Board of Directors
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David Hickey - Chairman
David Hickey is Executive Chairman, having joined the board when Lighthouse floated
on AIM. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has spent the majority of his
career as a senior investment banker with HSBC and Investec. He is a past committee
member of the London Investment Bankers Association and is currently Non-Executive
Chairman and Director of two other quoted companies.
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Malcolm Streatfield - Chief Executive Officer
Malcolm Streatfield was appointed Chief Executive of LighthouseGroup plc in January 2003.
He has 32 years experience in financial services and was elected to the council of AIFA
(Association of Independent Financial Advisers) in June 2002. In June 2008, Malcolm was
appointed to the Customer Impact Panel of the ABI (Association of British Insurers) and
from February 2009, he has become a member of the Financial Services Practitioner Panel.
He joined Lighthouse in April 2002, following the acquisition of BWA Group where he was
Chief Executive.
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Peter Smith - Group Finance Director
Peter joined on 6 May 2008 as a result of the merger with Sumus plc.
Peter is a Chartered Accountant and was formerly a partner with KPMG and group finance director of Christie-Tyler Group, one of the UK’s largest upholstered furniture manufacturers.
During his time working in private practice, both as an audit partner and latterly in corporate finance Peter has gained substantial experience of the financial services industry.
Peter is responsible for overseeing the group’s finance function.
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Mark Ross - Group Risk Director and Company Secretary
Aged 46, appointed to the Board on 20th October 2009, having joined the Group at the beginning of 2008,
Mark is a Chartered Accountant with over 15 years' compliance and risk management experience gained with regulators,
in senior industry positions and various consultancy roles.
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Richard Last - Non-Executive Director
Richard Last, aged 50, holds a number of other Directorships, of both public
and private companies, including as non-executive Chairman of Xpertise Group
plc and Knowledge Technology Solutions plc, both AIM listed. He is
particularly experienced in managing and developing IT and service related
businesses and has a considerable background in mergers and acquisitions.
Richard is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and
Wales. Richard chairs the Group Audit Committee.
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Alex Scott-Barrett - Non-Executive Director
Alex Scott-Barrett, aged 52, is a non executive director of Northumbrian Water
plc, General Capital Group plc and a number of private companies. He spent over
20 years with Cazenove in both the corporate finance and asset management
divisions and is a chartered accountant. He is the former chairman of Suffolk Life plc.
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Committees of the Board
The following Committees, all of which are composed of the Group's non-executive directors, have been established:
- Audit Committee, responsible for reviewing the Group's accounting and financial policies and controls.
- The Remuneration Committee, which sets the remuneration of the Executive Directors and senior employees.
- The Regulatory and Risk Committee, which monitors the Group's compliance with regulatory matters.
The Board had not established a Nominations Committee as it regards the approval and appointment of directors as a matter for consideration by the whole Board.