Raghnall Craighead

National Australia Bank

Chair of the Examinations board

Clare Hamilton

Investment Banking Associate, UBS

Clare Hamilton works in the Strategic Insights & Advisory team at UBS, where she’s spent the last four years helping companies strengthen their investor engagement through data-led insights. Her role blends experienced analysis of corporate language with hands-on management of a uniquely structured investor database used for bespoke targeting exercises.

She partners with clients across industries and regions, offering tailored strategic advice that’s grounded in both data and context. Before joining UBS, Clare completed a Master’s in International Management from King’s College London and a B.S in Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University.

Pippa Dale

Pippa's bio to follow

Rob Gurner

Head of Investor Relations, Inchcape

Deputy Chair of the IR Society
Chair of the Conference Committee
Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee

Rob joined Inchcape plc, the leading global automotive distributor, as Head of IR in April 2023, have previously been at Plus500, a global fintech group, which he joined in May 2020. Prior to that, Rob spent 3 years as Head of IR at Inmarsat plc, a satellite operator, before which he was Head of Global Investor relations for Tokyo-listed Dentsu Inc, following their acquisition of Aegis plc in 2013, where was Head of IR. Before that, Rob had senior IR roles for Lonmin Plc, a platinum mining business, and G4S plc, a security services company. Before moving into in-house IR, Rob worked for a number of financial communications consultancies.

Chris Fremantle

Equity Research Manager, Goldman Sachs

Chris Fremantle joined Goldman Sachs in 2025 as part of the Equity Research Management team. Chris was previously at Morgan Stanley Investment Management as a portfolio manager since 2022; prior to that, he was a sell-side analyst and co-head of the Real Estate & Homebuilding team at Morgan Stanley from 2009, having originally joined as a Telecoms analyst in 2003. He has an MA in French and German from Oxford University and is a CFA Charterholder.

James Lockyer

Research Analyst - Technology, Peel Hunt

James Lockyer joined Peel Hunt in 2017 to help rebuild the technology equity research franchise. Today, as well as his day job, he also pushes Peel Hunt to stay innovative in this era of exponential technological change as Chairman of his interdepartmental Innovation Forum. James was previously at Jefferies where his focus was pan-euro Internet and Media, which followed his five-year financial analysis graduate programme at Sky. He has a Masters in Finance from Cambridge and a Master of Mathematics from UEA and University of California, Berkeley.

Matt Hall

CEO - IR Society

Matt is CEO at the Investor Relations Society, where he is responsible for the delivery of the Society's strategic and operational objectives.

Prior to joining the Society, Matt held senior roles for representative membership organisations within financial and professional services, including UK Finance, the Chartered Insurance Institute, and TheCityUK. Matt is a Non-Executive Director at the Association of Democratic Services Officers (ADSO) and has an MBA from Bayes Business School.

Matt Jones

Investor Relations and Corporate Communications Director, Costain

Matt is Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications at Costain. Matt has more than 15 year's experience in investor relations, having previously held such positions at Tyman, Spectris, Electrocomponents (now RS Group) and Interserve. Prior to investor relations he spent eight years in the stock market, with this time split equally between the sell side (equity research analyst) and buy side (fund manager). He began his career in finance roles at Esso and Reuters once he had gained his ACA qualification. Matt received his BA (Hons) degree in economics and politics from Exeter University.

Nick Ashworth

Head of Investor Relations, Reckitt

Chris Dyett

CEO and founder, CEN Group

Chris Dyett is the CEO and founder of CEN Group – a multifaceted fast-growing Investor Relations and Sustainability Consultancy. With over 20 years of market experience, Chris previously led Investec’s Aerospace and Defence, Industrials and Oil Field Services franchise, and spent substantial time working on equity raisings, IPOs and various corporate finance projects. His extensive investor network spans the UK, Europe and the US, and his core skillset lies in communicating complex and evolving messages to the investment community. At CEN Group, Chris’s transaction experience includes leading the IR functions at Melrose and Just Eat, as well as IPOSs, demergers, fund raises and Capital Markets Events. Chris works alongside a team of experienced professionals in sustainability, accountancy, corporate strategy, investment management and banking.

Tim Marshall

Founder, Fox Stephens

Tim is the Founder of Fox Stephens which helps companies communicate brilliantly with investors. He began his career in 2001 as a research analyst first at UBS Warburg and then Redburn covering transportation stocks. He worked at Millennium for a month, before joining Invesco in 2014 where he was a fund manager on UK and Pan-European funds. Tim left Invesco in 2024 to start Fox Stephens.  

Ben Morton

SIFA Strategy

Ben co-founded SIFA Strategy to help mid and small cap organisations embed ESG / Sustainability across their business and report and communicate appropriately. Previously, Ben held senior Corporate Affairs roles at Carlsberg, Heathrow and CDC Group, a development financier across emerging markets. All these roles incorporated sustainability and/or impact investing. 

Marie Moy

UK Investment Banking, Berenberg

Marie has over 10 years’ experience in investment banking at Berenberg, focusing on IPOs and capital raises for London-listed companies, especially consumer-facing sectors. She’s supported numerous global equity transactions and worked in Germany and at KPMG. Marie studied in Munich, Paris, and London at LMU and ESCP Business School.

Andrew Gwynn

Director of Investor Relations, Tesco

Andrew joined Tesco as Director of Investor Relations in 2024 where he leads a team of five. Prior to joining Tesco he spent 18 years on the sell-side focused on food retail and more recently, food delivery. Much of Andrew’s sell-side career was spent at Exane BNP Paribas where he was often voted one of the leading analysts in the space. He also worked at JPMorgan, UBS and Merrill Lynch. Prior to his analyst career, Andrew trained with Deloitte and Touche as a chartered accountant but his very first job before university was working in the produce section at Tesco.

Matthew Coakes

MD, Corporate Broking, RBC Capital Markets

Matthew has over 25 years' of Corporate Broking and ECM experience. He has spent 16 years at RBC, previously at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. Matthew's broking clients have ranged from FTSE 100 through the FTSE 250, AIM and private businesses. He is focused on the Energy, Renewables, Infrastructure, Energy Transition and Sustainable Agriculture sectors. 

