Introducing the team

Catherine Battershill has over 15 years of experience in asset management in Europe and Asia. Prior to the founding of Fund Boards Council (FBC), Catherine led major marketing and communications initiatives across major institutional and wholesale retail markets. She spearheaded a myriad of campaigns, including the development of an international thought-leadership programme for a leading multi-national asset manager.

Catherine has held voluntary board roles in education and a children’s charity, through which she has developed a strong interest in governance topics. This, combined with her asset management background, led her to join Shiv in setting up FBC.

Mary is a researcher with nearly 20 years’ experience in a variety of industries including media, retail, and financial services. Within the financial services sector, she has led on a wide variety of research projects in areas such as consumer duty, product concept testing, brand research, and running Net Promoter Score (NPS) and customer satisfaction studies. She was also responsible for developing and running a large quarterly study of consumer finances and behaviour for a leading financial services provider.  

Mary joined FBC in 2023 to further expand FBC’s consultancy and thought-leadership work, with a focus on Fund Board Governance, providing insights on Product Governance, ESG and Sustainable Investing Oversight and Operations Governance. More recently, Mary’s FBC role has expanded to also include overseeing the strategy for member and non-member communications. 

Peter has over 35 years’ experience working in the asset servicing industry, including spells in the Far East and USA, with a broad expertise of the financial services landscape across a number of sectors globally, including significant experience with asset managers, wealth managers and investment banks. In his executive career, Peter specialised in senior client facing roles, including managing director positions at Pershing and Standard Chartered Bank. Most recently he was Head of Client Management and Business Development at NatWest Trustee and Depository Services.

Peter has a B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering and spent the first years of his career working in Systems Development roles in Government and Finance. He also holds the IMC Part 1 and 2 qualification as well as the Certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA.

Fiona has been a member of the FBC team since 2018. Originally responsible for the design and development of FBC’s website since its first incarnation, she was integral in setting up their membership platforms and other IT infrastructure. Now responsible for all operational aspects of FBC’s day to day running, Fiona’s remit includes finance, HR, technology, legal, responsible business initiatives and team administration.

With help from the rest of the FBC team, Fiona led the B Corp certification project, achieving accreditation for FBC in March 2024.

Fiona has over 25 years’ technology and operational experience including managing IT deployment initiatives, running projects, developing and implementing global communications and content management strategies, creating and maintaining company websites, writing bid responses for global RFPs and managing remote teams.

Nicola has joined the FBC team to provide support in administration and finance, ensuring seamless and efficient operations. With a strong background in marketing and extensive experience in both the FMCG and government sectors, Nicola brings a strategic mindset to the role. Skilled in budget management and committed to delivering results, Nicola is passionate about driving success for both the business and its clients.

Recently trained to BSL (British Sign Language) Level 2, Nicola is also deeply committed to promoting deaf awareness, both in her professional work and personal life. This passion reflects her commitment to inclusivity and building a deeper understanding across all aspects of her work.

Martyn Gilbey is a seasoned leader in the global asset and wealth management industry, with over 30 years of executive experience across the UK, Europe, and Asia Pacific. He has held senior leadership roles at major institutions, including most recently as UK CEO and Head of Distribution at Franklin Templeton.

Martyn has been at the forefront of transformational change in the sector, playing a central role in Franklin Templeton’s evolution into a $1.5 trillion multi-asset investment firm through a series of global acquisitions. He has worked extensively with regulators, chaired UK authorised fund manager (AFM) boards, and has deep expertise in governance, distribution, fund oversight, and cultural leadership.

A vocal advocate for diversity, innovation, and client-centric governance, Martyn also served on the Investment Association’s Advisory Board and chaired its Trade & Investment Committee. 

Martyn joins Fund Board Council as a Senior Adviser, bringing strategic insight, board experience, and a deep understanding of the evolving regulatory and fiduciary responsibilities of UK fund boards, with a particular focus and expertise on client, channel and wider distribution strategy, governance and implementation.

