Board of Directors
Andrew Page
Executive Chairman
Board appointment
Andrew was appointed as the Executive Chairman in May 2017.
Committees
Nominations Committee
Key strengths
Andrew has considerable senior management experience and a deep understanding of the asset finance industry.
Career and experience
Andrew is one of the founding directors of Alfa. Andrew became the Chief Executive Officer in 2010 and the Executive Chairman in September 2016. Andrew provides commercial oversight and with the Board sets the strategic direction and goals of the company.
Andrew Denton
Chief Executive Officer
Board appointment
Andrew was appointed to the Board as an Executive Director in April 2017.
Committees
n/a
Key strengths
Computer scientist by training, considerable senior management experience and significant experience in the asset finance industry.
Career and experience
Andrew joined Alfa in 1995 and became a member of the Board of Directors in 2003 as Sales and Marketing Director. He was made Chief Operating Officer in 2014 and became CEO in September 2016. Andrew is also director and joint founder of the Leasing Foundation, an organisation that supports the leasing and asset finance industry through charitable activities, research and development.
Duncan Magrath
Chief Financial Officer
Board appointment
Duncan Magrath was appointed to the Board as an Executive Director in April 2020.
Committees
n/a
Key strengths
Extensive experience in senior financial positions both in the UK and internationally, including a deep understanding of investor relations and financial strategy.
Career and experience
Duncan started his career at Price Waterhouse, and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1989. He joined Ocean Group in 1992, and spent 13 years in the UK and US in various finance roles as the Group transformed into Exel Logistics. He joined Balfour Beatty, the infrastructure company, in 2006 and was Group CFO from 2008 to 2015. In 2016 he joined Rubix, an Industrial Parts Distributor, as Group CFO and was in that role through to 2019.
Matthew White
Chief Operating Officer
Board appointment
Matthew was appointed to the Board as an Executive Director in October 2019.
Committees
n/a
Key strengths
Considerable senior management experience in software development and all aspects of systems implementation and delivery.
Career and experience
Matthew White joined Alfa as a graduate in 1999, starting in a software development role. In his 20-year career delivering software for the asset finance industry, Matthew has direct experience of everything involved in systems implementation, from configuration and testing support to project management for a number of UK and European projects. From 2010 to 2016, Matthew’s role grew to include responsibility for most of the operations of the company, before he led Alfa’s IPO in 2017. As Chief Operating Officer, a role which he assumed in February 2019, Matthew is accountable for the international operations of the business, including Alfa’s technology platform and project delivery.
Steve Breach
Independent Non-Executive Director
Board appointment
Steve was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in August 2019.
Committees
Audit and Risk Committee – Chair of the Committee
Nomination Committee
Remuneration Committee
Key strengths
Steve has held a number of CFO roles and has extensive experience in corporate finance.
Career and experience
Steve is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, having qualified with EY in 1993 where he focused on providing corporate finance advice to technology businesses in the UK and internationally. Steve has 16 years' experience as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a number of businesses. Between 2010 and 2016, Steve was CFO of Tribal Group PLC, a leading international provider of student management software to the education market. Steve has subsequently pursued a portfolio career, acting as adviser to a number of privately owned companies.
Adrian Chamberlain
Independent Non-Executive Director
Board appointment
Adrian was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in April 2020.
Committees
Remuneration Committee – Chair of the Committee
Audit and Risk Committee
Nomination Committee
Key strengths
Extensive experience internationally in both the private and public sectors, particularly in strategy formulation and execution, technology and Software as a Service.
Career and experience
Adrian is a Non-Executive Director of Volex plc, a leading global supplier of power cords and cable assembly units where he chairs the Remuneration Committee and Cambridge University Health Trust, one of the country’s largest NHS Trusts, where he chairs the Performance Committee. He is also Executive Chairman of eConsult Ltd, a leading cloud based medical triage company. He previously has held senior executive positions in a number of private and public hi tech and telecommunications companies including Chief Executive Officer of Messagelabs and Achilles Ltd, a member of the Board of Cable and Wireless and Bovis Lend Lease and a member of the Operations Board at Symantec. He holds an MA in History from Trinity College, Cambridge and an MBA from the London Business School.
Charlotte de Metz
Independent Non-Executive Director
Board appointment
Charlotte was appointed as a Non-Executive Director in April 2020.
Committees
Audit and Risk Committee
Nominations Committee
Remuneration Committee
Key strengths
Strong track record in delivering innovative employee development, engagement, and retention practices. She has extensive experience in managing high-impact, enterprise-wide transformations in challenging, fast-paced environments.
Career and experience
Before joining Synamedia in early 2019 as Chief People Officer, Charlotte served as Global Head of Human Resources and more recently as Executive Vice President at Finastra, a global Fintech where she was responsible for Executive Talent, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Culture and Values, and Diversity and Inclusion. Prior to joining Finastra in 2012 as Global Head of Human Resources, Charlotte spent over 11 years at Ventyx, a global provider of software solutions for the energy, utility and other asset-intensive businesses. During her tenure at Ventyx she held various HR roles, latterly as Human Resource Manager for Rest of World.
Chris Sullivan
Independent Non-Executive Director
Board appointment
Chris was appointed as a Non-Executive Director and the Senior Independent Director in July 2019.
Committees
Nominations Committee – Chair of the Committee
Audit and Risk Committee
Remuneration Committee
Key strengths
Extensive experience of corporate, investment and retail banking and asset financing together with general management and listed company experience.
Career and experience
Chris is currently Chairman of the Westminster Abbey Investment Committee and is also a Non-Executive Director of Guild Esports PLC and the Goodwood Estates. He also serves as Senior Independent Director for DWF - a leading international legal business. Previously, he was Chief Executive of the Corporate & Investment Bank at Santander UK, and prior to this held various CEO roles during a 40 year career at The Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest. His eleven years on the Group Executive Committee included leading Corporate Banking, Retail Banking, Direct Line and Retail Direct and culminated in appointment to the post of Deputy Group Chief Executive in March 2014. A recipient of the Leasing Life European Lifetime Achievement Award, Chris brings expertise in the asset finance industry, having spent nearly thirty years with the Lombard Group in a number of directorate roles including as CEO.
