
Fyona Knight
An Arts graduate, Fyona started her career in support roles before rising through the ranks by gaining hands-on trading floor experience and earning a series of financial qualifications. She spent several years as a Derivatives and Counterparty Credit Risk Analyst at Aviva Investors and is currently a Senior Credit Risk…...

Andrew Bell
Andrew was the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Witan Investment Trust plc from 2010 until October 2024 when he retired from the role. Prior to that, he had worked in the City since 1987....

Tim Guinness
Tim is the founder of Guinness Global Investors and Guinness Atkinson Asset Management, our sister US business. Tim is portfolio manager on the Guinness Global Energy strategy and the Guinness Global Money Managers strategy....

James de Sausmarez
I retired from my full-time role at Janus Henderson Investors in 2022 and am now combining my pro-bono activities with seeking NED positions. I am the current Master of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Chair of Governors at Queenswood School in Hertfordshire and a member of St…...

Robert Hughes-Penney
​Robert is a Past Master of the Guild (2019-20). He is an Investment Director at Rathbones and has over 25 years’ experience managing multi-asset globally diverse portfolios for wealthy private clients, trusts, pensions and charities. He has also held several senior leadership roles within the business including 12 years on…...

John Garbutt JP
Having obtained a BSc Econ Honours degree from the LSE, John Garbutt entered the City of London to work for Rowe & Pitman (stockbrokers). He was subsequently employed by ICI (Pension Fund); Touche Remnant (Investment Management); Schroders (Investment Management) and became a main board Director at Kleinwort Benson (Investment Management)…...

Henry Pollard
Henry has spent over 30 years working in the City for a range of financial services companies. He has been involved in financial services working in Europe and Mexico as well as London in the commodity, derivatives, capital raising and fund management industries and was a founding member of EMFA…...

Melissa Longley
Melissa began her career in investment management at Lehman Brothers in London, subsequently joining DLJ (Donaldson, Lufkrin & Jenrette). She then spent five years at Kleinwort Benson Private Bank where she was a Director and Head of Advisory Fund Management....

Phil Clark
Phil holds a Bsc from Surrey University and an MA from Cass Business School. Phil has worked in the investment management industry for 37 years and holds a number of non-Executive roles across the industry....

