Roy W. Tilleard ~ Chairman
Born 1947. Roy Tilleard has extensive international experience in many industries in both multinational and private business. A qualified accountant, he spent almost 20 years working for Unilever Plc in various locations including 3 years based in Hamburg before leaving to start his own industrial chemicals business. This he sold in 1990, completing a buy out of the Deb Group (best known for "Swarfega"), which was subsequently sold to Barclays Private Equity in 2004. With his business partner, Justin Martin, Roy also founded Fox Capital, a private equity business. He is Chairman and Chief Executive of the AIM-listed company, Kurawood PLC and chairman of IncaGold PLC. Through his commercial and residential property business, Callows Yard Developments Limited, Roy has also undertaken the restoration of a significant number of commercial and residential properties in the heart of Castletown. Roy was appointed as Chairman of Lorne House Trust Limited in June 2007.
Tanya E. Rhodes ~ Chief Executive
Born 1969. Educated in Bristol, Tanya worked at Jordans Limited, a company formation specialist, as a company secretarial administrator from 1987 to 1995 before relocating to their Isle of Man office for a further five years. She joined Lorne House Trust in 2000 as senior corporate administrator and holds the Offshore Certificate in Company and Trust Administration. Tanya was appointed to the board in May 2004, and to the position of Chief Executive in July 2007.
Jerry P. B. Carter ~ Executive Director
Born 1959. Jerry Carter is a local advocate with considerable experience in the field of fiduciary and corporate governance. A member of the Manx Bar, Jerry founded his own firm of advocates in Douglas in 1996 (Carters Limited) specializing in contentious and non-contentious commercial work, compliance and general litigation. He is a founder member of the Licensing Forum in the Isle of Man and former chairman of the Small Practices Association. He is also a member of the Isle of Man Law Society Council. Jerry was appointed to the board of Lorne House Trust Limited in June 2007.
Mary G. Tait ~ Investment Director
Born 1972. Mary has worked in the financial services industry for the past 15 years, 12 of those in the field of private client portfolio management, starting her career at Coutts Portfolio Managers. During this time, she has been responsible for the discretionary management and performance evaluation of trust, corporate and private client portfolios, in addition to captive insurance and local Government fixed income funds. Mary is a member of the Securities Institute and the Chartered Insurance Institute. She also holds the Offshore Certificate in Company and Trust Administration. Mary was appointed to the board in January 2007.
Margaret E. Fenton ~ Compliance Officer
Born 1972. Margaret (Lennie) has worked in the financial services industry for the past 19 years, 10 of those in the banking sector and latterly in the Fiduciary and Investment Business Sectors, being involved with the compliance function for the last 8 years. Lennie holds the International Diploma in Financial Administration and has been a member of the Institute of Administrative Management since 2006. Lennie was appointed as company secretary in August 2007.
Justin G. Martin ~ Non-Executive Director
Born 1969. Justin has spent the last 15 years in finance, business and product development, managing numerous businesses in the Isle of Man, the UK and Russia, where he co-founded and operated the Moscow based arm of a UK finance business. Justin came to the Island to operate a business "incubator" called Flintstone Technologies PLC, which he co-founded in 1998. Currently he serves on the main board of IncaGold PLC and is Chief Financial Officer of the AIM-listed company, Kurawood PLC. Justin is also a director and co-founder of Fox Capital Limited, a private equity business. Justin holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and Law from Plymouth University, and an M.A in Finance and Investment from Exeter University. Justin was appointed to the board as non-executive director in November 2007.