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The Board
With an emphasis on providing creative, common-sense solutions, we offer easy access to an approachable, experienced and highly professional team to help deliver successful projects.
John Newlands
John Newlands
ChairmanJohn has served more than twenty years in the City, most recently with Brewin Dolphin Limited as Head of Investment Companies Research from 2007 to 2017. He was a member of the Association of Investment Companies Statistics’ Committee from 2000 to 2017. He has an MBA from Edinburgh University Business School and is a Chartered Electrical Engineer. He has written four books about financial history, the most recent charting the history of Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust. He is a non-executive director of CQS New City High Yield Fund and Gabelli Merger Plus Trust.
Matt Harris
Matt Harris
Head of Audit CommitteeMatt is an experienced chartered accountant and corporate finance practitioner specialising in providing transaction advisory services to private equity and other acquirers and vendors. He has been involved in transactions in the UK, across Europe and around the world, working on deals ranging from €1billion plus to mid-market and small/start-up and development. Matt is the Senior Managing Director of FTI Consulting, a US-based NASDAQ listed global consulting business that specialises in business transaction and litigation-related services. Prior to joining FTI Consulting, he was a partner for nine years at KPMG's Private Equity Group. Matt graduated from the University of Auckland, has an MBA from the Manchester Business School and is a qualified chartered accountant in New Zealand and Australia.
Douglas Noble
Douglas Noble
Head of Remuneration CommitteeDouglas has over 25 years' private banking experience. In recent years he has focused on developing Brown Shipley's private banking and lending proposition in Scotland, having previously been the Scottish Head of Private Banking for Barclays, Adam & Company and HBOS. He also launched Bank of Scotland's first ever private banking operation. Douglas holds a law degree from Dundee University, as well as achieving the PCIAM and IMC from the CFA. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Banking of Scotland to Chartered Banker status.
Ian McElroy
Ian McElroy
Non-executive DirectorIan is one of the founding shareholders of Tier One Capital Ltd, establishing the business having spent many years in the wealth management industry. Ian initially trained and qualified as an investment manager with Gerrard Stockbrokers before moving into financial advice, corporate finance and credit structuring during senior roles with Barclays Wealth, Kleinwort Benson and Coutts. Over the last 20 years, Ian has worked closely with business owners and company directors, senior executives and professionals across many industries to help structure, preserve and achieve their financial objectives. Ian is a board member of Develop North PLC, a main market London Stock Exchange-listed public investment company focused on providing investment into the North of England and Scotland and is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI and Chartered Wealth Manager.
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Tier One Capital Ltd
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Ian McElroy
Ian McElroy
Chief ExecutiveIan is one of the founding shareholders of Tier One Capital Ltd, establishing the business having spent many years in the wealth management industry. Ian initially trained and qualified as an investment manager with Gerrard Stockbrokers before moving into financial advice, corporate finance and credit structuring during senior roles with Barclays Wealth, Kleinwort Benson and Coutts. Over the last 20 years, Ian has worked closely with business owners and company directors, senior executives and professionals across many industries to help structure, preserve and achieve their financial objectives. Ian is a board member of Develop North PLC, a main market London Stock Exchange-listed public investment company focused on providing investment into the North of England and Scotland and is a Chartered Fellow of the CISI and Chartered Wealth Manager.
Jess Swindells
Jess Swindells
Managing DirectorJess joined Tier One Capital as Managing Director in 2017 and is a principal shareholder. Jess remains a practicing lawyer with 19 years’ experience specialising in banking and corporate finance, having been partner at regional corporate top tier firm Muckle LLP before joining Tier One Capital, and initially, training, qualifying and practicing with international law firm Eversheds Sutherland in both Newcastle and London.
Brendan O’Grady
Brendan O’Grady
Fund ManagerBrendan joined Tier One Capital in 2017 from Gentoo Group, where he was the Head of Finance for Gentoo Homes, and the Tax and Treasury Manager for the wider Gentoo Group. Prior to that, Brendan worked at Silverfleet Capital (an international Private Equity firm) where, for seven years, he had a number of senior finance roles for the investment manager and investment funds, from their London offices. Brendan is a chartered accountant, qualifying in London with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. He is also an associate member of the Association of Corporate Treasurers.
Richard McEvoy
Richard McEvoy
Head of Credit CommitteeRichard is a highly experienced and qualified Corporate Banker, Non-Executive Director and Charity Trustee. Having operated in regulated environments for over 40 years, Richard brings considerable lending, process and governance experience to advise Develop North Plc and on its role within the property sectors it supports. Richard is a keen and frequent golfer and still manages to play off a low single figure handicap and is a lover of fine dining, classical music and the arts.
Paul Crawley
Paul Crawley
General CounselPaul is General Counsel of Tier One Capital, a position that he has held since August 2017. Previously, he was Head of Corporate and Commercial Services for a regional law firm and, before that, worked internationally for a multi-jurisdiction legal and taxation practice in Asia. In his current role, Paul provides legal counsel to the company’s board of directors and senior management and advises on, amongst other things, commercial transactions, real estate finance, corporate governance and litigation management.
Carol Donnachie
Carol Donnachie
Business SupportAfter more than 20 years in both retail and commercial banking with a major high street bank, Carol joined Tier One Capital in 2018 as an Investment Associate providing administrative support to the Wealth Advisers and Fund Management team. Carol is instrumental in developing back office processes and systems to ensure accurate and current information is held.
Carol enjoys walks along the Northumberland coast with her two labradors, watching musical theatre in the West End and attending 80s concerts. Carol also enjoys travel, holidays abroad and weekends away with friends.
Joan Todd
Joan Todd
Business SupportJoan has spent over thirty-five years in the accountancy and financial sector gaining a wealth of administrative experience across the board. Joan brings her considerable administrative skills in supporting the Fund Management team.
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