Executive Board
Bruce Hepburn – Chief Executive
Bruce graduated with a Mechanical Engineering degree from Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, University of London. He worked as an industrial analyst in the manufacturing and engineering sector, later forming Mactavish to specialise in telecoms with leading clients AT&T, BT, CSC and IBM.
Between 1996 and 1998 he evolved the company to become a specialist provider of strategy consultancy and industrial analysis in the corporate insurance sector, leading to the evolution of the business as its stands today.
Martin Wynn – Finance Director
Martin qualified with Ernst and Whinney then joined Bunzl Plc, initially as part of the Internal Audit team. He rose to Divisional Finance Director of the European Disposables Division, reporting to the main board. Martin has been involved with Mactavish since spring 2003.
Martin holds a portfolio of Non Executive and Consulting roles, including with Freedom Recruitment Limited, a specialist retail recruitment business, where he was formerly Managing Director. Prior to this Martin was Finance Director of The Locum Group Limited, a Private Equity (UBS Capital) backed medical recruitment business, successfully leading the sale of the business to Reed Health Group plc.
Rob Smart – Director of Research/ Commercial Director
Rob graduated with a BA in Politics, Philosophy & Economics from Oxford University. Upon leaving Oxford he trained with The Kalchas Group, a leading independent strategy consultancy in London, founded by consultants from Bain and McKinsey.From there he moved to work as a strategy consultant with Booz-Allen & Hamilton on a range of international projects, prior to working with Mactavish since 2001.
Rob has been involved in developing all aspects of Mactavish’s business, especially the due diligence analysis on complex risks. He now heads up our research activities as well as discharging a wider development role across the business’s overall activity as Commercial Director.
Alison Cattermole – Company Secretary
Alison joined Mactavish in 1997 and has been involved in most aspects of the business culminating in her current position as Company Secretary. Her responsibilities include legal, HR, recruitment, IT and general administration.
She graduated in Chemical Engineering and Fuel Technology from the University of Sheffield and spent the first part of her career in the downstream oil industry in technical and operations management with Esso. Prior to joining Mactavish she spent a period lecturing at Surrey University.
