P2P Global Investments PLC (P2PG.L)
P2PG.L on London Stock Exchange
842.00GBp
Stuart Cruickshank
61 2014 Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board
69 2018 Non-Executive Independent Director
50 2018 Senior Non-Executive Independent Director
Mahnaz Safa
2016 Non-Executive Independent Director
Mr. Stuart Cruickshank is Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of the Company. Stuart is an established financial professional with public company and Whitehall experience. He has worked for large, blue chip organisations such as Diageo, Whitbread and Kingfisher and he has also spent a number of years in SMEs. Stuart's sector exposure is wide and includes financial services, fast moving consumer goods, business to business, mass retailing, technology and entertainment. He has experience of investor relations on both sides of the Atlantic and in Continental Europe. His last executive role was as Director General and Chief Finance Officer of HM Revenue & Customs. Prior to this he held CFO roles in retail, entertainment and FMCG. Stuart has a number of non-executive roles. He chairs the Audit and Valuation Committee and is the Vice Chairman of Cambridge Building Society and is also the Chair of the BMA Audit & Risk Committee. He took InternetQ Plc through the AIM admission process and chaired the organisation through the early stages of its life as a public company. He has previously held non-executive positions in the healthcare sector as well as with the technology company, Psion Plc.
Mr. Michael Cassidy serves as Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company. Michael has had over 40 years' experience as a qualified lawyer, principally engaged in investment work for a large pension fund and most recently as a consultant to DLA Piper. He had a career in City Local Government, with senior roles at Guildhall including Leader of the Council and Planning Chairman, and also the Museum of London and Property Investment Board. He has also been a non-executive director of British Land and is currently a non-executive director at Crossrail and Chairman of Ebbsfleet Urban Development Corporation. He was awarded CBE in 2004 for services to the City of London.
Mr. David Fisher is Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company. David has nearly 30 years' experience within financial services, beginning his career with Halifax Building Society. He is currently a non-executive director of Leeds Building Society where he is Chair of the Board Risk Committee. Previously he was Chief Executive of Sainsbury's Bank and has held non-executive directorships with The Scottish Government, Amicus Finance plc and was chairman of the Business and Oversight Board at The Law Society of England and Wales. During his career, he has developed a wealth of knowledge in retail financial services and has a strong understanding of risk management.
Mr. Simon King is Senior Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company., since from 30 June 2018. Simon has many years of experience of managing investment companies and trusts. Following a career in stockbroking, Simon joined Gartmore Fund Managers in 1994, initially working on the UK Smaller Companies team where he took charge of fund products. In 2000 he became a Senior Investment Manager on Gartmore's UK Equities team. He established, managed and co-managed a series of funds including the Gartmore UK Focus Fund, the Alphagen Avior Hedge Fund and the Alphagen Octanis Hedge Fund. From 2009 to 2012, Simon worked at Premier Asset Management where he managed UK unit trusts. Simon is currently a part time Director at Numis Asset Management. Simon brings a wealth of experience in the areas of fund management, regulation and adherence to investment mandates.
Ms. Mahnaz Safa is the Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company. Mahnaz recently joined Australia and New Zealand Bank Group as Head of Markets, Europe and America. She was previously Managing Director of Citi EMEA Banking, having joined in 2013 after 19 years at UBS, where she headed the EMEA Debt Capital Markets business, leading a team responsible for bond and loan origination, securitization, liability management, derivatives, and pensions. She was chosen as one of Financial News' Top 100 Women in Finance in 2010, 2013 and 2015. Mahnaz has previously served on the British Business Bank's investment committee, which provides capital to non-traditional SME loan providers, including peer-to-peer platforms. She has advised new platforms for working capital finance and is an investor in start-ups in the FinTech space. She has co-chaired UBS and Citi's women's leadership executive committees and promotes STEM initiatives in education. Mahnaz holds a PhD in engineering from Imperial College.