After graduating from the University of Keele with a BSc (Hons) degree in Management Science and Physics, Jeff began his career in 1985 with Moore Stephens Chartered Accountants. Having qualified as an ACA in 1988, he moved to Domestic and General Plc as Group Accountant, before becoming Finance Director of MOS Group, a boutique property finance broker.

In 1996 he joined Hanover Housing where he became Group Finance Director, overseeing both operational and corporate finance, including stock transfers, PPPs and PFI. In 2003 he became a self employed corporate finance consultant, specialising in the housing/property sector before joining SPIM in 2007, where he is in charge of all aspects of the Company’s finance function, including, to date, the Brazil operations.