Our People
Our management team has over 100 years of combined experience in the industry providing our clients with an invaluable wealth of knowledge.
Charles Cryer - Chief Executive Officer
Email: chiefexecutive@capitaregistrars.com
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8639 2474
Charles joined Capita Registrars in 2002 as Finance Director. After three years in this role he moved to become Divisional Finance Director of Capita's Financial Services Division where he was responsible for all aspects of financial management and acquisitions within The Capita Group's largest profit centre. He was appointed Chief Executive of Capita Registrars in May 2007.
Previously he worked as a Corporate Financier for ING Financial Markets and as a Corporate Broker for Charterhouse Securities where he specialised in fund raising and M&A for small and mid-cap companies. In these roles he regularly worked with the share registration industry in managing IPOs, Rights Issues and Placings for his clients.
He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1997 with Coopers & Lybrand (now part of PricewaterhouseCoopers) where he worked in Corporate Recovery & Insolvency. Charles holds an honours degree in Geography from The University of Reading.
Graham Renn - Client Services Director
Email: grenn@capitaregistrars.com
Tel: +44 (0) 1484 600 942
As Client Services Director, Graham is responsible for client relations and overall business development for Capita Registrars.
Having spent 26 years with Lloyds Registrars, Graham joined Northern Registrars in January 2001. Following the acquisition of Northern Registrars by Capita in 2003, Graham was appointed Deputy Divisional Sales Director. During his time with Lloyds, Graham gained a comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of share registration holding a number of senior positions.
Justin Cooper, Managing Director, Regulated Business Services
Email: justin.cooper@capita.co.uk
Telephone: +44 (0) 20 8639 2280
Justin started his career at Lloyds TSB Registrars, where he spent a total of ten years working in both share registration and share plans. He then moved to ProShare, the UK organisation that promotes wider share ownership, where as Training Manager he set-up a range of interactive employee share plan training courses.
In 2000, Justin joined myshares, now part of The Capita Group, before moving to become Managing Director at Capita Share Plan Services. The business has grown significantly over recent years to cement its position as a market leader in share plan administration & trusteeship.
In his current role of Managing Director, Regulated Business Services, Justin looks after all the regulated business flows within Capita Registrars - including Share Plans, Share Dealing, Custody & Settlement and Capita Tracing Solutions. Justin is also a Director of Capita Registrars.
Howard Montagu - Finance Director
Email: hmontagu@capitaregistrars.com
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8639 2412
Howard Montagu joined Capita Registrars in 2005 and was promoted to Finance Director in September 2006. Prior to that he held various senior financial positions with IKON Office Solutions Plc (Outsourcing and Document solutions), Williams Lea Ltd (Facilities Management) and American Express.
He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1995 with Coopers & Lybrand (now part of PwC) where he worked in Audit.
Pat O’Donoghue - Managing Director – Ireland
Email: podonoghue@capitregistrars.ie
Tel: +353 1 810 2429
Pat has 24 years experience in all aspects of Share Registration and Corporate Actions. Previously Pat worked in Bank of Ireland’s Registration and Securities Department in 1981, subsequently being appointed Service and Relationship Manager in 1998. He then moved to Computershare in 2000 as Senior Relationship Manager, and joined Capita in 2001. Pat is a graduate of Dublin City University and a member of the Institute of Bankers in Ireland. Pat and his team offer Share Registration, Corporate Action and Share Plan Services to Irish companies.
Anthony O’Keeffe – Chief Executive Officer - Jersey
Email: anthony.okeeffe@capita.je
Tel: +44 (0) 1534 632336
Anthony joined the Company in 1996 and was appointed Chief Executive of Capita Trust Company (Jersey) Limited in May 2002, previously having direct responsibility for the institutional custody function.
Anthony has a strong background in Compliance, Risk and Audit acquired through previous employment with Royal & Sun Alliance and subsequently Capita. As CEO, he has the overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations of Capita’s offshore businesses.