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Julian Telling Non-Executive Chairman Following a brief spell in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy, Julian trained for a career in retail financial services. In 1983 he established Falcon Group, which grew into one of the largest independent financial services groups in the UK. After being admitted to AIM in 2005 under the name Sumus plc, the business merged with Lighthouse plc in 2008 and Julian chose to leave to pursue other ventures. He now holds various directorships in both public and private companies, as well as a variety of pro bono positions. He is this year's president of the Grateful Society, one of Bristol's oldest charities. Julian also has a professional pilot's licence and flies part-time for a small airline as well as acting as a CAA examiner. |
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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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Michael Ross Riddell Non-Executive Director Michael is an experienced company director having qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Canada in 1986. Michael has worked in trust and corporate services and financial services since 1988 and is managing director of Greystone Trust Company Limited, the trust and corporate services arm of Greystone LLC based in the Isle of Man. Michael is currently a director of Hearth Investments Limited which holds a significant shareholding in STM. |