Charles Chalkly

Director – Investor Relations, Tritax

Charles joined Tritax in April 2023 as Director of Investor Relations. Working across Private Markets products and Tritax Big Box REIT plc, he is responsible for engagement with the investment community. Prior to joining Tritax, Charles spent five years at Hays plc, initially in Investor Relations before also taking on responsibilities for the company’s ESG initiatives and communications. This followed his time as an equity analyst at Redburn and roles in Corporate Banking, Private Equity and Project Finance at Lloyds Bank. In addition to over 15 years’ experience in Finance and Investment, Charles is a CFA charterholder, has a CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting, and a BSc in Economics and Psychology from Durham University.

Ian Barbour

COO, Capital Access Group

Ian came to the city in 1995 and has worked in financial and legal support services, consulting and communications.  In 2016 he joined Capital Access Group, is the COO and as such is responsible for the smooth running of the company.  Ian has a degree in History, an Executive MBA, has completed Senior Management Training at The London Business School and has Prince 2 Project Management. He is a former army officer and formerly a pro-bono director of British Bobsleigh.

Clive Beagles

Senior Fund Manager, J O Hambro Capital Management Limited

Clive has 34 years' industry experience, joined JOHCM in Sep 2004. Clive co-manages the JOHCM UK Equity Income Fund, alongside James Lowen, and is one of the UK’s most highly respected equity income managers. Prior to joining JOHCM, Clive worked at Newton Investment Management as Investment Leader, UK Equities and managed the successful Newton Higher Income Fund for three years. Clive holds a BA (Hons) in Economics and is an associate member of the Institute of Investment Management and Research.

Alexander Monk

Portfolio Manager, Global Resource Equities, Schroders

Alex Monk is a Portfolio Manager at Schroders working on the Global Resource Equities Team. He is principally responsible for working on the Schroder Global Alternative Energy Fund and other resource-focused equity strategies. Prior to this, he spent two years as a Global Renewables Analyst, accountable for analysing companies across the entire clean energy value chain, and two years as a Sustainable Investment Analyst covering utilities and telecommunications. His investment career commenced at Schroders in 2016. Alex has a BA (Hons) Degree in Geography from Oxford University, where he specifically focused on climate science. He also has an MSc Degree in Environmental Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), where he focused on climate policy and environmental finance. 

Martin Dunwoodie

Director of IR and Treasury, Johnson Matthey

Martin is the Director of Investor Relations and Treasury at Johnson Matthey. He joined at the beginning of 2018 as Director of Investor Relations and assumed additional responsibility for Treasury from the beginning of 2024. Prior to Johnson Matthey, Martin was a highly ranked European Chemicals analyst for nearly 20 years, latterly at Deutsche Bank for a decade where he was also involved in numerous IPOs, such as Covestro and Evonik. Martin is a Chartered Accountant, a CFA Charterholder and holds an MA in Metallurgy and the Science of Materials from the University of Oxford.  

Garrett Muzikowski, CFA, CAIA

Managing Director, FTI Consulting

Garrett Muzikowski is a Managing Director for the M&A, Activism & Governance practice in FTI Consulting’s Strategic Communications segment. Mr. Muzikowski supports companies in the development of strategies to secure shareholder support in both contested and uncontested situations.

Mr. Muzikowski advises clients preparing for shareholder activism and when navigating live activism situations, ranging from private engagements to proxy fights and contested M&A. He has advised companies when engaging with Elliott Management, Starboard Value, Jana Partners, Engaged Capital, Legion Partners, Ananym Capital and Land & Buildings, among other activist funds.

Mr. Muzikowski also counsels companies on corporate governance matters. With a distinct understanding of how to appeal to investors’ internal voting policies, he partners with clients to draft compelling proxy statements and develop effective shareholder engagement strategies. During his career, he has helped clients secure favorable outcomes on hundreds of proposals, including director elections, Say on Pay proposals, equity plans and environmental or social shareholder proposals.

Amy Platts

Partner, FGS Global

Amy is a partner in our Equity Advisory team. Amy has 17 years buyside investment experience where she was a financial services sector specialist at Highclere International Investors and Martin Currie Investment Management.

Amy brings extensive experience of investing in banks, insurance companies and diversified financials. Amy was responsible for idea generation, company modelling and investment recommendations of all financial stocks, in regular and close contact with senior management.

Amy has also been at the forefront of ESG initiatives, acting as the ESG Lead at Highclere, playing a crucial role in advancing the firm's ESG integration process and investor engagement activities

Tony White

Partner, MKP Advisors

Tony is a partner at MKP Advisors where he works closely with companies and institutional investors, providing stakeholder insight and intelligence in situations including M&A, capital raising, sell-downs, activism, distress and corporate change.

He has acted as a trusted advisor for more than 20 years, mostly focused on UK corporate advisory within global investment banks. Tony works closely with management teams and boards across governance, regulatory, activist and transactional situations.

Tom Matthews

Partner, White & Case LLP

Tom Matthews is a partner in our global M&A and Corporate practice based in London. Tom is also Head of the Firm's EMEA Activism practice.

Tom has over 20 years' experience advising corporates, investment banks, private equity and hedge funds and family offices on international public and private M&A transactions, joint ventures, primary and secondary equity raisings and sell-downs, and listed company advisory and corporate governance matters.

Tom also advises a number of companies, activist funds, founder shareholders and other active shareholders on their shareholder engagement campaigns and responses.

Claire Mogford

Head of Investor Relations - Segro

Chair of the Events Committee

Claire joined SEGRO as head of IR in 2018. Prior to this she spent 10 years working in corporate access origination roles at first Goldman Sachs and then Exane BNP Paribas with a focus on banks, insurance and real estate. She started her career on the equity graduate scheme at Goldman Sachs.

