Blue Planet investment management

 DIRECTORS









Kenneth Murray
Chairman and Chief Executive

Kenneth Murray is the founder and of Blue Planet Investment Management Ltd and Blue Planet Investment Advisers Ltd.  He is a Director of Blue Planet Worldwide Financials Investment Trust plc and Labrador Coast Limited (formerly Blue Planet Investments Limited). He was a Director for Blue Planet International Financials Investment Trust plc and Blue Planet Financials Growth & Income Investment Trusts Nos 1-10 plc all of which he launched on the London Stock Exchange.  In addition, he previously held a Directorship for Blue Planet Global Opportunities Fund.

In 1990, he founded The Bank of Edinburgh Group plc and the Bank of Edinburgh plc and was Managing Director of both companies until their sale in 1994.  Shortly after its formation The Bank of Edinburgh Group acquired Goode Durrant Bank plc and in 1992 it agreed to acquire the Heart of England Building Society, which had assets of approximately £1 billion. 
 
Prior to establishing The Bank of Edinburgh Group plc he was a Director of Fulton Prebon International Limited, one of the World's largest money brokers which had operations in London, New York, San Francisco, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Bahrain, Luxembourg and many other financial markets.
 
He commenced his career in the City of London as an Investment Analyst and was Senior Merchant Banking and Financial Sector Analyst at Greenwell Montagu Securities Limited. He held similar posts at Sheppards and Chase Stockbrokers Limited and Wood Mackenzie & Co Limited.  He is a graduate of the University of Stirling and has a BSc with Honours in Economics and Computer Science.

 


 

 
 







 

Russell Frith
Non-Executive Director

Russell Frith is a Non-Executive Director. He is Assistant Auditor General (Financial Audit) at Audit Scotland responsible for the external strategic and development work of financial audit, as well as auditing and accounting standards, technical support and quality assurance. From 1994-2000 he was Financial Audit Director at the National Audit office. He was previously Finance Director at The Bank of Edinburgh plc and has worked in audit and corporate finance in a number of sectors. Outside the office his interests include table tennis, croquet, chauffeuring daughters and music.
 
 
 









John Graham-Brown, B.Comm, FCA
Non-Executive Director

John Graham-Brown joined Blue Planet in March 2002 as Finance Director having retired as an audit partner in Pricewaterhouse Coopers after 32 years service in London, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. In the latter part of his career in Edinburgh he specialised in financial services being responsible for a large portfolio of investment funds. He is a graduate of Leeds University and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.  In 2010 he assumed a non-executive role.