Michael Solomon
Chairman
Appointed to the Board as Chairman in 2009. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Michael has led and been involved in many large and small public and private transactions, the largest of which was the approximately $19bn transaction by which De Beers was taken private during 2001. Michael also has considerable experience in private client affairs, including tax and trust structures, as well as in dispute resolution.
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Steven Georgala
Chief Executive Officer
Appointed as Managing Director in 2006. Steven has 25 years' experience in international tax planning and the structuring of international collective investment funds. He has also advised international financial services groups on the location, establishment and regulation of holding companies and collective investment undertakings.
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Alan Butler
Chief Financial Officer
Appointed as Finance Director in 2006. Alan is an accountant with over 10 years' experience in the audit profession and approximately 30 years in financial and general management at a senior level in multi-company, multi-jurisdictional organisations. He has led in areas that include facilities management, ICT systems, corporate structuring, group accounting and financial reporting, taxation, budgeting, treasury, financing and cash management.
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Herman Troskie
Director
Appointed to the Board as Director in 2008. Herman has extensive experience in international tax planning for corporate entities and individuals and advises clients in the structuring and exiting of private equity investments, through both onshore and offshore vehicles. He is a non-executive director of a number of private and public companies and investment funds.
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John Mills
Director
Appointed to the Board as Director in 2011. John’s core area of expertise is offshore investment funds, international estate planning and structuring for both private and corporate clients. He also acts as director of a number of listed and unlisted companies.
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Rupert Weber
Director
Appointed to the Board as Director in 2010. Rupert has extensive experience in public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate finance and general company and commercial matters. He has acted for individuals, privately owned businesses and public companies both in cross-border and domestic transactions.
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Stephen Kenyon-Slade
Non-executive Director
Appointed to the Board as Non-executive Director in 2009. Stephen has extensive M&A and private equity investment experience gained over 15 years in Europe and the US. During the past seven years, he served as a director of a private equity group, and also co-founded EuroCape Limited, which owns investments in the renewable energy sector.
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Richard Koch
Non-executive Director
Appointed to the Board as Non-executive Director in 2009. Richard is a successful entrepreneur and investor. His ventures have included Filofax, Belgo, Plymouth Gin, Capstone, and currently Betfair, the world’s largest betting exchange. Formerly he was a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, a partner of Bain and Company, and a founder of LEK Consulting. He is now an outside director of several companies including listed venture capital houses in Luxembourg and the UK.
Richard is also a lecturer and broadcaster and is the author of 18 highly acclaimed books, including the best-seller 80/20 trilogy: The 80/20 Principle (over 700 000 copies sold), the 80/20 Individual, and most recently Living the 80/20 way.
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