Mark Davies is chairman of THL. He was chief executive of GNI, having founded the business in 1972, and became chief executive of Gerrard Group plc following its takeover of GNI in 1994. He remained chief executive of Gerrard plc until its sale to Old Mutual plc in 2000. His directorships include Caledonia Investments Plc and Fleming Family & Partners.
Sandy Dudgeon is the managing director of the holding company, having previously been chairman of Martin Currie Private Clients. A chartered accountant Sandy joined Adam & Company as its first company secretary in 1983 and became deputy managing director in 1991. He joined Martin Currie in 1994 with responsibility for all its UK mutual funds. He was a director of Dunedin Enterprise Investment Trust plc from 1998 to 2006, and Man Alternative Investments Limited from 2001 to 2004. He is currently an adviser to Wates Family Holdings.
Mark Baring is a director of THL. His first job was with Brown Brothers Harriman & Co in New York in 1980. In 1985 he joined Barings and worked in their corporate finance business, including a secondment to Singapore between 1987 and 1992. In 1994 he transferred to the private client asset management business, where he had responsibility for a selection of clients, including becoming Manager of Tribune Investment Trust plc in 1999. He joined Thornhill in 2002 and is a trustee of The Baring Foundation.
Robert Elkington is a director of THL. He joined Gerrard & National in 1971, becoming a director in 1978. Prior to the takeover of Gerrard Group plc by Old Mutual plc, he was group finance and risk director, and chairman of Gerrard & King, the specialist banking operation. Following Old Mutual's takeover of Gerrard, he was a director of Old Mutual Financial Services (UK) plc until his retirement in April 2001.
Peter Hillier is a director of THL, having previously been managing director of Martin Currie Private Clients Ltd. He joined Henderson Administration in 1986 where he was a director of the group's private client division. He moved to the private client team at Touche Remnant in 1992. Peter joined Martin Currie in 1993 to set up and manage their private client business. He is chairman of Thornhill Premium Fund and a member of the APCIMS Investment Management Firms Committee.
Gillian Lakin joined Thornhill as a director in June 2004 and became Chief Investment Officer in July 2006.
She was previously Head of Research at Société Générale Asset Management and a UK Equity Fund Manager with responsibility for the flagship UK Equity 350 fund. She began her career at PPM, the investment management arm of the Prudential Corporation where she trained as an analyst and became Head of the Smaller Companies team managing funds of £1billion. She has an MSc in Finance from the London Business School.
Fred Packard is a director of the holding company. He was a partner of Garantia, a leading merchant bank in Brazil, from 1974 until its sale to the Credit Suisse group in 1998. In 1987, he co-founded F & C Emerging Markets Limited and acted as its executive chairman from 1993 until its sale to Foreign & Colonial in November 1996. He was a director of Gerrard Group plc from 1997 until its sale to Old Mutual plc in 2000. He is also chairman of the Rank Foundation, a non-executive director of Sun Interbrew and a member of the Advisory Board of Spencer Stuart.
Alistair Reid is Thornhill's Chief Operating Officer. He is a chartered accountant with over 20 years experience in financial services. He has previously worked for Morgan Grenfell as Director of Operations, and at Barclays, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan as Managing Director responsible for the securities businesses servicing fund management companies and their clients. He has served on Bank of England, SWIFT, Electronic Trade Confirmation and Fund Management Association committees.