Siobhán Andrews

Interim Head of Investor Relations, Smiths Group

Siobhán has more than 18 years’ expertise in Investor Relations, and more than 10 years’ capital markets experience in equity research and within investment management. She is currently Interim Head of IR at Smiths Group, and was previously Head of IR at Spectris and Deputy Head of IR at BG Group. Prior to her career in IR, Siobhán was a research analyst covering the utilities sector at UBS, and also worked at a leading UK investment management company.

Sarah Bellamy

Investor Relations, Harbour Energy 

Sarah Bellamy has worked in the IR profession for two decades. She joined the IR team at Harbour Energy in 2024 to manage their investor outreach programme, having previously spent 15 years in a similar role at NatWest Group. Before moving in-house, Sarah gained her experience on the service side of IR. In her first role she gained extensive knowledge of the City and roadshow coordination working with clients on their private client broker access. During this time Sarah gained the Certificate of IR qualification. She then spent time in corporate finance working in JPMorgan Cazenove’s IR team and project management at IR consultancy Imagination Investor Communications. Sarah has a degree in Engineering from Durham University and a Certificate of Higher Education in Astronomy from University College London.

Louise Curran

Head of Investor Relations, Johnson Matthey

Louise has a decade of experience in Investor Relations across multiple sectors and for global companies spanning UK, US and Australian listing regimes. Louise is currently Head of Investor Relations at Johnson Matthey, having joined as Senior Investor Relations Manager in 2018. Previously she was Investor Relations Manager at Janus Henderson – formerly Henderson – where she was involved in the communication of a transformational, cross-border merger of equals. Prior to this, Louise worked for a strategy consultancy having initially qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG. Louise completed her MChem in Chemistry at the University of Oxford.

Alistair de Kare-Silver

Senior Client Advisor, Temple Bar Advisory

Alistair is an Investor Relations and Corporate Communications specialist with over a decade of experience advising management teams of UK and international companies.

He has helped management teams strengthen their relationships with investors, build support for their strategies and compete effectively for investment. He has successfully steered companies through critical moments including profit warnings, transactions, M&A, IPOs, placings, disposals, CVAs, administrations, restructuring programmes, crises and activism. He also has particular expertise across ESG, digital communications, crisis and issues management.

He holds both The Certificate and The Diploma in Investor Relations. Alistair has a degree in International History and Politics from the University of Leeds.

Kara Doye

Corporate Access Manager, Investor Relations, National Grid

Bio to follow.

Loren Dufton

Director, Head of Business Development & Strategy UK & Europe Issuer Solutions, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Photo & bio to follow.

Jenni Fulton

Managing Partner, Emperor

Jenni Fulton is the Managing Partner at Emperor, the UK's largest employee-owned strategic and creative communications consultancy. With over 20 years of experience in corporate communications, Jenni has collaborated with numerous listed organisations to enhance their investor engagement, reporting, and corporate communications. Her expertise spans multiple sectors, from large-cap multinationals through to growth companies new to listed life. Jenni leads the Emperor teams across London, Birmingham and Manchester and is passionate about pushing the agenda for clearer, more relevant and connected stakeholder communications.

Jane Henderson

Investor Relations Manager, BAT

Jane is an experienced IRO with both an in-house and advisory background. Jane joined the Investor Relations team at BAT in 2023, after working in the Investor Relations team at Tesco. Originally on the sell-side, Jane worked in the City for 20 years – at Citigroup (Equity Research and Corporate Access, working in both New York and London) and then Exane BNP Paribas, providing Corporate Access and IR advisory services to their corporate clients. Jane has a PhD in Animal Behaviour from Bristol University.

Robert Irvin

Co-founder, RMS Partners

Robert is Co-Founder and MD at RMS Partners, a specialist investor relations consultancy.  He has been engaging with investors and advising companies since 2004. He began his City career at Broker Profile culminating in heading up both the investor access and client management functions with a particular focus on the FTSE100 and FTSE250 clients. Robert also established the successful Investor Analytics division. Robert has an MA in Economics & Business from Edinburgh University as well as having a Graduate Diploma in Law and successfully completing the Bar Vocational Course.

Tom Perry

Managing Director, Morgan Stanley

Photo & bio to follow.

Mark Mochalski

CEO, Equitory

Mark has worked for the past 4 years at the IR consultancy Equitory, where he is currently the CEO.  Prior to joining Equitory, Mark worked in IR at Santander and before that at investment platform Transact (IntegraFin), supporting through its IPO. He started his career in pensions and life insurance at Royal London. Mark is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Nicholas Laugier

Business Development Director, Georgeson

Bio to follow

Josh Sparks

Head of Partnerships and Intermediaries, Corporate Markets EMEA, MUFG Corporate Markets

Josh joined MUFG Corporate Markets in 2024 as Head of Partnerships and Intermediaries. With over a decade of Capital Markets experience, across Share Registration, Investor Relations, and Corporate Governance Josh is responsible for fostering relationships and driving strategic initiatives and partnerships in the Capital Markets ecosystem.

Bethany Barnes

Director of Investor Relations - Dr. Martens Plc

Deputy Chair of the IR Society
Chair of the Membership Committee

Bethany has been Director of Investor Relations at Dr. Martens Plc since its IPO in February 2021. Prior to this Bethany held the same role at Domino’s Pizza Plc and N Brown Group Plc. Bethany previously worked as a sell-side analyst covering European General Retail at both Berenberg and Investec, and for capital markets advisory firm Makinson Cowell. She is a CFA charterholder.

Douglas Radcliffe

Group Investor Relations Director - Lloyds Banking Group

Chair of the IR Society

Douglas is Group Investor Relations Director at Lloyds Banking Group, having led the team since 2014 and been a senior member of the team at Lloyds Bank and subsequently Lloyds Banking Group since 2007.  Prior to joining the Investor Relations team Douglas held management positions within Group Strategy, Group Risk and Private Banking having initially joined Lloyds Bank on the graduate development programme. 

Douglas was elected to the Board of the IR Society in 2016.

