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PETER THOMSON 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. He graduated in Mathematics and Statistics, and qualified as a Member of the Stock Exchange specialising in Investment Analysis, Private Client Investment Management and Regulation. 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.

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.

DAVID GIBBS is Chairman of Taylor Young and Alpha Trust. He is also a director of Galileo Investment Holdings Ltd. 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 a Director of Galileo Investment Holdings Ltd and 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.

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.

PETER THOMSON, born 1965, graduated with a BSc (Honours) in Mathematics and Statistics from University of London in 1986. He joined Taylor Young as the Chief Investment Officer from Gerrard Ltd. (formerly Gerrard Vivian Gray/Greig Middleton) 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 is also a Director and Chief Executive Officer. He is a Fellow of the Securities and Investment Institute.

CHRISTOPHER BUXTON, born 1972, graduated with a BSc (Honours) Degree in Marketing and Economics from Newcastle University in 1996. He began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. 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 with research responsibilities for the Resources sector. He is a Member of the Securities and Investment Institute.

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 is a Member of the Securities and Investment Institute.

SIR CHRISTOPHER ROYDEN, born 1937, graduated with an MA in History from Oxford in 1960. Having spent ten years in his family’s business he joined Spencer Thornton in 1971 and served with successor firms which eventually became Gerrard Ltd. For most of this period he has specialised in managing private client portfolios. He is a Senior Investment Manager and a Fellow of the Securities and Investment Institute. Sir Christopher joined Taylor Young in 2004.

NICHOLAS TAYLOR-YOUNG, born 1960, graduated from Cambridge University with an MA in Natural Sciences in 1981. He trained as an accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers 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 Member of the Securities and Investment Institute.

JASON TOOLE, born 1970, began his investment career at Gerrard Vivian Gray, which later merged to form Gerrard Ltd. Following extensive experience in administration and settlements he completed his SFA Securities Representative exam in 1995. 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 Utilities research. He is a Member of the Securities and Investment Institute.

MARK FIDGEN, born 1967, began his career at Montagu Loebl Stanley in 1986.He obtained his SFA Securities Representative qualification in 1989, the same year that he joined Gerrard Vivian Gray as a dealer. He has 16 years' experience dealing in UK and overseas equities and collective investments. Mark joined Taylor Young in 2005 as Head of Dealing.