Our Board
The Board are totally committed to delivering shareholder value and to managing the Group to the highest ethical and corporate governance standards.
Peter Sawyer | Non-Executive Chairperson
Peter was appointed in 2005 having spent over 40 years in the Stockbroking and Fund Management industry holding senior operational and client relationship positions with Sheppards and Chase, Royal Trust Company of Canada. Latterly Peter was a Director of Fidelity Pensions Management.
Peter utilises his wide experience to ensure Goal's shareholders, employees and business counterparts are dealt with in an equitable, fair and proper manner.
Stephen Everard | Managing Director
Stephen was appointed as Managing Director in November 2002 having previously held senior operational and business management positions with Mercury Asset Management Ltd, Bank of America N.T & S.A and most latterly with Citigroup N.A. where he was Senior Vice President within their Operations group.
During his tenure Stephen has introduced a best practice culture throughout the Company which culminated in Goal being awarded an ISO9001 accreditation in May 2006. He has also implemented numerous strategic initiatives including alliances with acclaimed market leaders around the globe.
Stephen is a Justice of the Peace and a long-standing member of the Institute of Directors.
Saghar Bigwood | Executive Director
Saghar joined the Company in October 2003 and was elected to the Board in March 2009 having spent over 20 years in the Securities and Accounting sectors holding senior roles with Citigroup, Bank of America and DKB.
Saghar acts as Deputy to our Managing Director and utilises her wealth of experience and knowledge of taxation and process management to ensure our clients receive a premier level of service.
She has a B.Sc. Honours in Mathematical Sciences from Teesside University , is a Graduate Member of the Institute of Mathematics and a Member of the Securities Institute.
Johannes Van Kempen | Non-Executive Director
Jan became a non-executive Director in 2000 and has since then played an important role in the evolution of the Company.
In 2002 Jan retired from Loyens & Loeff which is a pre-eminent law firm in the Netherlands. He was a Tax Partner there for 23 years and was twice member of the Management Committee of the firm. After retirement from the Loyens & Loeff Jan acted as Counsel to the firm until 2007. He is presently is a Judge in the Lower Tax Court in The Netherlands.
