Our People: Support Services & Construction
Geoff Allum – Analyst
Geoff joined KBC Peel Hunt in 2006 and has 25 years’ experience as an equities analyst, starting at Fielding Newson-Smith in 1982 after he graduated from Aston University with a BSc (Hons) in Managerial & Administrative Studies. He has been a director of NatWest County Bank, and worked for Henderson Crosthwaite (later acquired by Investec Bank).
Geoff has specialised in the Support Services sector since 1998. He was rated the 7th best stock picker in the City in 2005 and 2nd best in Commercial Services (he’s been rated in the top three in his sector most years). He also picked up the Analyst of the Year award in 2007.
geoff.allum@kbcpeelhunt.com
Mike Foster – Analyst
Mike joined KBC Peel Hunt in 2002 and has over 25 years equity market experience having started out in the City as a fund manager in 1982, working for British Rail Pension Funds. Since 1991 he has specialised in providing building-sector analysis for the stockbroking industry, focussing on smaller and medium sized quoted businesses. Mike has previously held sector research positions at Credit Lyonnais and Baird.
mike.foster@kbcpeelhunt.com
David Hawkins – Equity Sales
Prior to joining KBC Peel Hunt in 2002, David gained seventeen years experience in sales with Credit Lyonnais and Panmure Gordon. Throughout he has worked closely with sector analysts, most notably in industrials and construction, though familiarity with the financial sector has been evidenced by playing a significant role in the IPO and secondary fundraising for Heritage in 2006.
david.hawkins@kbcpeelhunt.com
Marianne Woods – Director, Corporate Broking
Marianne has worked in the City for over 20 years. She started in general Equity Sales, and was then head of sales and research for smaller companies at both James Capel (now part of HSBC) and S.G. Securities. After leaving sales, she worked in Corporate Broking at Panmure Gordon before joining KBC Peel Hunt’s Corporate Broking department in 2007. Marianne has a BSc in chemistry and an MA, both from Durham University.
marianne.woods@kbcpeelhunt.com
Julian Blunt – Director, Corporate Finance
Julian joined KBC Peel Hunt in 1995 and has over ten years’ Corporate Finance experience. He has advised clients on a wide variety of transactions, and is now a director in our Corporate Finance department, specialising in the support services sector.
Julian graduated from Reading University with a degree in music. He also has an MBA from Bradford University.
julian.blunt@kbcpeelhunt.com
Nicholas Marren – Corporate Finance
Nicholas joined KBC Peel Hunt in 2006 and has over 4 years of corporate finance experience. He has previously worked at both ABN AMRO, Accenture and Arthur Andersen. He is a qualified chartered financial analyst (CFA) and studied Management Sciences at Loughborough Univeristy.
nicholas.marren@kbcpeelhunt.com
David Mansfield – Market Making
David was reunited with past colleagues from Warburg when he joined KBC Peel Hunt in 1999. And for the last three years, he has been an arbitrage trader in far-eastern equities and GDRs.
David started in the checking department of Scott Goff Layton in 1987, which then became Smith New Court. He moved to SG Warburg in 1989 as a blue button, and became a dealer a year later.
david.mansfield@kbcpeelhunt.com
Ian Dunton – Market Making
Ian joined the KBC Peel Hunt market-making desk in 1999. During the last eight years, he has worked in the property, mining, and oil & gas sectors and now specialises in support services and builders’ books. He has a degree in Accountancy and Finance, and is a qualified certified accountant.
ian.dunton@kbcpeelhunt.com
