Our Directors Roger Lane-Smith CHAIRMAN One of the principal founders of law firm DLA Piper, which he built from 1977 onwards by a combination of mergers and amalgamations into what is now the world’s largest law firm, with 5,000 lawyers in 65 offices across three continents. Roger was chairman of the firm until 2005 and today is the senior consultant to the firm. Chairman of JJB Sports from July 2005 to July 2009. Non-executive director of MS International, Timpsons , Dolphin Capital Partners and Mostyn Estates. Stuart Pender CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Former Chief Executive and previous Chairman of Paymentshield, Stuart led the buy-out of Paymentshield, backed by Bank of Scotland in August 2004, reshaping the business to increase profits from £4m to £45m over 4 years. Previously Stuart held senior positions at Prudential, Scottish Amicable and Bankhall, where he was Group Commercial Director responsible for development of Bankhall’s proposition to the IFA market, leading acquisitions and overall strategy development. Ivor Dickinson REGIONAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE (LONDON AND THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND) Former Managing Director of Douglas & Gordon, the Central London agency with 20 offices, for 18 years. He was responsible for their growth from 3 offices to their position today as one of London’s most innovative and respected estate agency and lettings management chains, during a career that spanned 27 years. Ivor will be leading the growth of our business in the South of England. Michael Groves REGIONAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE (NORTH OF ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND) Founder and former Managing Director of Thornley Groves Estate Agents. Established Thornley Groves in 1991 growing business to 9 branches across Manchester. Partnered with Lomond in 2013 selling a majority stake to Lomond Capital. Michael oversees the existing business & growing the business throughout the Midlands and North of England. Robert Hamilton ACQUISITIONS DIRECTOR A Chartered Accountant, he is former Head of Business Support at Bank of Scotland with extensive experience in the UK and European mergers and acquisitions markets. Robert has worked closely with a huge variety of management teams across a wide range of sectors. Bryan Robertson INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR Chartered Surveyor. Initially starting out in the construction industry as a surveyor then as a project manager. Heading up a programme office for Motorola in Europe. Leading on business integration activities for a Telecoms business in 24 countries. Former Transformation Director at RBS Group Property Operations then for Direct Line Group. Andy Halstead BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT Former Chief Executive of Erinaceous Insurance Services, the business that included Homelet and Letsure; Andy was instrumental in the significant growth of the market leading services provider to the residential letting agent sector. A former director of Jordan’s Residential Lettings based in Wilmslow and the current proprietor of a Chester based letting agents, Andy has developed and delivered innovation to the residential lettings sector. Founder of Rent on Time, a new approach to ensuring Landlords’ rents are always paid on time. Darren Jones INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT Experienced Property professional advising clients residential investments involving sourcing 4,000 properties. Former Mergers & Acquisitions Director at Cable &Wireless. Previous Managing Director roles within Media & Telecoms Companies. Our Market Our Business Our Directors Our Partners Our History Quick Links Contact Us Our Directors Copyright © 2015 Lomond Capital. All right reserved | Terms & Conditions | Cookies & Privacy