Board members

Executive Chairman - Grant Hawkins

Grant Hawkins has held the role of Executive Chairman of Target Group since 2008, having joined the company as Financial Director in 1980, later becoming Chief Executive and Chairman.

Grant's extensive career in financial services began in 1971 when he qualified as a chartered accountant and subsequently joined the Sterling Credit Group, a publicly-quoted banking, finance and insurance broking group, as Group Financial Controller. Later, as Group Finance Director, his responsibilities extended across finance, including international acquisitions, treasury, funding and corporate finance. For 10 years he was also Non-Executive Director with Hyder plc. Grant is a graduate in Economics from the University of Wales. Grant is an FSA approved person.

Chief Executive Officer - James Snow

Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2010, James held the roles of CEO Target Services, Chief Operating Officer and Strategy Director during his time at Target.

With a background in financial IT, James has in-depth knowledge of the wider financial services marketplace and how providers can underpin service with technology to achieve competitive advantage. James's experience spans over 20 years. Prior to joining Target he ran the sales and marketing division of technology leasing company Rental Research, and was National Sales Manager for Advanced Technologies International.  Earlier in his career he held a systems and software finance consultancy role for ECS International, a subsidiary of Société Générale. James is an FSA approved person.

Group Managing Director - James Rudolf

James took on the role of Group Managing Director in 2010. He is responsible for service delivery across the Group.

Prior to his appointment, James held the posts of CEO Target Software and Sales and Marketing Director for Target Group. James previously worked in management and business solution sales in the UK and emerging markets. This gave him the ideal platform from which to develop Target's sales and marketing strategy and to prepare for further growth across the Group. James is an FSA approved person.

Chief Financial Officer - David Heath

David's position as Chief Financial Officer covers several key areas within Target Group, including corporate finance, financial servicing, contracts and risk and compliance.

David is FSA authorised, with 30 years' accounting experience, 21 of which have been within the finance sector.  He spent time with Ford Financial Services Group before becoming a freelance financial consultant prior to joining Target Group.  David's experience includes a broad range of back office management, financial product experience and value realisation from closed loan books.

Chief Operating Officer - Glen Herbert

Having joined Target Group in 2008 as Chief Operating Officer, Glen oversees the management of Target Services, maintaining relationships with key clients whilst ensuring they receive a high standard of service.

Glen has 32 years of experience in financial services, with a background in Enterprise Risk Management and Operations.  His career has included working in Alliance and Leicester as Head of Mortgage Policy and Risk (Corporate and Branch Banking), COO and Risk Director in GMAC-RFC and COO Firstplus (Barclays).

Glen is an FSA approved person and a member of many professional bodies including the Institute of Directors and FCIB.  He has a degree in Banking and Finance.

Non-Executive Director - Greg Lock

Greg Lock was appointed to the Board as non-executive director in 2001.

Since leaving Cambridge 30 years ago, Greg worked until April 2000 for IBM. He has lived and worked in the USA, France, Germany and in the UK, in a career that saw him reach the most senior position attained in the IBM Corporation by a UK national. As Global General Manager, Industrial sector, he had worldwide responsibility for IBM's business with companies in the Automotive, Aerospace, Electronics, Chemical, Petroleum and other manufacturing industries.

He served as a member of the IBM Worldwide Management Council, and as a Governor of the IBM Academy of Technology. Greg serves as Executive Chairman of Orchestream Holdings and a non-executive director of SurfControl PLC and Nexagent Limited. In addition he is an active private investor in, and supporter of, start-up companies and an advisor to a number of private equity investment companies.

He holds an MA in Natural Sciences from Churchill College Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce.