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Nick’s executive career was focused on the investment and pensions industry including Rothschild, Citibank and HSBC then was Head of the Investment Practice for Europe for Towers Watson.

Nick’s non-executive career includes numerous chair and NED appointments across a wide range of industries including financial services, software, logistics, sports technology and retail. He has also been a founder investor in a number of start ups.

Babloo’s career spanned nearly 35 years with Willis Towers Watson, a leading global management consultancy including Managing Director of Willis Towers Watson’s business in Europe, Middle East and Africa and a member of the firm’s Global Executive Committee.

Since retiring Babloo has taken on a number of non-executive director roles including Chairman of the B&CE Group, Chairman of RPMI Limited and Chairman of Scottish Widows’ Independent Governance Committee.

Chris is a founding partner of Archer Fleming. Chris’ background of more than a decade in mergers and acquisitions and deal making makes him ideally placed to liaise across both global corporate boards, SME’s and private equity backed businesses, and he has a specialism in the Life Insurance back book world.

Prior to Archer Fleming Chris was also founding partner of Forster Chase for over 10 years.

Chris has also bought, managed and sold multi-million pound businesses for himself and has ran a boutique M&A business in England and Scotland. He has built up a network over many years that is ideal for the rapidly changing business world in which we advise.

Esther Zheng-Grove is an experienced Researcher within Financial Services. She leads the Research and Delivery Function in Chase Corporate Finance, providing up to date market information on Institutional Investors, PE Firms, Asset Managers, Hedge Funds and similar organisations.

Prior to starting her career in research, Esther also ran her own IT start-up with a business partner that in five years grew to a turnover of £2M and was sold to a large PE backed Office Services Group. Esther has a degree in Law from the London School of Economics.

A successful Main and Subsidiary Board Director with over 20 years’ experience and an international track record of success in a range of sectors including financial and professional services and member organisations from FTSE 100 to Private Equity and non-profit.

Skilled in building relationships with key stakeholders including regulators, shareholders and members. A people focused leader who engages colleagues in developing and delivering sustainable transformation strategies, taking complex organisations through change and mentoring senior leaders to deliver success.

Well networked with influential decision makers in global markets, and experienced on national broadcast media and in public speaking.

Highly credible with business and political leaders across the world’s high growth areas and well networked with influential and commercially important decision makers.

Recent Board Experience:
Board Chairman (SMF 10), Senior INED (SMF 14), Remuneration and Nomination Committee Chair (SMF 12),
Strategy and Investment Committee Chair, Audit Committee member, Chief Executive,
Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Market Development Board Chair.

Francis is a Managing Partner within our Corporate Finance and Business Advisory division. He is an accomplished and senior business advisory professional with extensive experience working at the highest levels of business to provide board level advice to clients, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, business transformation and operational effectiveness, strategy, capability building, finance, growth, profitability and value creation.

Prior to joining Archer Fleming Corporate Finance Francis spent 24 years as a Partner, including 2 terms as Managing Partner of BDO Northern Ireland, has undertaken several non-executive roles, including, most recently, President and Chair of British Chambers of Commerce.  He was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in June 2019 for Services to UK Business.