Christopher Cowan

Bio

Mr Cowan has over 40 years experience working for international companies in a finance role. This includes over 13 years acting as a Group Finance Director, firstly with Jardine Matheson Holdings, for five years to 1997, and then with Avis Europe plc for four years until 2002. He was then appointed Group Finance Director of Prebon Group Ltd, a leading international money broking business which was acquired by Collins Stewart Tullett plc in 2004. Most recently, Mr Cowan was Chief Financial Officer of CreditTrade Inc, a credit derivatives broker operating in London, New York and Singapore, which was acquired by a competitor in November 2006. Mr Cowan was a Non Executive Director of Henlys Group plc for seven years to 2004. As a Non Executive Director of Aurora Russia, Mr Cowan chairs the Valuation Committee and sit on the Audit Committee.