Board profiles

Martin Robinson Chairman Martin has been engaged in the financial services industry for over 25 years. He is a Director of each of the offshore funds with lead responsibility for the UK Agricultural Land Fund.
Simon Wombwell Chief Executive Officer Simon has spent his entire career in the financial services industry and has been a non-executive director of Brooks Macdonald Group plc since 2002. He was appointed as an executive director in a full time capacity in February 2011.
Chris Macdonald Director Chris is Chief Executive Officer of Brooks Macdonald Group plc. He is a qualified fund manager and was a founding director of Brooks Macdonald Group in 1991.
Jon Gumpel Director Jon was a founder of Brooks Macdonald Group in 1991, having worked in the industry since 1986. During his career, he has won a number of investment management awards and sits on both the Brooks Macdonald Asset Management Ltd and Group boards. Jon is one of the investment directors responsible for overseeing investment management strategy and asset allocation for Brooks Macdonald Asset Management Ltd and is a member of the Group Executive Management Committee.
James Agar Investment Director James is Investment Director concentrating on property acquisition and financial relationship management, whilst also sitting on the board of the group's property asset management division, Braemar Estates. He is the Alternate Director of each of the offshore funds and he also has lead responsibility for the Ground Rents Income Fund plc, a newly formed real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in UK ground rents.