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Tim Seymour
Tim Seymour was brought up in South Africa.
After receiving a commission in the South African Navy he won
a Rhodes Scholarship and took a first in PPE at Oxford and won
a Rugby Blue.
Tim qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse in 1977. He then embarked on a career in Merchant Banking, first with S.G. Warburg and then with County Bank where, as a Director, he was responsible for a wide range of clients, including NatWest Bank, Securicor, Saatchi & Saatchi, Sandell Perkins, Thermal Scientific and Emess Lighting.
In 1986 Tim and Roger Looker founded Gilbert Elliot Corporate Finance, which later became part of the private banking group, Rea Brothers, where he was Head of Corporate Finance and a Director and shareholder until its acquisition by Close Brothers in 2000. Rea Brothers specialised in all areas of corporate finance advice for growth companies, both quoted and unquoted and, with the Benfield Group, were partners in a joint venture, which provided specialist advice to the insurance industry. In 2001, Tim and Roger founded Stafford.
Tim has held Directorships in a number of public, quoted and private companies including the insurance mutual manager Thomas Miller, the French household products group Le Creuset and the branded stationary manufacturer and distributor Royal Sovereign, where he was non-executive Chairman.
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