Directors

Howard Shore is an international entrepreneur and philanthropist, whose business interests originated in stockbroking and now span various alternative asset classes including real estate, technology and growth capital. He relinquished operational responsibilities for the Shore Capital Group in 2017 but remains Chairman and a majority shareholder. More information about his career and business interests can be found here.

Simon joined as Chief Executive Officer of Shore Capital Markets in 2002 and became co-CEO of Shore Capital Group Limited in April 2017. He is the former Managing Director and Co-Head of Pan European Equity Cash Trading at Lehman Brothers. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, Simon spent the previous 14 years at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, latterly as Head of Pan European Equity Cash Trading – developing its UK operations into one of the leading players in UK and German equities.

David Kaye graduated from Oxford University with a degree in law and was called to the Bar in 2000. David practised as a barrister at a leading London set of chambers for five years, advising on a range of complex commercial legal issues with a particular focus on financial investments and real estate. He joined Shore Capital in January 2006 and, having been Commercial Director and General Counsel for the Group, he became CEO of the asset management division in 2012. David became Co-CEO of the Shore Capital Group in 2017.

Andrew Whittaker is a Chartered Management Accountant and is a Member of Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, having gained over twenty years of experience in the investment sector and the fund industry across multiple jurisdictions. Andrew is currently Managing Director of Aver Partners, having previously been Managing Director at Ipes (Barings/Apex) and preceding that Managing Director at Capita. He has held senior management roles at Moscow Narodny and DML, having qualified whilst at Midland (HSBC/Montagu). Andrew is currently Chair of the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) Channel Islands Working Group and is a previous Chair of the Guernsey Investment Fund Association (GIFA). 

Heydan von Frankenberg joined Shore Capital in 2017 as the Managing Director of Shore Capital International and is responsible for the German real estate and asset advisory activities. Prior to joining Shore Capital, Heydan was a director at EY, having worked for 15 years in their Frankfurt, Abu Dhabi and Berlin offices where he advised banks, institutional investors and private equity firms on all real estate related matters. He is a qualified chartered surveyor (MRICS) and graduated with a degree in business administration from Freie Universität Berlin.