Mr Graham Ayres

KANDO id: 33582

Bio

Has substantial experience of working with institutional investors, advising on investment opportunities and dealing with management teams at a senior level. Spent 33 years in stockbroking, following an initial eight years in industry. Started his stockbroking career at one of the UK’s leading stockbrokers, Hoare Govett/ABN Amro, and was there from 1968 to 1996. During this time he became head of institutional sales for government securities before moving to equities and becoming deputy head of the institutional equity sales team. In this role worked closely with the investment analysts across a wide range of industry sectors, meeting management teams and assessing opportunities to invest in large and small quoted companies. In 1996 left Hoare Govett/ABN Amro and, together with a colleague from the equity sales team, joined the 3i-backed stockbroker Sutherland Limited, to form a new team in London as part of Sutherland’s expansion from its Scottish base. Left Sutherland in 2001 following its acquisition by Charterhouse Securities and the acquisition of Charterhouse by ING Barings, and then became a director of CGVP.

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