Management team
David’s responsibilities as Joint Managing Director extend to the overseeing of all the Operational aspects of the business ensuring that the right technologies and support services are in place to deliver premium service levels to our customers and partners alike.
David joined the business as Finance Director in 2001. Prior to this, he started his career at KPMG and since leaving there, he has gained over 20 years of experience at senior management positions within the UK leasing and asset finance industry.
David is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a degree in Classics from Durham University.
Dominic joined in 2007 as Head of Technology developing the small ticket business and growing market share with predominantly international IT vendors and IT lessors and after 6 years he became Operational Business Development Director. Prior to this, Dominic joined the industry in 1994 as a graduate trainee at Hitachi Credit and then held various sales positions assisting vendors and resellers grow their sales through the use of finance across diverse markets including IT, Office Equipment, Printing, Machine Tools and Material Handling.
His role as Joint Managing Director sees him responsible for overseeing the Sales and Customer facing areas of the business.
Dominic holds a Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) Diploma and has a degree in German and Management Science from Keele University.
Tim joined the business as Financial Controller in 2011 and was promoted to Finance Director in 2019 having accumulated over 17 years of experience in asset finance. His career started out on a graduate scheme at Hitachi Capital where he gained experience in management accounting, vendor sales, syndication, project management and FP&A.
As Finance Director he has complete oversight of all accounting, tax, VAT, and treasury activities. He also holds the position of Company Secretary.
Tim is a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA) and has a degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of the West of England.
Responsible for IT, Security, Data and Change. Working closely with the SGEF Group CIO community on implementing strategic group wide initiatives.
Dan joined SGEF as CIO in January 2023, where he is accountable for developing the UK IT and systems transformation strategy and driving the business priorities for the CIO team. He previously worked for Aldermore Bank in various management roles across IT, Security, Data and Change and has worked in the Finance industry for over 15 years.
Dan has a wealth of experience in building high performing teams, as well as change management and shifting organisational mind set.
Overall responsibility for the delivery of HR operations, strategy and governance for SGEF UK. Supported by a team of 4 HR generalists. The HR team partners closely with the business to recruit, develop and retain motivated staff who remain committed to deliver an excellent service for our customers. We work hard to foster a culture and environment that is both diverse, inclusive and makes staff feel proud to belong.
Prior to joining SGEF in 2020, I worked for PWC in a role supporting and developing staff in the Global Capital Markets and Insurance and Investment Management groups. My passion has always been in roles where you sit firmly in the business supporting the senior management team.
I have been an HR professional for 17 years networking internally within the Group and externally to keep abreast of current trends.
Responsible for all risk management strategies and operations for transactional, operational and portfolio risk, as well as for creating local and implementing central policies and procedures designed for the identification and mitigation of risk.
Originally a member of the UK arm of Deutsche Bank's leasing business (GEFA), I joined SGEF as part of SG's aquisition of GEFA in September 2011. Starting out as a Risk Analyst I became CRO in 2016.
Operating in the leasing industry for 31 years I have worked for a range of businesses, including some of our competitors, covering roles as diverse as Auditing, Collections, Compliance, Recoveries, and Project Management.
Member of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management.
Neil joined the company in August 2019. He has overall responsibility for representing SGEF's customers' (Introducers') needs around the business. Namely, he co-ordinates how we deliver the outcomes they need and the service excellence they expect both for today and for tomorrow.
Neil has over 20 years' experience in financial services for a variety of savings, and consumer credit organisations. Most recently he worked as Head of Customer Experience and Head of Customer Management for NS&I and held a variety of marketing positions at GE Money.
Neil is a Chartered Customer Experience professional (CCXP) from the Customer Experience Professionals Association (CXPA). He also holds the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) Postgraduate Diploma and a BSC in International Management from Manchester University.