Bob Woods (55)
Chairman

Bob has worked in the pensions industry since graduating from Reading University in 1975. After initially working for Sun Alliance Insurance Group, in 1980, he joined independent financial services pension consultant Pointon York, an early market leader in SSAS, where, in 1983 he was appointed to the board with responsibility for the promotion of pension related services to professional advisers. In 1986, he was appointed marketing director and director of Pointon York's corporate pensioner trustee. In 1991, Bob founded the Mattioli Woods partnership with Ian Mattioli. For the past 20 years Bob has specialised in controlling-director pension planning and he is now responsible for developing Group strategy and identifying new growth areas and opportunities.

Ian Mattioli (46)
Chief Executive Officer

Ian has worked in the pensions industry since the age of 18. His early experience was gained as a specialist pensions administrator with Phoenix Assurance. In 1983 he moved to Pointon York specialising in small self-administered pension schemes. From 1983 to 1991, Ian progressed from senior administrator to consultant and then senior consultant advising on all aspects of establishing and running pension schemes for owner-managed business and small to medium sized public companies. In 1991, together with Bob Woods, he founded the Mattioli Woods partnership. Ian is now responsible for the operational management of the Group.

Murray Smith (40)
Marketing and Sales Director

Murray was appointed by Mattioli Woods in 1995 and has worked in the financial services industry since graduating with an MA in accountancy from Aberdeen University. Murray has achieved the full financial planning certificate qualification and is personally authorised by the FSA to give investment advice and as a pension transfer specialist. He has responsibility for the Company's marketing activities, which includes speaking at seminars on a range of consultancy issues, and is responsible for managing Mattioli Woods' team of consultants.

Nathan Imlach (40)
Finance Director and Company Secretary

Nathan joined Mattioli Woods in September 2005 as part of the preparations for the flotation. He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1993 with Ernst & Young. In 1994, he moved into Ernst & Young's corporate finance team, advising on a broad range of transactions for quoted and unquoted corporate clients, latterly as an assistant director. In January 2003, he joined Johnston Carmichael Corporate Finance as a director and subsequently an associate of the firm and specialised in providing mergers and acquisitions advice. He is also a member of the Securities and Investment Institute. Nathan is responsible for all financial aspects of Mattioli Woods' strategy and operations.

Mark Smith (39)
Operations Director

Mark joined Mattioli Woods in January 2000 after working in the financial services industry for 12 years. He has previously gained experience with a large insurance company, small IFA firm and most recently with specialist SSAS and SIPP consultancies. As the Group's Compliance Officer, he has been responsible for direct liaison with the FSA on all regulatory issues. Mark was appointed to the Board in June 2008 and has responsibility for the day to day operations of the business including systems, compliance, recruitment and the delivery of services to our clients.

John Redpath (64)
Non-executive Director

John's early career was as a management trainee with the North Eastern Electricity Board, which became Northern Electric. He moved to the Northern Regional Health Authority where his role was to carry out large scale efficiency studies. He then moved to Northumbrian Water Authority in a similar capacity. He was promoted to Human Resources Director and was heavily involved in the flotation of Northumbrian Water. In 1992 he led the buyout of the subsidiary CPCR Limited, a human resources consultancy specialising in leadership and partnership development where he was Managing Director until his retirement in 2003. John has held a number of voluntary positions, acting as chairman of Newcastle Youth Enterprises Centre from 1982 to 1984 and Chairman of the governors of Newcastle College between 1998 and 2000. Currently he is Vice Chairman of the Percy Hedley Foundation for cerebral palsy. John is a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Michael Kershaw (52)
Non-executive Director

Michael qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1981, following a degree in Engineering taken at Queens' College, Cambridge. His subsequent career was spent entirely in investment banking, including many years as a Managing Director of UBS Warburg and latterly with Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. He has provided corporate finance advice to a wide variety of clients, including many in the financial services and private equity industries, and has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and in the equity and debt capital markets. Since his retirement in 2003 Michael has studied at Imperial College, London, where he is currently undertaking research for a PhD in the History of Science and Technology.

Helen Keays (47)
Non-executive Director

Helen was the first female Board Director of Vodafone UK and was General Manager of Singlepoint. Helen was with Vodafone for 8 years and previously held positions as Brand and Advertising Director and Marketing Director of Vodafone Retail. Prior to joining Vodafone she worked for Sears Retail, GE Capital and Thomson Holidays in a variety of senior marketing and retail positions.

Helen is now a Management Consultant and her particular interests include brand marketing and customer experience development.

Helen is currently a Non-Executive Director of Majestic Wine plc, Sk:n Clinics, Domino's Pizza UK and Ireland and a Trustee of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Previously Helen has sat on the Boards of Chrysalis Plc and the Britannia Building Society. Through her non-executive roles Helen has built a broader knowledge of customer segments and markets.