Elm has a dedicated and experienced board of directors in place, including three Non-Executive Directors, who are responsible for controlling the direction of the business and reporting on all activity to Elm’s shareholders.
A balanced approach to risk and reward
Our board of directors
Stephen Daniels
Managing Director
Stephen began his career at Accenture Corporation before joining the Asset Management division of Close Brothers Group plc in 2007. Stephen is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and holds an MBA from Durham University.
Edward Mole
Finance Director
A Chartered Certified Accountant, Edward has over 20 years’ experience in Financial Services. Edward began his career within the Asset Management division of Close Brothers Group plc, where he took on several roles assisting asset backed trading businesses.
Benjamin Phillips
Lending Director
Benjamin has over 20 years’ experience in the provision of Secured Finance to Real-Estate Developers and Investors, during his tenure at at Pluto Finance, Bank Leumi (UK) plc and Bank of Ireland. Benjamin holds a BSc in Investment & Finance in Property from the University of Reading.
Roger Skeldon
Commercial Director
Roger has over 20 years’ experience in Accounting, Finance and Investment. Previously, Roger was an Assistant Director at Close Brothers Group plc's Asset Management division, with responsibilities across a number of Real-Estate backed Investment Funds. Roger holds a BA in Business and Financial Economics from Staffordshire University and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.
Frank Scanlon
Non-Executive Director
Frank has over 50 years of experience in residential property, and previously held the role of managing director for the North London division of Bellway Homes.
Gordon Clements
Non-Executive Director
Gordon has over 40 years of experience in the banking and financial services sector and has previously held director positions with Lloyds Banking Group and Santander.
Nigel Fee
Non-Executive Director
Nigel was previously the Managing Director of Westbury Homes PLC and oversaw the sale of the business to Persimmon PLC for £643 million in 2006.
Elliot Tegerdine
Technical Director
Elliot is a Chartered Engineer with over 20 years of professional experience, including 15 years in the global energy sector. Elliot brings a wealth of project management experience on large energy schemes leading multi-disciplinary teams that enable the renewables team to continue to develop and grow as it supports our expanding operations.
Sam Archer
Senior Investment Director
Sam joined TIME in 2019 and has been investing into, portfolio managing and advising UK SME’s since 2004.
Prior to joining TIME, Sam was an Investment Director at Downing LLP, responsible for making tax efficient equity and debt investments across a variety of sectors. Prior to that Sam worked with Bluebox Corporate Finance having previously spent 8 years on the Investment team at Bridges Ventures.
Sam graduated from the University of Bristol with a first class degree in Economics and Accountancy and is a qualified ACA.
Sam is married to Stephanie and they have two children. When time allows, Sam enjoys playing football, the odd game of golf and traveling with his family to new and exciting places.