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President & Board of Directors

Executive Directors

Photograph of Mike Wilson

Mike Wilson


Chairman
Mike has worked in the financial services industry since 1963 and founded the St. James’s Place Group with Sir Mark Weinberg in 1991. He was Chief Executive until September 2004. Mike is a trustee of the St. James’s Place Foundation and member of the Nomination Committee. He was formerly Chairman of the Mental Health Foundation and a non-executive director of Vendôme Luxury Group plc between 1993 and 1998.
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Photograph of David Bellamy

David Bellamy


Chief Executive
David joined the Group in April 1991, was appointed to the Board in September 1997 and became Chief Executive in May 2007, having previously fulfilled the roles of Group Operations Director and Managing Director. He has worked in the financial services industry since 1973 and is a trustee of the St. James’s Place Foundation.
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Photograph of Andrew Croft

Andrew Croft


Group Finance Director
Andrew joined the Group as Financial Accountant in 1993 and was promoted to various roles culminating in his appointment as Group Finance Director in September 2004. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in 1988 and has a degree in Accounting and Economics from Southampton University. He is a member of the Investment Committee and a trustee of the St. James’s Place Foundation.
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Photograph of Ian Gascoigne

Ian Gascoigne


Group Sales Director
Ian was appointed to the Board as Group Sales Director in January 2003. He has worked in the financial services industry since 1986, joined the Group in December 1991 and was appointed to the Board of St. James’s Place UK plc in 1997. He has a degree from Lancaster University and an MA from Leicester University and is also a trustee of the St. James’s Place Foundation.
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Photograph of David Lamb

David Lamb


Group Business Development Director
David joined the Group in 1992 with responsibility for the finance department. More recently he has had responsibility for developing the Group’s wealth management offering and fund management range and was promoted to the position of Group Business Development Director in December 2001 and to the Board in December 2007. He is a member of the Investment Committee. David is a graduate of City University, London and a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.
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