The Board
The Group uses a management structure typical of a professional firm and operates a two-tier board structure comprising the Board of the parent company Charles Stanley Group PLC ("the Company Board"), and the Board of its primary operating subsidiary, Charles Stanley & Co. Limited. Collectively these boards are known as the "Group Board".
The Company Board comprises four executive directors, and a short biography of each can be found below.
The four Directors of the Company also serve on the Group Board, together with eight further executive directors, whose names are listed below.
Directors of Charles Stanley Group PLC
Sir David Howard Bt. MA, Dsc, FSI (Hon)
Chairman and Managing Director, Sir David joined Charles Stanley in 1967. He became Managing Partner in 1971, Managing Director (on incorporation of the partnership) in 1988, and Chairman in 1999. He was Lord Mayor of London in 2000-2001. He has served on Stock Exchange, CREST and LIFFE committees and as a director of the Financial Services Skills Council, is an alternate member of the Takeover Panel and serves on CREST Settlements Appeals Panel. He is a Director of APCIMS (the private client stockbrokers' trade association) and the Securities and Investment Institute and chairs the IFSL Education, Training and Qualifications Group, the Securities and Investment Institute Examinations Board and the Council of City University.
Peter A. Hurst FCA, ACIB, MSI
Peter Hurst joined Charles Stanley in 1987. His main areas of responsibility are finance, information technology, premises, branches, health and safety and e-commerce. He is a member of the compliance and risk monitoring, e-commerce, marketing and corporate finance approvals committees. Prior to joining Charles Stanley he had worked in banking for ten years, having previously been in audit practice.
E. Michael Clark
Michael Clark became a member of the Stock Exchange in 1970. He joined Charles Stanley & co in 1976, became a partner in 1982 and a Director (on incorporation of the partnership) in 1988. He is responsible for asset management, dealing, private client brokers and research.
Michael R. I. Lilwall BSc, FSI (Dip)
Michael Lilwall joined Charles Stanley as a Director in 1997. He is responsible for Charles Stanley Securities (the institutional and corporate finance business) and the financial planning department of the Company and takes an active role in business development for the Group. Previously he was Chief Executive of Shaw & Co. Limited, whose business was acquired by Charles Stanley in 1997. Prior to that he was a Director of Seymour Pierce Butterfield and Brewin Dolphin Limited.
Directors of Charles Stanley & Co. Limited
Macgregor Anderson - Internal Audit
Michael G Bennett - Information and Communications Technology
J Andrew Butcher - Chief Operating Officer
Stephen C King - General Manager
Venetia J Malpas - Compliance
Martina M Murphy - Financial Control
Philip C Nathan, MBE - Dealing
Gary Teper - Legal Services and Human Resources
together with the Directors of Charles Stanley Group PLC