In 2012, a team of 40 brave men and women, led by Outward Bound’s Chairman, HRH The Duke of York, abseiled over 787ft down the side of The Shard, making history and raising a transformational £2.8m in funds for The Outward Bound Trust and The Royal Marines Charitable Trust.

Following the unprecedented success of this outstanding event, the supporters of both organisations were keen to know - what’s next? We knew if we were to follow in these prestigious footsteps, we had to make our next challenge even greater than the last; hence the City Three Peaks challenge was born.

Tracy is CEO of Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC), a specialist insurer of UK defined benefit pension funds. Formerly Chief Investment Officer at PIC, Tracy is an alumna of Goldman Sachs. Tracy is a longstanding supporter of the Outward Bound Trust and has an abiding interest in socially useful capitalism.

Situated in the heart of the historic valley of Wensleydale, the Bolton Estate is a multi-faceted business with interests including agricultural, residential and commercial property, limestone quarries and also has operations in forestry, tourism, weddings, education, renewable energy and horse racing.

Bolton is home to Harry, 8th Lord Bolton and his family, whose forebears have owned parts of the estate since 1149. Despite a colourful history and the best attempts of certain family members to antagonise the Crown, the estate has flourished and the land unit has been passed down from father to son (and twice through illegitimate daughters) since medieval times

David is the Chairman and Chief Executive of Alcentra Ltd, a global asset management firm.  He is also the Founder and Chairman of the DFN Charitable Foundation.  The Foundation was founded with the aim of supporting the areas of education, healthcare and conservation.  The current focus of the Foundation is the building of a special needs school in Surrey.  With this at the forefront of the Foundation’s activities, David was delighted to take on the City Three Peaks challenge and to help raise funds to allow The Outward Bound Trust help more disadvantaged young people.

SVG Capital listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1996 and is a leading private equity investor. With net assets of over £1bn, SVG Capital invests across the private equity asset class providing shareholders with a balanced single point access to private equity and private equity related assets. We have a focused investment strategy which allows us to select managers and investments that we believe have the ability to outperform the wider market. Our investment strategy is overlaid with a focus on optimising shareholder returns through a disciplined capital allocation framework

SVG Capital has been supporting The Outward Bound Trust for 2 years.

George Hammer is a natural entrepreneur, who has spent the last four decades bringing new and innovative concepts to market in the fashion, health, & fitness; events and beauty industries. George also founded the world renowned Urban Retreat Salon and Spa located on the fifth floor of Harrods amongst many other companies.

Fasha Mahjoor, an Outward Bound Trustee, is the founder and CEO of Phenomenex, a global leader in the research, development, manufacturing and distribution of leading edge analytical scientific solutions. Voted as one of the top 100 most influential people in the analytical science industry, Fasha oversees a global organization with a unique culture dedicated to the advancement of the sciences and defined by its enormous passion and investment in supporting worthy philanthropic causes. After his abseil down The Shard in 2012, Fasha has been thirsting for more adventure in the name of The Outward Bound Trust. He is looking forward to conquering the City Three Peaks Challenge and raising funds for this noble cause.  

Following a 21-year career in the British Army and a 21-year career in Financial Services, Guy Munnoch is now Non Executive Director and Advisor for several firms in the UK and South Africa and also runs a successful Leadership Development company.  In his spare time, he enjoys physical challenges which have included summiting Everest, trekking to both the North and South Poles and running ultra-marathons.

Vin’s career has included a combination of venture capital, private equity and CEO/operational experience, centred around twenty years of M&A activity in the software sector. Vin is a partner at Elderstreet Investments and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Computer Software, a consolidator in the healthcare and business solutions sector, which she founded in 2008 and sold for £750m, in March 2015 to Vista Equity Partners, a software and technology-focused private equity firm. Prior to this, Vin was CEO of Computer Software Group plc, from 2002 which she took private four years later and following a merger sold to the US-based private equity vehicle, Hellman Friedman, in 2007 for £500m. Vin is currently non-executive director at FTSE250 Chime plc and Greenko plc. Previous roles include COO for Kewill Systems plc, Chairman of Leeds Group plc and a non-executive director of Concateno plc.

Brookfield Rose is no ordinary business group. We prefer to do things differently; finding opportunity where others see problems. And where many settle for convention, we feel more energised by challenging it.  As a group of highly experienced professionals, our people redefine best practice on a daily basis. For now, we’re focusing on the recruitment, personal finance and logistics sectors, with transformative solutions, systems and software.  Our collective insights, skills and talents are streamlining administration, saving time and improving bottom lines for companies and brands across the UK, as well as offering individuals a better way to find and manage their employment, or get a better deal on loans or logistics.

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