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Board of Directors

Philip Gwyn    Philip Gwyn - Chairman
  Philip is a barrister and merchant banker by training. He is responsible for Group strategy and planning. Philip is a Non-executive Director of Alumasc plc and a Director of a number of private companies.

David Rugg    David Rugg - Chief Executive
  David is responsible for the day-to-day operation and development of the Group, in which capacity he has been responsible for the identification and integration of its principal subsidiary business acquisitions. David either chairs or sits on the boards of Christie Group trading companies.

Dan Prickett    Dan Prickett - Chief Financial Officer
 

Dan joined Christie Group in December 2007, prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer in 2010. He has responsibility for all financial and company accounting matters, as well as financial public relations. Since qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, Dan has worked for MacIntyre Hudson and Grant Thornton before moving to Inchcape Retail, one of the largest franchised motor dealer groups in the UK.

Chris Day    Chris Day - Executive Director
  Chris joined Christie + Co in 1985 and, having worked in the Manchester, Birmingham and London offices, was appointed Managing Director in 1993. He has overall responsibility for all Christie + Co's specialist transactional and advisory activities. Chris has overseen the successful expansion of Christie + Co into a global firm, which currently has offices throughout Europe and in the Middle East.

Paul Harding    Paul Harding - Executive Director
 

Paul has worked for Orridge for over 25 years. When Christie Group acquired Orridge in December 2002 Paul was Sales Director. He was appointed as Managing Director in 2004 and, since then, has been responsible for developing the company into a profitable pan-European retail stocktaking business. Paul has also been a Director of Vennersys since 2008.

Tony Chambers    Tony Chambers - Senior Non-executive Director
  Tony was previously Head of Banking and Director of Robert Fleming, a Director of Save and Prosper Group and Chairman of Gartmore High Income. Tony chairs the Remuneration Committee and is also a member of both the Audit and Nomination Committees.

Pommy Sarwal    Pommy Sarwal - Non-executive Director
  Pommy, a former corporate finance partner at Deloitte, is currently a Non-executive Director of Chatham Historic Dockyard, Hyde Housing Association, Hybrid Air Vehicles and Master Ropemakers, and a member of the board of both the Port of London Authority and British Waterways. In addition, he is a member of the Ports Advisory Group of the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform - Trade & Investment Division. Pommy chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees. He is also Chairman of Venners.