 1982, he moved to Gibraltar to open the Gibraltar and Spanish offices of this partnership, which he ran until 1989, when he participated in a management buy-out of the Spanish office and established Fidecs. |
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Alan R Kentish ACA ACII AIRM: Chief Financial Officer Alan qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1989 with Ernst & Whinney, specialising in the financial services industry. In 1993 he moved to Ernst & Young, Gibraltar and shortly afterwards qualified as an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute. In 1997, Alan joined Fidecs and set up its insurance management division, FIM. Alan acts as Managing and Technical director of FIM, which has experienced considerable growth over the last three years and is recognised as the largest insurance manager in Gibraltar. |
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Colin D Porter: Chief Executive Officer Colin is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and was admitted to the bar in 2000 and also holds a double major business degree in Finance and International Business. Colin joined STM as CEO of the Gibraltar and Jersey offices back in June 2008, and brings with him a wealth of experience in CTS, having previously held senior positions at The Amicorp Group and Equity Trust. |
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Mark W Denton: Non-Executive Director Mark is the Managing Director of SMP Partners Limited, a company where he has worked for over 20 years and in this time has been responsible for a number of key areas including client services, compliance, operations and human resources. Mark took over the role of Managing Director on 1 January 2007. |
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Martin J Derbyshire: Non-Executive Director Martin is the Director of Client Services in the Isle of Man Office of SMP Partners Limited which he joined in 1994, initially working as an Accountant, providing book keeping, accounting and taxation services to the international client base of the trust and company administration teams. In 1998 he moved to a role as a direct client relationship manager, providing structuring, company administration, advisory, management and directorship services to entities established for corporate and private clients. |
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Matthew G Wood ACA: Non-Executive Director Matt graduated with a First Class honours degree in Economics in 1996 from the University of Wales and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1999. He subsequently joined the corporate finance department of Beeson Gregory Limited (now Evolution Securities) in 2000 where he advised growing companies on transactions including IPOs, secondary fundraisings, mergers and acquisitions and corporate restructuring. Matt also advised corporate clients on the UK regulatory framework including the Listing Rules of the UKLA, the AIM Rules, the Code and general corporate governance matters. He left Evolution Securities in April 2006 to become a director of, and a consultant to, a number of private and AIM quoted public companies. |