Jo Blackshaw

Senior Managing Director at Teneo

Caesar Bryan

Portfolio Manager, Gabelli

Caesar Bryan manages the GAMCO International Growth Fund and Gabelli Gold Fund. He is also a member of the global investment team which is responsible for the GAMCO Global Growth Fund and the GAMCO Global Opportunity Fund. In addition, he is on the management team of the GAMCO Global Gold and Natural Resources & Income Trust and GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income, two of our closed-end funds. He has been with GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 1994. Prior to joining GAMCO, Caesar was a portfolio manager at Lexington Management for seven years managing international and precious metals equity portfolios. He began his investment career at Samuel Montagu Company Ltd., the London based merchant bank and during his tenure there spent two years at Aetna Life and Casualty in Hartford, Connecticut assisting in the management of their global equity fund. Caesar is a graduate of the University of Southampton, England and is a member of the English Bar.

Adam Snyder

Head of Investor Relations, Temenos AG

Adam is Head of Investor Relations and Sustainability at Temenos, a global leader in banking technology. He is responsible for all aspects of the Investor Relations function and recently expanded his role to lead the company’s approach to sustainability. Prior to Temenos, Adam spent a decade in investment banking, advising companies across Europe, the Middle East & Africa, and the ASEAN region on accessing equity capital markets.

Simon Rose

CEO, Rose & Co

Simon Rose is Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Rose & Company. Drawing from his 25-year tenure on Wall Street, Mr. Rose recognized a pivotal shift in the capital markets characterized by evolving regulatory and budgetary pressures that disrupted the traditional equity sales model and founded Rose & Company. Since its inception in 2015, Rose & Company has addressed critical inefficiencies and a misalignment of interests inherent in traditional corporate access channels to deliver a unique value proposition to corporate clients. Driven by a deep commitment to client needs and a passion for building businesses, Mr. Rose has been innovating in the financial services industry to respond to market demands for nearly three decades.   In 2004, Mr. Rose co-founded Dahlman Rose & Company where he served as Chief Executive Officer. Under his leadership, the firm became a top 20 U.S. investment bank, executing over 100 securities offerings raising $10 billion in capital for both public and private companies, and played a pivotal role in numerous high-profile M&A transactions, including the largest public company acquisition in the marine transportation sector's history. The firm expanded from a two-person business to a team of over 200 professionals and expanded its research coverage from a single sector to over 20 sectors before being acquired by Cowen & Company (now part of TD Securities) in April 2013.

Ari Davies

Head of Business Development & Strategy, S&P Global Market Intelligence

Ari leads global growth strategy for S&P's Data & Research product portfolio within the Corporates vertical. This suite of data assets, platforms, and solutions serves over six thousand public and private corporations, advisory firms, and institutions, engaging professionals from Investor Relations to Corporate Development. Previously, Ari led Strategy & Growth for the Markets and Issuer Solutions divisions. An investor relations industry leader, Ari possesses expertise in corporate advisory, product design, implementation, and sales and marketing strategy. Having overseen a global business serving thousands of corporate investor relations teams, he offers unique insights into the best practices, trends, and tactics shaping the industry in an ever-changing environment. Ari was also a founding team member of Ipreo's Global Market Intelligence practice, where he collaborated with hundreds of corporate leadership teams across sectors to optimize their investor relations strategies with results-oriented approaches through various market cycles.

Carla Bloom

VP of Investor Relations & Communications at EUROWAG

Charlie Hamlyn

Founder and Managing Director, QuantiFire

Charlie has been working with technologies associated with investor communications for over 20 years. After an early career in the British Army, he initially joined Investis becoming Head of UK Sales and Partnerships in 2003. He later set up Orient Capital’s London office, before spending a brief period in IR consulting, where he realised that the IR community needs better insight, more than it needs advice. A firm believer in listening and innovating to solve problems, Charlie launched QuantiFire in 2013.

Alison Owers

Senior Managing Director, Sodali & Co

Alison joined Sodali & Co. in 2023 and is responsible for designing and overseeing the strategy around IR, ESG and shareholder engagement services to clients across the UK and Europe.  Prior to joining Sodali & Co., Alison spent 12 years at Orient Capital and D.F. King Ltd in various senior leadership roles, and most recently as their Global CEO, working with some of the world’s largest companies to support shareholder engagement and investor relations activities.  Previously she spent seven years at Capita plc as Managing Director of IR Services. She started her career within investment banking at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. 

Alison has a French & German Languages degree and began her IR career working in-house for a mining company in Canada.  

Lauren Wu Leng

Head of Investor Relations at Burberry

Richard Waterer

Global Risk Consulting Leader, Commercial Risk, Aon

Richard Waterer is the global leader of Aon’s risk consulting business, overseeing the advice, analytics and risk management solutions delivered by his team of 1500 colleagues to multinational clients around the world. Richard has worked in risk management advisory for 30 years, beginning in boutique consulting firms before moving into the insurance industry in 2000. In late 2022, Richard spearheaded Aon’s acquisition of Pentland Analytics’ renowned reputation crises database and algorithms, which today enables his team to profile and model the financial impacts of reputation risk events for clients. Richard graduated with a BA (Hons) in Politics and Communication Studies from the University of Liverpool and is the co-author of the forthcoming book Strategy and Change: Finding Opportunity in Disruption through Insight, Choice, and Risk, which will be published by Wiley in September 2025.

Jenny Pirault

Manager, Cyber & Crisis Communications, Sodali & Co

Jenny is a Manager at Sodali & Co and has targeted expertise on cyber-related issues and concerns. Having spent nine years working as a senior risk consultant for a global insurance broker, before joining Sodali & Co in 2024. During her career, she has led a variety of consulting engagements, including reputation risk assessments, quantification analyses, incident communication plan development, and runs stress testing exercises. Following the recent retail sector attacks, she has been advising organisations on cyber incident readiness, ensuring practical measures are in place for an effective response.

