Alexander David: Dedicated, independent broker providing online share dealing, investing & share trading

Michael Hicks, aged 73, has over 50 years of experience in the financial services sector. He was dealing partner at Simon & Coates Stockbroker, where he worked for 21 years and at Frank H Statham Stockbrokers for 5 years. He joined Prudential Bache as director of UK dealing and risk management, and following that was director and head of sales trading of Société Générale Stockbrokers.

He remains active in the financial services sector and is a member of the Guild of International Bankers and a Freeman of the City of London.

David Scott, aged 43, has over 20 years of corporate broking and investment banking experience in advising small and medium-sized companies on both the Official List and AIM. He has extensive experience in private equity and advising unquoted companies. David began his career in the corporate finance department of L Messel & Co and has since been a director of corporate broking at ING Barings, a director of Resolution Partners Limited, and more recently a director of corporate finance at Lewis Charles. David is a co-founder of Alexander David and heads the corporate department.

David has responsibility for the business development of the Company and for the day-to-day management of all divisions within the Group. David is also a consultant to Hunter Wise Securities LLC, a US corporate finance house.

Trevor Coote, aged 45, has 20 years experience in the stock market. He joined JP Morgan Investment Management in 1987 as a buy-side investment dealer. He was, most recently, head of retail broking at Lewis Charles and previously trainer and stock-picker for Hoodless Brennan. Trevor is Head of Equity Sales, responsible for the oversight of Alexander David’s equities business.

Tony Cowling, aged 72, was a founder member of Taylor Nelson in 1965 and was responsible for building many of the company’s specialist divisions and syndicate panel services over the last 35 years. As chief executive, Tony led the company through the acquisition of AGB in 1992, the merger with Sofres in 1997, the acquisition of many other companies, in addition to significant organic growth taking Taylor Nelson to become the second largest market research company in the world with offices in 70 countries.

Tony stood down as CEO in 2001, but remained as chairman until 2006 when he retired from the board with the honorary title of president. Tony is also president of Gallup International Association.

Andrew Grant, aged 49, spent his early career as a tax adviser working for the accountancy firms Touche Ross, as a tax manager, and Pannell Kerr Forster as a manager in their tax and financial planning department where he advised high net worth individuals on tax planning and the use of tax efficient investments. In 1992, he left Pannell Kerr Forster to concentrate on the expansion of Jarvis Investment Management plc, which he had been running contemporaneously since 1984.

Andrew is chairman and chief executive of Jarvis Securities plc, and is responsible for that company’s strategy and for day to day management of that business.

Angus qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1973 with Deloitte Plender Griffiths and worked on a number of large audits in London, Paris and Malta. He then joined Charterhouse Group spending over 20 years in various assignments in their Banking, Commodities and Securities divisions. Since leaving Charterhouse, Angus has been finance director of an Investment Trust and a Corporate Finance Boutique. He joined Alexander David Securities Group Plc in 2009.