Board
PETER THOMSON
graduated with a BSc (Honours) in Mathematics and Statistics from
University of London in 1986. He joined Taylor Young in 2004 as the
chief investment officer from Gerrard Limited where he spent
eighteen years managing private client, trust and charity mandates.
At Gerrard he chaired the investment process committee and,
latterly, was head of the global strategies division. At Taylor
Young he leads the investment team and research functions and in
May 2006 was appointed as chief executive officer and head of the
executive committee. He qualified as a Member of the Stock
Exchange specialising in Investment Analysis, Private Client
Investment Management and Regulation and is a Chartered Fellow of
the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.


ANDREW WALDREN joined Taylor Young in 2000 from the Bank of NT
Butterfield & Son Ltd where, over a period of eight years, he
held various IT and project management positions in the asset
management division of their Bermuda, Singapore and London
operations. Before this, he spent six years working in the City for
leading European banks. He is operations director and a member of
the executive committee. He is also a Member of the
Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.


NICHOLAS TAYLOR-YOUNG graduated from Cambridge University with an
MA in natural sciences in 1981. He trained as an accountant at
Price Waterhouse for five years, before moving into fund
management. He joined Taylor Young in 1995 after eight years’
experience at James Capel and Smith & Williamson. He is a
senior investment manager, a member of the executive committee and
is responsible for fixed interest, chemicals and other financial
research. He is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for
Securities and Investment.
DAVID GIBBS is chairman of Taylor Young and Alpha Trust. He has
over forty years of professional asset management experience,
formerly as an executive director of Hambros Bank and Hambros Fund
Management.
PHAEDON TAMVAKAKIS is managing director and founder of Alpha Trust.
He is also on the board of directors of Helenic Institutional
Investment Association. He gained an MA from Exeter University
reading investment & finance. After working for Unilever, he
co-founded Alpha Trust in 1987.


JOHN FOURLIS is executive director of Alpha Trust Investment
Services S.A. John graduated with a BSc. in Business Administration
and Master’s in International Business Administration (MIBA)
from Alliant International University in San Diego USA. Currently,
he is a member of the BoD of Alpha Trust Mutual Fund
Management SA and a member of the BoD of Alpha Trust
Hellenic Land SA. Previously, he was regional development manager
– Asia of Zurich Financial Services Group, vice president of
AIA (AIG company), marketing director of Schweiz Group (Swiss Re
company), member of the BoD and fund manager of Schweiz Fund MFMC
and a member of the BoD of Eurobrokers. John has over 22 years of
experience in the financial services sector.


CHRIS AESOPOS is executive director of Alpha Trust Investment
Services S.A. Chris graduated with a BSc in Economics from the
London School of Economics, an MSc in Economics from Birbeck
College and an MSc in Shipping Trade & Finance from Cass
Business School, U.K. He joined Alpha Trust in 2001 and is also
senior fund manager and general manager. He is a member of the
investment committee and is a certified investment manager by the
Hellenic Capital Market Commission. Prior to joining Alpha Trust,
Chris spent 8 years with EFG Eurobank, as head of asset management
for 4 years and senior relationship manager in private banking for
the previous 4 years. He has over 17 years of experience in the
financial services sector.


DAVID LEWIS was employed at Hambros Bank for thirty eight years, of
which seventeen were spent overseas in Italy, Japan, Hong Kong,
United States and Australia. During this time he was responsible
for, inter alia, fund management and venture capital companies. He
retired from Hambros in 1998 as vice chairman. He was chairman of
Asia Technology Trust from 1998 until 2003. In 2000, he was
appointed chairman of Hunters & Frankau Limited, the fine cigar
importers. He was appointed a director of Alpha Trust (then Hambros
Hellenic) in 1997 and a director of Taylor Young in 2008.
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Investment Team
PETER THOMSON,
born 1965, graduated with a BSc (Honours) in Mathematics and
Statistics from University of London in 1986. He joined Taylor
Young in 2004 as the chief investment officer from Gerrard Limited
where he spent eighteen years managing private client, trust and
charity mandates. At Gerrard he chaired the investment process
committee and, latterly, was head of the global strategies
division. At Taylor Young he leads the investment team and research
functions and in May 2006 was appointed as chief executive officer
and head of the executive committee. He qualified as a Member
of the Stock Exchange specialising in Investment Analysis, Private
Client Investment Management and Regulation and is a Chartered
Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and
Investment.


CHRISTOPHER BUXTON, born 1972, graduated with a BSc
(Honours) in marketing and economics from Newcastle University
in 1996. He began his career at Price Waterhouse and in 2000, he
moved to Greig Middleton, which merged to form Gerrard Ltd. At
Gerrard he was a member of one of the leading private client teams
responsible for managing a large and diverse client base.
Christopher joined Taylor Young in 2004 and is a senior investment
manager, running the Taylor Young Growth &
Income Fund and with research responsibilities for
the resource, chemicals and defence sectors. He qualified as
a Member of the Securities Institute specialising in
Investment Analysis, Private Client Investment Management and
Regulation and is now a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute
for Securities and Investment.


ROBERT GOODCHILD, born 1960, started his career at Scrimgeour
Kemp-Gee Ltd in 1982 leaving what had become Scrimgeour Vickers
Asset Management Ltd in 1991. That year he moved to Greig Middleton
which merged to form Gerrard Ltd. Throughout this period he has
specialised in managing private client portfolios. Robert joined
Taylor Young in 2004. He is a senior investment manager and is
responsible for collective investment scheme research. He was
awarded the CISI PCIAM Certificate in 2010. He is a Chartered
Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and
Investment.


NICHOLAS TAYLOR-YOUNG, born 1960, graduated from Cambridge
University with an MA in natural sciences in 1981. He trained as an
accountant at Price Waterhouse for five years, before moving into
fund management. He joined Taylor Young in 1995 after eight
years’ experience at James Capel and Smith & Williamson.
He is a senior investment manager, a member of the executive
committee and is responsible for fixed interest, chemicals and
other financial research. He is a Chartered Member of the Chartered
Institute for Securities and Investment.


JASON TOOLE, born 1970, began his investment career at Gerrard
Vivian Gray, which later merged to form Gerrard Ltd. He was a
member of one of the leading private client teams at Gerrard,
managing a large and diverse client base. Jason joined
Taylor Young in 2004. He is a senior investment manager and is
responsible for banks and financials research. He was awarded
the CISI PCIAM Certificate in 2010. He is a Chartered Fellow
of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.
TIFFANY
SCHNADHORST, CFA, born 1981, joined Taylor Young in 2007. She has
recently been awarded the Chartered Financial Analyst charter and
is the newest member to our investment team. Prior to joining
Taylor Young, Tiffany read politics at Swansea University, and
spent a further two years at BPP law school studying for her GDL
and LPC qualifications. She also spent one year training at a law
firm in London, working in employment and industrial relations
law.
An average of 21 years industry experience
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