Shard Capital Partners are securities brokers for the Fixed Income and Equity Capital Markets. They also offer discretionary Asset Management for HNW individuals & Institutional Investors.

General Manager & Director SalesJoined Global Remote in November 2008 as the company was being established in Hong Kong, with the aim of providing rope access solutions and height safety consultancy in SE Asia and India. Roles included;• General Manager, overseeing administration, accountancy, HR and IT within the company• Developing and executing marketing and sales strategy to grow new business• Qualifying Global Remote as a member of Industrial Rope Access Trade Association (IRATA).• Qualifying personally as IRATA Level 1 Technician• Increasing turnover of company 5 fold in last year by winning major engineering and construction contracts• Clients included, Ove Arups, Melco, China Light Power, Leightons, Total and Aban (India)

Tradition (Asia) Limited, Hong Kong Sep’05-Nov’o8Managing Broker, Equity Derivatives, Asia-Pacific.Moved to Hong Kong in September 2005 at the request of my London office to start up a new Equity derivatives department in the Asia Pacific region giving Tradition a global coverage of these products. Key roles included;• Opening new office in Hong Kong• Introducing clients to our full range of broking services• Broking Index and Single Stock options in Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore and Malaysia• Recruiting and managing a team of up to 17 highly dynamic brokers• Maintaining relationships with our clients, the major banks and investment houses in SE Asia, including Deutsche Bank, HSBC, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup and BNP Paribas. Tradition Financial Services, London Apr’96-Sep’05Managing Broker, Equity Derivatives, European Indicies.Over a period of 9 years developed from being a junior broker on a desk of 7 to heading up the European index desk in a team of over 45 brokers.• Broking Index and Single Stock options to established clients in Germany, France, The Netherlands, UK, Spain, Italy and Belgium• Managing team of brokers including recruitment• Developing new markets and clients• Maintaining client relationships, as above.

British Army Apr’85-Apr’89Platoon Commander,Having gained the Queen’s Commission at RMA Sandhurst was posted to my battalion on a 2 ½ year operational tour in Londonderry, Northern Ireland where I commanded a platoon of 30 NCO’s and men on independent operations to maintain law and order in the province. • Planning and execution of the platoon’s anti-terrorist operations• Liaising with the Royal Ulster Constabulary• Man-management and career development of all personnel under my command• Planning and leading adventure training exercises within the company.Commander, Joint Services Adventure Training CentreCommanded the Tri-Services Adventure Training Centre in Gibraltar, an independent command responsible for;• The provision of training in sailing, climbing, caving, diving and skiing• Expedition planning and provision, including mountaineering in Morocco, skiing in Spain’s Sierra Nevada and ocean yachting.• Man-management and career development of all personnel under my command• Ceremonial duties including Senior Ensign and commanding the Governor’s Guard