About Andrew Whelan

I co-founded Sancus Limited in 2013 with John Davey. The business was acquired by GLI Finance in December 2014, wherein I became Director of Lending for GLI whilst retaining my position as CEO Sancus Group. In December 2015 I became CEO of GLI and have restructured the Group to focus on two key areas; 1) Sancus BMS Group a niche alternative finance lender based in 6 jurisdictions and 2) a FinTech portfolio of SME Focussed FinTech investments that are based on 3 continents. I have over 25 years’ experience as an investment professional and am a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment. I was a founding partner of Ermitage Group following its MBO in 2006 from Liberty Life, backed by Caledonia Investments. I left Ermitage in July 2011 following the successful sale of the firm to Nexar Capital. I joined Liberty Ermitage in 2001 and was a Group Executive Director and Managing Director of Ermitage Global Wealth Management Jersey Limited. My primary responsibility was to develop and manage Ermitage’s Wealth Management business and Funds. I was Manager of the GWM Strategies fund range, which during my 10 year management won multiple investment awards from both Private Asset Manager (PAM) and the FT & Investors Chronicle. I was directly involved in increasing Ermitage’s AUM from $400m to $2.5bn. Prior to joining Liberty Ermitage I worked for Kleinwort Benson part of the Dresdner Private Banking Group, where I was Head of the Channel Islands' Portfolio Management Division, which had funds under management of $2.5 billion. I was also a member of Kleinwort Benson's London Private Bank Investment Committee, which formulated the Group's investment strategy with AUM of $9 billion. Internationally experienced, having worked, engaged and sat on the boards of businesses in the UK, USA, Ireland, Dubai, Africa, France, Spain, Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Guernsey and Jersey. A high achiever and strong negotiator, providing inspirational leadership with a shared vision, goals and ambitious KPIs, leveraging excellent interpersonal skills to engage stakeholders, investors, board directors, regulators and shareholders.