Rory Godson

Senior Managing Director, Sodali & Co

Rory Godson is Senior Managing Director at Sodali & Co, founder and former CEO of Powerscourt, ex-Goldman Sachs corporate affairs director, and former Business Editor at The Sunday Times. He chaired the Ireland Funds GB and studied journalism at Dublin Institute of Technology.

Tim Barrett

Research Analyst, Deutsche Bank AG

Tim heads the Deutsche Numis Travel & Leisure team, covering hotels, pubs/restaurants and the broader leisure space including fitness and travel. He has covered the sector for over 20 years on both a pan-European and a UK basis, previously leading teams at JP Morgan Cazenove and Nomura International. He is a CFA Charterholder and a graduate (MA Econ) of Cambridge University.   

Simon Hales

MD – Head of European Staples Research, Citi

Simon is Co-Head of Global Consumer and Head of European Staples Research at Citi. He has primary coverage responsibilities for the Beverage and Tobacco industries, an area he has covered for over 25 years. Prior to joining Citi in 2017, he led the Consumer Staples teams at Barclays, Dresdner Kleinwort and JP Morgan. Simon has a degree in Economic and Politics from Durham University.

Victoria Buxton

Group Head of Investor Relations, BAT

Victoria joined BAT’s Investor Relations team in February 2020 and was appointed Group Head of Investor Relations in 2022. In this role, she leads the company’s financial communication and strategic engagement with the investment community, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer.

With over two decades of experience in global equity markets—particularly within the consumer sector—Victoria has held a number of senior buy and sell side positions at UBS Global Asset Management, Millennium Capital Partners, and Lehman Brothers. Victoria is a Chartered Accountant, qualifying while working in Audit and Transaction Services for PwC in London and Sydney. Victoria has a MA in Geography from Oxford University.

Luke Deamer

Group Sustainability Manager, Keller

Keller is the worlds largest specialist geotechnical contractor, making foundations for buildings and infrastructure around the world. Keller is headquartered in London, with 10,000 employees around the world.

Luke is responsible for sustainability strategy, engagement and reporting across the Keller Group. He has a PhD in sustainability, focused on supporting the adoption of improved sustainable processes across all functions of a geotechnical company. Luke also chairs the European (EFFC) Sustainability Working Group and has authored several papers on construction company sustainability.

Janiel Nakrani

Equity Sales Middle East & Asia, Redburn Atlantic

Janiel covers the Middle East and Asia client base for Redburn Atlantic, sitting in London. Prior to his role at Redburn Atlantic, he was an industrials spec sales at Kepler Cheuvreux after graduating from the London School of Economics with a BSc in Economics and Economic History.

Joanne Grace

Head of ESG Governance & Reporting, Glanbia plc

Glanbia is an Irish multinational nutrition company that owns several consumer brands that produce lifestyle products (B2C) and we also have an nutritional solutions business (B2B). Glanbia is headquartered in Ireland with over 5,500 employees in over 30 countries around the world.

 Joanne Grace, Bcomm and Fellow Accountants Chartered of Ireland. She has worked with Glanbia for the past 11 years, in a number of roles, most recently within ESG reporting – primary responsibility for ensuring Glanbia meets their regulatory sustainability reporting requirements and supports meeting broader stakeholder information demands including investors and customers.  During her time with Glanbia,  Joanne has overseen compliance with TCFD and EU Taxonomy disclosure requirements and is responsible for the annual sustainability report, which is drafted in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative Standards.  As Glanbia prepares for reporting under CSRD, Joanne and her team have overseen implementation of CSRD readiness programme which includes the completion of Double Materiality Assessment.

Kirsteen Vickerstaff

CoSec, On The Beach

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Oliver MacMahon

Partner and Consultant, Emperor

Oliver is part of Emperor's insights team, working with companies of all sizes to develop a strategic approach to their stakeholder communications and engagement. He provides expert advice and thought leadership to global clients on best practice reporting and compliance with sustainability regulations including the CSRD. Before joining Emperor, he completed an MBA and previously worked as a consultant and marketing specialist.

Scott Bannerman

Managing Director, BRR Media

Scott Bannerman is the Managing Director of BRR Media, a leading firm specializing in digital media and investor relations. With a strong foundation in media and corporate communications, Scott plays a crucial role in driving the company's strategic vision and delivering exceptional services to clients across various industries.

BRR Media has gained recognition for its innovative solutions that connect businesses with investors, analysts, and key stakeholders. Scott’s commitment to providing tailored communication strategies has helped clients enhance their visibility, build stronger relationships with investors and effectively navigate the digital landscape.

Scott has been instrumental in the launch of Engage Investor, a platform created to help companies of all sectors and sizes to engage directly with new and existing retail investors - not just institutional shareholders.

Daniele Vitale

Head of ESG UK & Europe, Georgeson

Daniele joined Georgeson in 2010 and specialises in corporate governance, executive remuneration and ESG analysis. Daniele has more than twenty years of experience advising institutional investors and corporations on corporate governance, executive remuneration, ESG and proxy voting issues. At Georgeson he leads the 12-member European ESG and governance advisory team as well as editing numerous publications, including Georgeson’s annual European AGM Season Review. Previously he worked as Senior Researcher at PIRC Ltd, a London-based proxy advisory firm, and at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Deminor in Brussels. Daniele is Italian and is fluent in English, Italian, French, German and Spanish.

Tamsin Matthews

Corporate Access Origination - Director, Citigroup

Tamsin has over 25 years working in the financial sector, starting her career as an intern at American Express in New York.  Upon returning to the UK she worked in the UBS Corporate Broking Team with an emphasis on shareholder analysis, market colour and roadshow planning & targeting.  After leaving UBS she worked for Merrill Lynch and then for the last 14 years at Citigroup, focusing on Investor Relations and Corporate Access.  She has a strong background in Emerging Markets but in her current role she focuses on Healthcare, Chemicals, Business Services, ESG and Paper and Packaging origination.

