OUR PEOPLE
David Altshuler, Director
David qualified as a Chartered Accountant in South Africa in 1972. In 1975 he became Company Secretary of Woolworth Holdings (South Africa) and transferred to the UK in 1977 to become Treasurer of Marks & Spencer plc. In 1980 he formed National Leasing & Finance Co., with Howard Kitchner, providing sophisticated leasing and asset based finance packages to the industrial, aerospace, film and property sectors.
Anna Josse, Director
Anna has expertise in relationship and operational management. Previously She worked in high-tech and set up the Yazam Europe office and was the Director of Investor Relations. Anna set up and ran for 6 years the British arm of a USA based charity called the New Israel Fund. Anna has co-founded a charity, Prism the Gift Fund that administers tax effective giving. She acts as a trustee for several charities.
Howard Kitchner, Director
Howard qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Glasgow in 1968. Howard's early career was in banking with Brown Shipley & Co., and in 1979 he set up a lease broking company for the Godsell group. In 1980 he was the joint founder and Chairman of National Leasing & Finance Co., and retains this position today in a non-executive capacity. Howard is a director and shareholder of a number of high technology companies, including Clinical Computing plc and Optimay GMBH, where he has taken specific board responsibility for audit reviews and remuneration.
Gideon Lyons, Director
Gideon has been involved in founding and growing a number of companies. He is a director of Wirefast, the operator of a global multi messaging service that connects global businesses with their clients, suppliers and employees. Customers include all the major UK national and regional media companies, government bodies and both FTSE 100 and global companies. In 1994 Gideon co-founded a retail group with stores across the UK operating Levi franchises, Timberland franchises and Cat Footwear, and Bed and Bath works. In 1982 Gideon built up a multi-national automotive component group. Gideon has co-founded a charity, Prism the Gift Fund that administers tax effective giving. He continues to hold a number of directorships and shareholdings in private companies.
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