James Hambro spent 15 years working at Hambros Bank, mostly in corporate finance and international debt markets, and from 1982 to 1985 with the position of Executive Director responsible for international operations. In 1986 he became a founder shareholder of J O Hambro & Co and in 1988 a founder and joint Managing Director of J O Hambro Magan, the corporate finance boutique. Mr Hambro is Chairman of J O Hambro Capital Management Ltd and a Director of Primary Health Properties PLC and Singer & Friedlander AIM II VCT. He was non-executive Chairman of Ashtenne from 1997 until 16 May 2005.

Morgan Jones is a chartered accountant who qualified with Touche Ross & Co. in 1984 prior to becoming a management consultant in that firm's consultancy division. He joined Arlington Securities plc in 1986 as a development executive and in 1989 left to set up Ashtenne's business with Ian Watson. Mr Jones was Joint Chief Executive of Ashtenne from 1989 until its successful sale.

Ian Watson qualified as a solicitor with Gouldens in 1984. In 1986 he became a development executive at Arlington Securities plc and left in 1989 to set up Ashtenne's business with Morgan Jones. He was Joint Chief Executive of Ashtenne from 1989 until its successful sale.

IA chartered accountant, Stephen Gee worked for several years in the financial sector, in both corporate finance and private equity. He was co-founder and a director of My Kinda Town Limited, the restaurant and bar group from 1977 to 1997. He is now chairman of Carluccio’s Ltd, and was on the board of Ashtenne as a Non-Executive Director from 1990 until 16 May 2005.

Ian Watson and Morgan Jones founded Ashtenne in 1989 and achieved net returns for its shareholders equivalent to an annual rate of return in excess of 20 per cent. To view track record click on the button

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