Nick Osborne

Chief Commercial Officer, RetailBook

Nick is Chief Commercial Officer at RetailBook. He was previously Head of Distribution and Content at PrimaryBid, where Nick was responsible for key distribution partner relationships, growing retail demand and strategic expansion by product and geography. Prior to joining PrimaryBid, Nick was co-manager of the BlackRock UK Absolute Alpha Fund. He was also Head of Research for BlackRock’s UK Equity Team and a Director at the company. He began his career in 1999 when he joined Merrill Lynch Investment Managers as an investment analyst, working on the UK and emerging market teams.

James Deal

Co-CEO, RetailBook

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Benoit Chastel

Corporate Access - Director, Citigroup

Benoit joined Citigroup in Paris in July 2024 as head of Continental European Corporate Access Origination. Previously, he was Investor Relations Manager at Coface, a credit insurance corporate (€2.5bn mkt cap). And before that, Benoit was corporate access at Oddo BHF and Cheuvreux. He started his career in New York at Access International Advisors (a third-party marketer selling US Hedge fund to European investors). He is a member of the CLIFF, the French IR association.

Camilla Campbell

Director, Investor Relations

Camilla joined GSK in 2018 as Head of Communications for Digital & Tech and moved across to the Investor Relations team two years ago.  Having navigated communications through COVID-19, the transformation of the company and then the separation of Haleon, she is thoroughly enjoying telling the company narrative to an investor audience.  Camilla has over 20 years of communications experience in strategy and transformation in the finance sector having worked at HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group and Societe General Corporate Investment Bank.

Virginia Phillips

Investor Relations Manager, Coca-Cola HBC

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Katharine Sutton

Investor Relations, Kenmare Resources

Katharine Sutton has 17 years’ experience in investor relations. She joined Kenmare Resources plc in 2019 and prior to that, she was VP Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs at TSX and NYSE-listed gold producer Golden Star Resources, Head of Investor Relations at West African gold producer Amara Mining plc, and Head of Investor Relations at FTSE 250 gold producer Centamin plc. She began her career in the City at Buchanan Communications (now Burson Buchanan) and worked as a Broadcast Journalist at BBC Leicester. Katharine holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature from the University of York.

Clare Marland

Head of Corporate Communications, Workspace

Clare joined Workspace as Head of Corporate Communications in 2015 to set up the comms and investor relations functions. Today she defines and oversees Workspace’s positioning with its different stakeholders, including customers, investors, employees and media. Clare was previously at Finsbury (now FGS Global) for eight years, working for cross-sector clients with a focus on UK consumer and Italian businesses.

Rachel Madan

Sustainability & Impact Director, Luminous

Rachel Madan leads our Sustainability & Impact division and sits on our Exec Board.

Rachel joined us in 2021 and has been responsible for establishing our successful sustainability practice.

A seasoned sustainability leader with 20+ years’ experience, Rachel leads our award-winning consulting team, helping clients to make the right decisions, deliver on their strategies, and tell their stories. She provides strategic counsel to companies seeking a best-practice approach to sustainability strategy development, communications and reporting.

Anna Titareva

European Economist, UBS

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Bethany Barnes

Director of Investor Relations - Dr. Martens Plc

Deputy Chair of the IR Society
Chair of the Membership Committee

Bethany has been Director of Investor Relations at Dr. Martens Plc since its IPO in February 2021. Prior to this Bethany held the same role at Domino’s Pizza Plc and N Brown Group Plc. Bethany previously worked as a sell-side analyst covering European General Retail at both Berenberg and Investec, and for capital markets advisory firm Makinson Cowell. She is a CFA charterholder.

Rob Gurner

Head of Investor Relations, Inchcape

Deputy Chair of the IR Society
Chair of the Conference Committee
Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee

Rob joined Inchcape plc, the leading global automotive distributor, as Head of IR in April 2023, have previously been at Plus500, a global fintech group, which he joined in May 2020. Prior to that, Rob spent 3 years as Head of IR at Inmarsat plc, a satellite operator, before which he was Head of Global Investor relations for Tokyo-listed Dentsu Inc, following their acquisition of Aegis plc in 2013, where was Head of IR. Before that, Rob had senior IR roles for Lonmin Plc, a platinum mining business, and G4S plc, a security services company. Before moving into in-house IR, Rob worked for a number of financial communications consultancies.

Joanne Roberts

Investor Relations Director, Phoenix Group

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Rob Gurner

Head of Investor Relations, Inchcape

Deputy Chair of the IR Society
Chair of the Conference Committee
Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee

Rob joined Inchcape plc, the leading global automotive distributor, as Head of IR in April 2023, have previously been at Plus500, a global fintech group, which he joined in May 2020. Prior to that, Rob spent 3 years as Head of IR at Inmarsat plc, a satellite operator, before which he was Head of Global Investor relations for Tokyo-listed Dentsu Inc, following their acquisition of Aegis plc in 2013, where was Head of IR. Before that, Rob had senior IR roles for Lonmin Plc, a platinum mining business, and G4S plc, a security services company. Before moving into in-house IR, Rob worked for a number of financial communications consultancies.

Romney Fox

Senior Investment Director and PM, abrdn

Romney is a Senior Investor Director at Abrdn plc, with over 19 years experience as a generalist UK & European equity analyst and fund manager, together with a specialism in listed real estate.

Romney is a CFA Charterholder, and has a BA Hons in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) from Oxford University, and a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) from City University.

Siobhán Andrews

Head of Investor Relations, Smiths Group

Siobhán has more than 18 years’ expertise in Investor Relations, and more than 10 years’ capital markets experience in equity research and within investment management. She is currently Head of IR at Smiths Group, and was previously Head of IR at Spectris and Deputy Head of IR at BG Group. Prior to her career in IR, Siobhán was a research analyst covering the utilities sector at UBS, and also worked at a leading UK investment management company.

Robert Dann

Head of Marketing & Operations - IR Society

Rob joined the IR Society in January 2012 as head of marketing, with responsibility for the society’s marketing and sponsorship programme. In 2014 Rob’s role developed to incorporate all of the society’s membership activities, including member recruitment and retention and the identification of potential new member groups. In 2019 the roles further expanded to incorporate internal processes and operations. Prior to moving into IR Rob had previously worked in marketing roles across a number of sectors, most recently as group head online for an international media company.

