Board of Directors
- Raymond Mould, Non-executive Chairman
- Patrick Vaughan, Non-executive Director
- Martin McGann, Non-executive Director
- Richard Crowder, Non-executive Director
- Lewis Grant, Non-executive Director
- Rupert Evans, Non-executive Director
- Patrick Firth, Non-executive Director
Raymond Mould, Non-executive Chairman
Raymond Mould (Non-executive Chairman), qualified as a solicitor in 1964 and in 1976 was a co-founder of Arlington, of which he became chairman in 1990. He was a director of British Aerospace from 1991 to 1992. Mr Mould was instrumental in the establishment of Pillar in 1991 and became its chairman in 1994, a position he held until 2005 when Pillar was sold to British Land. He currently serves as non-executive chairman of Arena Leisure plc.
Patrick Vaughan, Non-executive Director
Patrick Vaughan (Non-executive Director), was a co-founder of Arlington in 1976 and of Pillar in 1991. He was chief executive of Arlington from 1990 to 1993 and of Pillar from 1994 to 2005. Mr Vaughan also served as an executive director of British Land from July 2005 to July 2006.
Martin McGann, Non-executive Director
Martin McGann joined LSIL in September 2008. From 2002 to 2005 he worked for Pillar, latterly as Finance Director with responsibility for investor relations and strategic banking relationships. He was involved extensively in the structuring and funding of Pillar investments in continental Europe. Since 2005 Mr McGann has been a director of Kandahar Real Estate, a private joint venture property vehicle between David Ross (co founder of Carphone Warehouse) and Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund. Prior to joining Pillar, Mr McGann was Finance Director of the Strategic Rail Authority, a body with responsibility for the strategic planning for UK railways and for funding of its £35 billion infrastructure programme, and Head of Real Estate Finance for Railtrack PLC. Mr McGann is a qualified Chartered Accountant having trained and qualified with Deloitte.
Richard Crowder, Non-executive Director
Richard Crowder (Non-executive Director), holds a range of directorships and consultancy appointments. Having worked as an investment manager with Ivory & Sime in Edinburgh and as a head of investment research with W.I. Carr in the Far East, he undertook a wide range of responsibilities for Schroders in London and the Far East, culminating in the role of managing director for Schroders’ Singapore associate. Having then worked as chairman of Smith New Court Far East and director of Smith New Court Plc, Mr Crowder was the founding managing director of Schroders’ Channel Islands subsidiary from 1991 until he became a non-executive director in 2000. Mr Crowder is a member of the Securities Institute and he resides in Guernsey.
Lewis Grant, Non-executive Director
Lewis Grant (Non-executive Director), is a former director of the Royal Bank of Canada Trustees Limited and a former partner of Ernst & Young, Jersey. Mr Grant was admitted a Member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland in 1976 and he resides in Jersey.
Rupert Evans, Non-executive Director
Rupert Evans (Non-executive Director), is a Guernsey Advocate. He was a partner in the firm of Ozannes between 1982 and 2003 and is now a consultant to that firm. Mr Evans is a resident of Guernsey and is also a non-executive director of a number of other investment companies.
Patrick Firth, Non-executive Director
Patrick Firth (Non-executive Director), was managing director of Butterfield Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited (subsequently Butterfield Fulcrum Group (Guernsey) Limited) from April 2002 until June 2009. He qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG in 1990 and is a member of the Securities & Investment Institute. Mr Firth joined Rothschild Asset Management (C.I.) Limited in 1992, where he assumed responsibility for the fund administration team. On the acquisition of the company by BISYS Fund Services in February 1999, Mr Firth became Head of Operations and subsequently managing director before moving to Butterfield. He is also a director of a number of offshore funds and management companies and is a resident of Guernsey.