Joanne Hindle

We would like to welcome our newest member to the Board, Mrs Joanne Hindle.

Joanne joined the financial services industry in 1986 and has had a variety of roles within. She has recently been on the Board of ‘Disability insurer unum’ for 7 years as Corporate Services Director with the responsibility of all Governance matters.

Having left unum earlier this year she is now concentrating on chairing the charity ‘Employment opportunities for people with disabilities’ and is Deputy Chair of the trade body ‘Investment & life assurance group.’

Roger Oakes

Roger has run his own management consultancy in drug development for the Pharmaceutical Industry over the past 4 years. Prior to this his positions included being the Managing Director of a Contract Research Organisation, and Executive Director of a NASDAQ quoted Biotechnology Company.

Dianne Payne

Dianne has been with Shepherds for four years, being promoted to Finance Director in 2006. After seventeen years in banking, a career change took her into a number of industries as a qualified management accountant. These industries included Boots, a property development company and an American owned access equipment company.

David Somers

David has over 25 years of experience at a senior level in investment management of pension funds and life assurance assets. He is currently an FSA registered Director of EPIC Investment Advisers; Chairman of the Audit Committee for the Commission for Racial Equality and an Independent Trustee of the Mitsui Babcock Energy and Fujitsu Technologies Pension Schemes.

Kim Harris

Kim has 22 years experience at a senior level in financial services, sales and marketing with a major banking group. He is currently Sales Director of a financial services recruitment company.

Geoffrey Spencer

Geoff has 30 years experience in financial services, having worked for NatWest Bank, Legal and General Group and Royal and Sun Alliance Group.