Katherine Garrett-Cox
Chief Executive |
Edward Troughton
Managing Director |
Tom Pearson
Director, Head of UK Retail Sales
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 Katherine is the CEO and CIO of Alliance Trust PLC and brings with her a wealth of business and investment experience gained at some of the largest firms in the UK fund management industry. Previously, Katherine was Chief Investment Officer and Executive Director of Morley Fund Management, where she was responsible for more than £160bn of assets. She has also held senior posts at Aberdeen Asset Management and Hill Samuel Asset Management. |
 Edward is in charge of distribution at Alliance Trust Asset Management, a role he is well suited to having built up many years' experience working with institutional clients all over the world. While at BlackRock he was latterly Head of UK Institutional Business Development having spent years working with institutions in the Middle East and Asia. Having graduated from St Andrews University, Edward held a commission in the British Army before joining Barings Asset Management and then NatWest/Gartmore in Hong Kong where he managed Asian equities and managed Institutional client relationships.
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 During his 10 years at Jupiter Investment Management, where he worked prior to joining Alliance Trust Asset Management in 2008, Tom built up an exceptional level of industry knowledge and strong relationships with multi-managers, wealth managers, stockbrokers, family offices and investment and private banks. He has also worked at Baillie Gifford developing its institutional and retail
businesses. |
Leigh Grubb
Chief Operating Officer |
Brian Nicholson
Director, Investment Products |
Stuart Smith
Head of Broker Sales Support and Outsourced Supplier Management |
 Leigh joined Alliance Trust in July 2000 and has performed a variety of compliance and business development roles during his time with the company. Most recently Leigh has played a central role in the development of the strategy and business plan for Alliance Trust Asset Management. He joined Alliance Trust from KPMG, where he qualified as a chartered accountant and developed a detailed understanding of business management across a range of sectors. Leigh is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and holds a degree in Accountancy and Business Finance from the University of Dundee.
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 Brian joined Alliance Trust in early 2007. Prior to joining, he was
an independent consultant and managed a number of projects
for major UK asset management companies. He was previously
Executive Director, Mutual Funds at Edinburgh Fund Managers
plc responsible for the product management of its range of UK
and offshore funds. He has also worked for Dunedin Fund
Managers and The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc. Brian has a
degree in Business Organisation from Heriot-Watt University and
is a Chartered Fellow of The Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. |
 Stuart joined Alliance Trust in July 2008, bringing with him a
wealth of experience gained at RBS Trustee & Depositary
Services where he was responsible for all aspects of the banks
relationship with major UK asset management clients. He was
previously Product Development Manager, Mutual Funds at
Edinburgh Fund Managers plc involved in product management
of its range of UK and offshore funds. He has also worked for
Standard Life where he held a variety of Client Service and Sales
positions. |
Ella Riesco
Head of Retail Marketing |
Joanna Wright
Sales and Strategic Management |
Neil McHaffie
Regional Sales Manager |
 Ella joined Alliance Trust Asset Management in May 2010. Previously she built up considerable knowledge at Jupiter Investment Management Group marketing investment products to financial advisers, Jupiter's Strategic Alliances, institutional consultants and direct investors. Before this, Ella worked in Business Development at Invicta Capital Limited promoting their various film and media based investment products. |
 Joanna joined Alliance Trust Asset Management in March 2011 and is responsible for sales and development. Previously she worked within the Global Liquidity Management Sales Team at Goldman Sachs Asset Management where she was responsible for distributing a range of liquidity solutions and products to UK corporate, charity and public sector clients. Joanna has also gained vast experience in asset management sales having worked at Credit Suisse, Jupiter Asset Management and INVESCO Perpetual . |
 Neil joined Alliance Trust Asset Management in February 2011 as a Regional Sales Manager. Neil is responsible for developing key third party relationships throughout Northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Previously, Neil worked at AEGON for six years as an Executive Consultant, a role that saw him building new and maintaining relationships primarily across central Scotland. Neil has also had considerable experience working as an IFA. |
Duncan Robertson
Business Support Manager |
Sara Clark
Consultant Relations Analyst |
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 Duncan joined Alliance Trust Asset Management in August 2010. A graduate of the comprehensive Alliance Trust Management Trainee Programme, Duncan successfully undertook two placements with the Asset Management Team working in each business area. He now works with the team on a number of different and varied projects. |
 Sara worked in private banking until 1987, then joined Morgan Grenfell Asset Management, working in International Funds Management. She joined Alliance Trust PLC in 1990, working as an investment intelligence analyst, before moving across to Alliance Trust Asset Management in late 2009. |
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