Biographical Details |
Robin Slinger, Non Executive Chairman
Robin is 56 and was a director of corporate banking for the National Westminster Bank plc until his retirement in 2004. He joined the board in October 2004 and took over the chair of the Remuneration Committee and was a member of the Audit Committee. He became the Chief Executive of the Group in August 2006. He has since stepped down as Deputy Chairman but continues to provide valuable skills and experience to the Board as a Non-Executive Director. He is also a non-executive director of Source Bioscience Plc.
Michael Askew, Group Managing Director
Mike is 49 and started his career with Sun Alliance in 1981. Initially concentrating on financial services he eventually set up a financial services division for an independent broker before expanding his role to business development across all sectors of the industry and being appointed managing director of the financial services division of that company. Together with Martin Lewis, he joined CBG in January 2001 as a founding director and is responsible for customer satisfaction and business development.
Martyn Hughes, Group Finance Director/Company Secretary
Martyn, 42, before moving into industry spent his first seven years in private practice including four years with Grant Thornton , principally engaged in auditing. He joined CBG in 2001 as part of the initial management team and was appointed to the Board on 8 October 2007. He is currently Company Secretary and a member of the acquisition team responsible for due diligence and integration. Martyn is also a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Stephen Rees, Financial Services Operations
Stephen, aged 49, joined the Board on 23 March 2010 and has over 30 years experience in working in the Financial Services sector having started his career at Pointon York Limited at the start of the Self Administered Pensions era. He subsequently joined Hornbuckle Mitchell Group as a founder employee and was subsequently made a Director of the business, helping establish their North West operation. He also had a period at BDO Stoy Hayward where he met with Mike Carpenter and set up Carpenter Rees Jackson Limited in 1996. Carpenter Rees Jackson Limited was bought by CBG in 2004 and he is now Managing Director of CBG Financial Services Limited.
Stuart Mollekin, Non-Executive Director
Stuart, 49, has occupied senior financial positions in a number of private and public companies over the last twenty five years. He is Finance Director of Texas Group plc and a non-executive director of Noble Investments (UK) plc.
David Worsley, Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit Committee
David is 63 and joined the Company in 2003, as Executive Chairman, from Texas Holdings Limited, the venture capital partner responsible for the initial investment in CBG. He is responsible for chairing the Audit Committee and is a member of the Remuneration Committee.
