Leadership Team

Institutional expertise across gold operations and capital markets

Stefan Allesch-Taylor CBE FKC

Executive Chair & Director

Investor, entrepreneur and FCA-regulated finance veteran with 30+ years of founding, scaling and exiting businesses in multiple sectors.  Professor of the Practice of Entrepreneurship (2016-2025) and Fellow of King’s College London. Start-up, frontier and emerging markets specialist. Co-founded, CEO and Chair of asset management and lending businesses with $14bn+ AUM

Ashley Lopez BA, MA, MSc

Director of Gold Operations

Leads sourcing and trading operations with over a decade of commodity experience. Former CEO with proven track record in managing global supply chains and volume procurement

Caroline Osborn BSc (Hons), ACA

Chief Financial Officer

Chartered accountant with 20+ years’ experience across audit, budgeting, credit risk and financial control. Led £650m+ transactions in media, investment and international fintech lending sectors