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Lombard Risk Board

Seasoned Business Leaders With Years Of Collective Financial Industry Expertise.

The Lombard Risk Board Of Directors consists of some of the brightest and most experienced executives in the financial industry. Together, they draw on several decades of experience to advise and guide our executive team.

 

John Wisbey
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

John Wisbey is the visionary behind Lombard Risk (LSE:LRM) and its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He has led Lombard Risk since its launch in 1989 with the introduction of Oberon, one of the industry's original software systems for financial instrument valuation and risk management. Today, through internal product development and strategic acquisitions, Lombard Risk is an international leader in collateralised trading and regulatory compliance offering a wide range of products and services to multi-national clients.

Prior to establishing Lombard Risk, John was Head of Option Trading and a Director in the Swap Group at Kleinwort Benson Limited. John acquired a broad foundation in the world's financial markets and developed specialisations in derivatives and banking technology during his eight years in the banking division at Kleinwort Benson while based in London, Hong Kong and Singapore. John was also past Chairman of IDOX plc, a former subsidiary of Lombard Risk and now a leading company in UK e-government. IDOX plc is quoted on the London AIM market.

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John Wisbey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 

Ian Peacock
Deputy Chairman

Ian Peacock joined the board of Lombard Risk in 2000. He is also the Chairman of Mothercare plc, a consultant to the Board of the UK bank C.Hoare & Co (founded in 1672), and Chairman of the Family Mosaic Housing Association. Ian Peacock previously held a number of other senior positions including serving on the Barclays Bank Group Credit Committee, and the Group Board of Kleinwort Benson Group plc as well as Chairman of the Kleinwort Benson Credit Committee. He was also Chairman of Galiform plc from 2000-2006, a special advisor to the Bank of England from 1998 - 2000, and was a non-executive director of Norwich and Peterborough Building Society until 2005.

Ian Peacock
 

Keith Butcher
Finance Director & Company Secretary

Keith Butcher is the Finance Director and Company Secretary. He studied Management Science at Warwick University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG. Before joining Lombard Risk he was Finance Director and Company Secretary of two successful AIM listed technology companies, DataCash Group plc and Flomerics Group plc. During his tenure at DataCash between 2002 and 2007 its market capitalization grew from £8million to £300 million. At Flomerics he was a key member of the Board that negotiated the sale of the company to a NASDAQ listed business in 2008. He previously worked for PriceWaterhouse Coopers and Diagonal plc.

Keith Butcher, Financial Director, Company Secretary
 

Brian Crowe
Non-Executive Director

Brian Crowe joined the board of Lombard Risk in 2004 at the time of its IPO on AIM. He was the Chief Executive of Global Banking & Markets at the Royal Bank of Scotland plc ("RBS") until October 2008. During his tenure at RBS, Brian Crowe was a member of the Group ALCO, Credit and Investment Committees of RBS and a member of the Group Executive Management Committee. He was chairman of the Wholesale Committee of the British Bankers Association from 2006 to 2008, and was a member of the Global Banking Issues Committee of the European Banking Federation (or Fédération Bancaire Européenne) from 2005 to 2008. He was also a member of the City of London EU Strategy Group for 2007/8. Prior to joining RBS, he was Head of Derivatives at Chase Manhattan Bank in London. He is a former board member of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA).

Brian Crowe

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