Anneka Finnane

Events Manager - IR Society

Anneka joined the IR Society in May 2024 as Events Manager. Her most recent role was at the Association of Foreign Banks as Senior Practice, Events and Training Associate. Prior to that, she has worked in various membership organisations such as the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry, British Council for Offices, and Industry and Parliament Trust, managing a wide variety of events and training programmes. Anneka has a degree in Event Management from Bournemouth University. Outside of work she enjoys spending time with her family.

Matt Hall

CEO - IR Society

Matt is CEO at the Investor Relations Society, where he is responsible for the delivery of the Society's strategic and operational objectives.

Prior to joining the Society, Matt held senior roles for representative membership organisations within financial and professional services, including UK Finance, the Chartered Insurance Institute, and TheCityUK. Matt is a Non-Executive Director at the Association of Democratic Services Officers (ADSO) and has an MBA from Bayes Business School.

Matthew Hall

Vice Chairman of UK Investment Banking, UBS

Matt is Vice Chairman of UK Investment Banking at UBS, having previously worked at Credit Suisse as Co-Head of UK Investment Banking and Corporate Broking. Matt started his career at Credit Suisse in 1997 where he worked until 2010 before spending 10 years at Deutsche Bank where he ran the Corporate Broking business. Matt’s current clients include Bunzl, CCH, Halma and Intertek and over the last 27 years in the broking industry, he has advised the likes of Barratt Developments, Carphone Warehouse, BAT, Diageo, IAG, ITV, RB, Stagecoach and Talktalk. 

Tim Lucas

Portfolio manager, UK Equities team, Newton Investment Management

Tim is the lead portfolio manager for the UK Equity and Sustainable UK Opportunities strategies. Tim joined Newton in 2004, and prior to his current role, was a global research analyst for 16 years, after which he co-managed the UK Equity Income strategy. Prior to joining Newton, Tim worked as an equity analyst at Insight Investment, covering the chemicals and support services sectors.

Anna Hartropp

Director, Anna Hartropp Ltd

Anna runs a specialist investor relations search firm using her knowledge and experience of having worked in-house as a permanent IRO and IR consultant, as well as having been an Advisor.

Her work in Investor Relations at small, mid and large cap Companies includes Cookson, M&S, Logica (now CGI) and Laird. As an IR Consultant, Anna provided Interim IR solutions as well as projects to help orientate newly appointed IR professionals. Anna worked latterly as an Advisor at Liberum Capital working with listed Companies as well as helping to bring private companies to the market. She has been an active member of the Investor Relations Society and currently sits on the Membership Committee.

Prior to Investor Relations, Anna worked for a high net worth individual and for several key figures at the Conservative Party, including Lord Saatchi, the Rt Hon David Cameron and the Rt Hon Theresa May MP. 

Professor Ken Lee

Director of postgraduate taught programmes at Loughborough Business School

Kenneth is a Professor in the Accounting and Finance research group of Loughborough Business school and the Director of Postgraduate Taught programmes. Prior to this he was an Associate Professorial Lecturer at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is a member of the Capital Markets Advisory Committee (CMAC), a body supported by the IFRS Foundation, which interprets proposed accounting changes from the perspective of capital market participants.

Before academia Kenneth was a Managing Director & Head of European Equity Research at Barclays Capital, where he worked for 8 years before leaving in August 2017 to take up a number of academic positions. Prior to this he was also a Managing Director and a ranked accounting and valuation analyst at Citi Investment Research in London.

He holds a doctorate from Aston Business School, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, a member of the Institute of Taxation and a CFA Charterholder. He is the co-author of Financial Statement Analysis under IFRS (2018, 6th Ed.) Company Valuation under IFRS (2020, 3rd ed.) and just published The Valuation Book (2024) also with Harriman House.

Michael Hufton

Head of Investor Relations, Computershare Investor Engagement

Michael founded ingage in 2013 to provide Enterprise Investor Relations software solutions enabling easy, efficient engagement between companies and investors.  Since the acquisition of ingage by Computershare in 2024, Michael is Head of Investor Relations within Computershare’s Investor Engagement business.  Prior to ingage, Michael spent 18 years in the capital markets, 10 as a portfolio manager and buy-side analyst and 8 on the sell-side at Cazenove & Co, where he was a partner.

David Watts

Director, Lazard

David joined Lazard in 2020 as part of the Makinson Cowell team.  He advises U.K. and international listed companies on all aspects of their investor relations and on communicating their investment propositions to the capital markets.  David's clients come from a wide range of sectors, including consumer goods, food retail, support services, and TMT.  He works with investor relations departments, executive management, and Boards as a long-term retained advisor, as well as on Investor Perception Studies and other periodic projects.  Prior to joining Lazard, David was part of the Makinson Cowell team at KPMG, where he qualified as a chartered accountant.

Richard Marwood

Senior Investment Manager, Royal London Asset Management

Richard is the Head of the Equity Income team and manages the RL UK Equity Income, RL UK Dividend Growth and UK Income with Growth funds, which is around £2.5bn of assets. He joined RLAM in 2016, having previously worked at AXA Investment Managers for 19 years where ran a wide range of UK equity and multi-asset portfolios, most notably AXA’s Distribution Fund franchise. Prior to working in the City, Richard had an engineering background, having served an apprenticeship with British Aerospace. He holds a Mechanical Engineering Degree from Sheffield University and a PhD in Aerodynamics from Oxford University.

Caroline Crampton

Group Head of Investor Relations, Keller

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Joe Simpson

Investor Relations Director, IHG Hotels & Resorts

Joe is an experienced Investor Relations professional, and has been in his current role with IHG Hotels and Resorts since early 2022. Previously he held a number of senior roles across the business, predominantly focused on capital projects and group cash flow. In a finance career that has spanned over 15 years, Joe also held several positions at AkzoNobel and qualified as a Chartered Accountant as part of KPMG’s Corporate Finance business.

