Tom was the Deputy Chief Executive Officer and COO of the firm before becoming the CEO in March 2019. Prior to joining City of London Group in 2000, Tom held various positions in the institutional client division of The Vanguard Group including roles as both a Client Relationship Manager and a Marketing Executive. In 1986 he obtained a bachelor’s degree in Corporate Finance and Investment Management from the University of Alabama.
Rian Dartnell is the Managing Partner of PAXIS Key Holdings and works with endowment, foundation and family relationships to identify and monitor exceptional managers and investments. He also serves as a Trustee, Advisor, or Investment member for high quality family, endowment and institutional investors. Rian served as a Non-Executive Director on the Group Board from June 2011 to July 2016.
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Peter E. Roth has more than 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. During his career, he has held senior executive positions with Fox-Pitt, Kelton and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods. Peter currently serves as Managing Partner of Rothpoint Group LLC, a New York based consulting firm focusing on the financial services industry. He is an Independent Trustee of the Guggenheim Credit Income Fund and is chairman of the audit committee and a member of the nominating and governance committee and independent trustee committee. Peter is an Independent Director of the Stone Point Credit Corporation and the Stone Point Credit Income Fund and is the Chair of the audit committee and member of the nomination and governance committee of both companies. In the non-profit sector, serves on the Board of St Mary’s Healthcare System for Children where he Chairs the finance committee and serves on the executive, nomination and development committees.
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Sarah is a qualified chartered accountant with over 30 years of experience in the financial services sector including audit, corporate finance, investment banking and asset management. She is an experienced NED in quoted financial services companies. Previously, Sarah founded and ran an investment management business and was also a top-rated equity research analyst covering the financial sector. Sarah is also an independent NED at CMC Markets plc, XPS Pensions Group plc and Marex Group plc. She is the Chair of the Remuneration Committee at CMC Markets plc, Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee at XPS Pensions Group plc and at Marex Group plc she is senior independent Director and Chair of the Audit and Compliance Committee.
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Ben Stocks has more than 35 years of experience in management leadership positions and has held senior executive positions with Courtaulds PLC and Carnauld Metal Box. Ben was Group Chief Executive of Porvair PLC from 1998 to 2025, during which time Porvair transformed from a mainly UK based materials company into a global specialist filtration business with operations in the USA, UK, Europe and Asia. He is Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of the Aerospace Technology Institute and Chair of its Remuneration Committee. Ben has an MBA from INSEAD and MA (Hons) from St. Andrews University.
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