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Jamie Matheson is the Executive Chairman of Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC. Prior to becoming Executive Chairman Jamie was a Glasgow director of the Bell Lawrie division of the Group and was responsible at Board level for the Group’s Corporate Broking activities. He started his career in 1972 at Parsons & Co. remaining with that firm through its various evolutionary stages until January 1996, when he joined the Group as a Glasgow divisional director. Upon joining the Board in 2002, he was responsible for the Group’s Corporate Broking activities until 2005. He was a Non-Executive Director of Scottish Radio Holdings plc from 2000 until its takeover by EMAP and is currently a Non-Executive Director of Bluehone AIM VCT2 plc and STV Group plc.
Nick Hood was appointed to the Board in April 2000. He was Chairman of Wessex Water from 1987 to 1999 and led the privatisation. He is a member of The Prince of Wales Council for the Duchy of Cornwall and Chairman of Walk the Walk. Nick Hood is the Senior Independent Director and chairs both the Remuneration and the Nomination Committees of the Company.
Henry Algeo started his career at the London broking firm of Simon and Coates in 1974, he later joined Josias Cunningham and Company in 1986, becoming a Partner the following year. He became a Director upon incorporation in 1990 and was appointed Finance Director in 1998 and Managing Director in 2002. Henry Algeo joined Brewin Dolphin in February 2005 as Head of the new Belfast office and was appointed Regional Managing Director for Scotland and Northern Ireland in October 2007. He was also appointed to the Operating Board of Brewin Dolphin Limited in October 2007 and Brewin Dolphin Holdings in July 2010.
Robin Bayford graduated from Cambridge University. He was a manager at Ernst & Young and was Group Financial Controller at AGB Research PLC, prior to joining a subsidiary of The Scandinavian Bank in 1989. He joined the board of Brewin Dolphin & Co. in 1990. In 1991 he took up full time employment with Brewin Dolphin & Co. as Finance Director and helped to organise the Buy-out.
Barry Howard is Head of Regulation & Risk at Brewin Dolphin Holdings Plc. He started his career training as a management accountant with Flight Refuelling in 1980 and his city career with Hoare Govett in 1985. Since that time, Barry has worked at the London Stock Exchange, the Financial Services Authority and several stockbroking and fund management companies. He joined Brewin Dolphin in October 2002, was made a Director of the operating company, Brewin Dolphin Limited in September 2003 and was appointed a Director to the Holdings Board in October 2007.
Angela Knight from 1987 to 1992 was a Councillor and Chief Whip on Sheffield City Council. She entered Parliament in 1992 as MP for Erewash and was Economic Secretary to the Treasury between 1995 and 1997. She was the Chief Executive of the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers from September 1997 to December 2006. She is currently the Chief Executive of the British Bankers Association and a non-executive director on the Board of the Financial Services Skills Council.
Sir Stephen served in the Diplomatic Service from 1974 to 1993. In March 1993, he joined The Prince of Wales's Household as Deputy Private Secretary and was appointed Private Secretary and Treasurer to The Prince of Wales in October 1996. He has, since October 2002, been Group Director for Public Policy and Government Affairs for The Royal Bank of Scotland. He was appointed KCVO in 2002. He is Deputy Lieutenant for Surrey and sits on a number of Boards for charitable organisations.
David McCorkell joined Bell Lawrie in 1986, prior to this he worked for the family grain business in Northern Ireland. He became a Director of Bell Lawrie in 1989, Director of Brewin Dolphin Ltd in 2003 and joined the Holdings Board in 2006. David was appointed Head of Investment Management in October 2007.
Simon Miller read law at Cambridge and was called to the bar in 1975. Since 1994 he has been Chairman of Dunedin Capital Partners. He is also Chairman of Artemis Alpha Trust, Noble AIM VCT, JPMorgan Elect and a Director of Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust.
Sarah Soar was educated at Headington and Sherborne Girls Schools, she graduated from UCNW in 1982 with a degree in Marine Biology and Zoology and joined the London office of Brewin Dolphin in 1984. Sarah is the Regional Managing Director for London and the southern branches and Business Development Director for the Group. She was appointed to the Brewin Dolphin operating board in 2003 and Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC in October 2007. Sarah is Chairman of the Governors of St Francis School, Pewsey.
Ben Speke joined Wise Speke in 1973 continuing a long family involvement. In 1974 he joined the London jobbers Pinchin Denny and subsequently moved to Hoare Govett. In 1980 he rejoined Wise Speke and became a director in 1987. In 1999 after Wise Speke became part of the Group he became Managing Director of the Newcastle office. In 2000 he joined the Brewin Dolphin Limited Board and is a member of the Group’s Regional Managing Directors’ Committee. He is also responsible for the Group's training and health and safety.
Michael Williams joined Brewin Dolphin & Co. in 1968 and became a partner in 1978. He has consistently been involved in portfolio management. He joined the Board on incorporation in 1987 and is responsible for the Group's legal matters and for the Associates of Brewin Dolphin Limited.
Jock Worsley was a founder of the Financial Training Company and its Executive Chairman from 1972 until 1993. He has been President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, a Deputy Chairman of Lautro, a member of the Building Societies Commission and Independent Complaints Commissioner for SIB and the Financial Services Authority. He was Chairman of the Cancer Research Campaign from 1998 until its merger in 2002 with the Imperial Cancer Research Fund as Cancer Research UK. He is the Non-Executive Chairman of Lloyds Members Agency Services Ltd. Jock Worsley chairs the Audit Committee of the Company.