Brandon is a Senior Adviser and non-executive director at FBC and is involved with FBC’s consultancy and thought-leadership work, with a focus on product governance, assessment of value and investment governance, including oversight of sustainable investments.

He is also a qualified actuary and Principal Consultant at NomBon Consulting, a boutique management consultancy focused on helping firms to design, manage and distribute regulated products and advice services which deliver good outcomes for retail customers.

Brandon also chairs the Appointments Committee of the Financial Reporting Council’s Tribunal Panel and has experience as a Non-Executive Director of organisations regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), The Pension Regulator (TPR) and the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC).

Simon joined the Fund Boards Council as a Senior Adviser in January 2022 to work on Distributor oversight and Fund governance initiatives. He is a portfolio INED and board chair with extensive UK & European Asset Management distribution leadership experience from a financial services career spanning 35 years.

Elizabeth is a researcher and consultant with over 20 years of experience and a background in digital workplace strategy and communication. She works across business and academic research fields, undertaking varied research projects employing a wide range of techniques and writing both industry and journal papers. Working with corporate organisations in the UK and US, as well as professional membership bodies, she also engages in assessment and benchmarking exercises, as well as workshop facilitation and conference speaking.

With an MSc in Psychology, Elizabeth is in the final stages of part-time doctoral research at the University of Nottingham on the well-being of workers in modern digital workplace contexts. Her research intersects with her workplace mindfulness teaching, which she has been doing since 2019.

Aimi has over a decade of experience managing and growing memberships across a range of industries. Aimi joined Fund Boards Council as a Membership Coordinator in 2021. Aimi previously co-directed private memberships of Buy-Side Heads of Trading and CEOs from the largest asset management firms in Asia Pacific with Institutional Investor Forums in London and Hong Kong. Recently, she has also managed the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights’ membership, comprising of current and former MPs from across Southeast Asia. In addition to her work building memberships, Aimi runs a software solutions company she co-founded in 2014 and actively works on sustainability and gender issues.

Aimi is on hand for any members who have queries about their membership or our forthcoming events and can be contacted here.

Jenifer brings over 20 years of experience across various sectors, including radio, education and leisure.  Throughout her career, she has had roles focused on communication, marketing, and customer service. Jenifer’s expertise extends to content writing, email campaigns, and social media management, but her passion lies in orchestrating events. Whether managing a large-scale conference or curating intimate gatherings. With a skill set that also includes website management and strategic planning, Jenifer is driven by a love for connecting with people and creating experiences.

Zoe started with the Funds Board Council in 2022 as Team Administrator, to help manage the smooth running of the growing team, and in early 2024 became Business Management Coordinator. She brings a wealth of experience in working in fast-paced work environments and has a highly positive work ethic.

Zoe is energetic, personable and is highly organised and skilled at balancing the needs of the business and clients.

Shiv Taneja is the CEO of Fund Boards Council. He has over 30 years’ research and consulting experience in and around the global asset management industry. This is combined with a deep professional interest in corporate and investment fund board governance developed over the past decade. Shiv leads FBC in its overall services, including membership, consultancy and training.

Shiv has degrees in accounting and finance, and is a professional non-executive director, having qualified with the FT-NED, Level 7 Advanced Professional Diploma in 2013.

In addition to his work around investment fund board governance, Shiv is a recognised industry authority, media commentator and regular conference speaker on trends in the global asset management industry, having led and completed numerous large industry-wide studies in the area of market sizing, product development and distribution trends in both the retail and institutional segments of the industry.

Darren started supporting Fund Boards Council in 2021, designing and building the website for the INED 2021 Bootcamp. He comes with 17 years experience in the digital/web field, including leading a user experience team at B&CE, providers of The People’s Pension, and running his own digital consultancy.

Darren will be focusing on providing our users with the best possible digital experience across our web platforms.

Kirsty started supporting Fund Boards Council in December 2019 assisting with our website management and communications having previously worked at B&CE, providers of The People’s Pension. 

As a freelance Digital Marketer, she brings great experience in web content management and supports with our digital events and audio visual.