Rhian Powell

Investor Relations Analyst, Burberry

Rhian joined the Investor Relations team at Burberry in 2022. Rhian has worked on the development and execution of the Burberry IR Programme and investor targeting strategy since joining. The former of which was recognised by the IR Society at the 2023 Best Practice Awards where Burberry won Best IR Programme in the large cap category. Prior to this Rhian was on the Investor Relations team at Singer Capital Markets supporting small and mid-cap companies with their IR Programmes. Rhian has a History degree from King’s College London.

Aaron Dougherty

Head of Creditor Relations, S&P Global

Aaron Dougherty is an Executive Director in the S&P Global Markets Division and Global Head of Fixed Income Advisory based in New York. Aaron has over 20 years of experience in creditor relations and capital markets. Prior to S&P, Aaron held senior leadership roles in Product and Sales at IHS Markit and Ipreo.

Aaron is a graduate of Fordham University and a member of the Turnaround Management Association and American Bankruptcy Institute.

Angus Berkeley

Vice President, FI Debt Capital Markets, Commercial & Institutional, NatWest Markets

Angus joined NatWest Markets in 2022 and has worked within UK & Ireland Banks and Building Societies DCM coverage since 2019, executing a number of Covered Bond, Senior and Capital bond transactions for issuers including OSB Group, Co-operative Bank, Shawbrook, TSB, Santander UK and NatWest Group.
Angus focuses on the UK challenger bank sector, and recently worked on the establishment of Shawbrook’s EMTN programme, in addition to the Co-operative Bank’s new covered bond programme.

William Appleyard

Managing Director, Head of FI DCM UK/Ireland & Australia, NatWest

Will is Head of FI DCM UK/Ireland & Australia at NatWest Markets. He joined the firm in 2013 and has worked in a range of teams including Debt Capital Markets Origination, Capital Solutions, Balance Sheet Advisory and NatWest Group Treasury. In his role he currently leads debt capital markets origination for UK, Irish and Australian Financial Institution clients. Specifically he has led the execution for RMBS, Covered Bond, Senior and Capital bond issues and advises issuers on investor engagement to support their transaction objectives.

Lucia Pitteri

Business Development Associate Director, S&P Global Ratings

Lucia Pitteri is Business Development Associate Director at S&P Global Ratings. As part of her role, Lucia focuses on business development activities in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands covering credit ratings and sustainable finance.

Prior to joining S&P in 2019, Lucia worked in the financial sector in Frankfurt. Lucia holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International Business from Maastricht University and a Master’s Degree in International Finance from the University of Glasgow.

Chris Fenske

Head of Capital Markets Research for the Global Markets Group at S&P Global Market Intelligence

Chris Fenske is currently Head of Capital Markets Research for the Global Markets Group at S&P Global Market Intelligence, where he focuses on providing insight into the liquidity and performance of equity and debt capital markets. Prior to joining S&P Global, he was a senior vice president at NY based hedge fund, where he managed a $900 million portfolio of distressed securitized products. He began his career at Credit Suisse as a fixed income research analyst on the #1 ranked mortgage ABS research team by Institutional Investor Magazine and later became a trader of distressed MBS and credit default swaps on ABS.

Bronwyn Williams

Futurist, Economist and Business Trends Analyst

Bronwyn Williams is a polymath who will challenge your assumptions about the present and the future. She is a Futurist, Economist and Business Trends Analyst. 

She has over a decade’s worth of experience in strategic management, trend research and strategic foresight. She has consulted for clients in public and private sectors across the world.  

Part economist, part strategist, Bronwyn’s particular areas of expertise include fintech trends, alternative economic models, and sustainable futures design.

Rob Gurner

Head of Investor Relations - Inchcape

Deputy Chair of the IR Society
Chair of the Conference Committee
Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee

Rob joined Inchcape plc, the leading global automotive distributor, as Head of IR in April 2023, have previously been at Plus500, a global fintech group, which he joined in May 2020. Prior to that, Rob spent 3 years as Head of IR at Inmarsat plc, a satellite operator, before which he was Head of Global Investor relations for Tokyo-listed Dentsu Inc, following their acquisition of Aegis plc in 2013, where was Head of IR. Before that, Rob had senior IR roles for Lonmin Plc, a platinum mining business, and G4S plc, a security services company. Before moving into in-house IR, Rob worked for a number of financial communications consultancies.

Holly Gillis

Head of Investor Relations - Diploma

Chair of the Education Committee

Holly is Head of IR at Diploma plc. Prior to that she was a Senior Director at leading financial and corporate communications consultancy, Citigate Dewe Rogerson (CDR). Before joining CDR in 2021, Holly gained over 15 years of experience in in-house finance, corporate communications and investor relations roles in the high-profile UK public transport sector. In her most recent role – Head of IR at The Go-Ahead Group plc – Holly was a member of the leadership team and was a trusted advisor to the Board and Executive Management.

Having held an in-house Head of IR role throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Holly is experienced in crisis management and stakeholder engagement. She is skilled in simplifying complex concepts into digestible messaging with consideration for multiple audiences.  

An active member of the Investor Relations Society, Holly is co-chair of the Education Committee, having previously been a member of the Society’s Best Practice Committee. She completed the IR Society’s prestigious DELIVER programme in early 2021.

Holly is an ACCA qualified accountant and has a BSc in Psychology. 

Matthew Hall

Vice Chairman of UK Investment Banking, UBS

Matt is Vice Chairman of UK Investment Banking at UBS, having previously worked at Credit Suisse as Co-Head of UK Investment Banking and Corporate Broking. Matt started his career at Credit Suisse in 1997 where he worked until 2010 before spending 10 years at Deutsche Bank where he ran the Corporate Broking business. Matt’s current clients include Bunzl, CCH, Halma and Intertek and over the last 27 years in the broking industry, he has advised the likes of Barratt Developments, Carphone Warehouse, BAT, Diageo, IAG, ITV, RB, Stagecoach and Talktalk.