Board Structure

I have over 35 years of experience working as a Stockbroker, Investment Banker and Business Communications adviser, having worked at Panmure Gordon for over 20 years and was Chief Executive for eight years. I previously worked with Hoare Govett. I have advised many companies across a wide range of sectors and sizes, from FTSE 100 to fast growing AIM stocks. I am currently the senior managing partner at a leading Business Communications firm,; with experience in wealth and asset management, including private equity – where I sat on the advisory board at Panoramic Growth Equity, as well as acting as an adviser to asset management businesses on various transactions. I am also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Appointed March 2020

Elaine Cullen-Grant, who was previously Group Financial Controller for the group since May 2009, joined the Board of the Company as Chief Financial Officer in march 2020.  Elaine is qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant in 2010 and, prior to joining Frenkel Topping, was a Financial Reporting Accountant at Carillion Utility Services and worked in various finance functions at Bupa.

Christopher Mills founded Harwood Capital Management in 2011, a successor to its former parent company JO Hambro Capital Management, which he co-founded in 1993 and was formerly the Chief Investment Officer.  He is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Investment Manager of North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc, a UK listed investment trust, and a Non-Executive Director of several companies including MJ Gleeson plc, EKF Diagnostics Holdings plc and Augean plc.  Mr. Mills was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Harwood Wealth Management Group plc (“Harwood Wealth”) in 2016, an AIM listed financial planning and discretionary wealth management firm business which he helped to build.  Harwood Wealth was acquired by Hurst Point, a company formed by funds managed by US private equity firm Carlyle Group for GBP91m earlier this year.

The Rt. Hon. Mark Christopher Field is a former MP and FCO Minister who represented the prestigious central London constituency of the Cities of London and Westminster in the UK Parliament between June 2001 and November 2019.

A graduate of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, he practised as a solicitor with Freshfields in the early 1990s and then set up, ran and sold two start-up businesses before embarking upon public service.

During this time he developed an in-depth and widely recognised expertise of the City, financial and professional services at home alongside leading for the UK government’s economic diplomacy in international energy strategy, cyber security and fintech/green finance during two years as the Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific.

Travelling extensively in the region he enjoyed responsibility for the bilateral relationships with China and India, developing future UK strategy and co-operation with ASEAN (he was the first UK Minister to visit all ten of its nations) and  promoting the ever close security and trade partnerships with Australia and New Zealand.

Since leaving parliament he has embarked upon a portfolio career, which already includes roles as the non-executive Chairman to the Isle of Man based Capital International Bank; Senior Adviser to the Cayman Islands Government Office in London; and Consultant to turnaround/corporate restructuring specialists, Buchler Phillips.

Zoe has over 25 years’ legal and business experience and is currently managing director of ZebraLC, a multi award winning adviser to the UK legal sector, having founded the business in 2012. Zoe is recognised as a trusted advisor to law firms, banks, funders, ATE insurers, accountants and private investors looking for advice upon WIP valuation, legal sector market knowledge, receivables risks, governance, financial and operational risk management including restructuring and turnaround. She has also advised in a number of the legal sector’s highest profile PI and clinical negligence M&A deals, advising acquisitive law firms and private equity investors.

Zoe has advised leading personal injury firms including Irwin Mitchell, Jackson Lees, Switalskis, Pattinson Brewer, Express Solicitors, Simpson Millar, Switalskis, Minster Law and Fletchers. Also key advisor in some of highest profile deals in the legal services market, advising MoneyPlus Group and the Co-Operative Group. Bank clients include RBS, NatWest, HSBC and Yorkshire Bank. Private Equity clients include Equistone, Fortress, Centrebridge, and Mobeus. Zoe has also advised stakeholders such as Allianz ATE and has worked alongside Deloitte, KPMG, RSM, Eversheds and Dentons.

Previous Working Group Member of the Civil Justice Council – for NIHL and Clinical Negligence.

Currently, Non-Executive Director – Jackson Lees Group and Frenkel Topping.

Chairwoman & Founder of registered charity, Silk Elephant CIO.