Meet the team

John Coomber
Chairman

John Coomber has been Chairman of MH(GB)Ltd (Mactavish) since 2006.

Bruce Hepburn
Chief Executive

Bruce is the Chief Executive and founder of Mactavish, the UK’s leading independent outsourced buyer of insurance and claims management expert.

Paul Spencer
Non Executive Director

Paul provides a unique insight into the core customer base of corporate insurance buyers for Mactavish, and was awarded a CBE.

Steve Smith
Non Executive Director

As a business angel, Steve has invested in and contributed to the development of a number of very successful businesses.

David Martin
Non Executive Director

David provides a unique insight into the Insurer and Broker markets that are increasingly important to Mactavish.

Rob Smart
Chief Technical Officer

Rob heads up our research work as well as discharging a wider technical oversight and developmental role across all client projects.

David Hertzell
Chairman – Dispute Resolution

David Hertzell was Managing Partner of city law firm DAC until 2006. He was appointed a Law Commissioner in 2007 until 2014. Today David is Chairman of Mactavish’s dispute resolution practice.

Richard Matthews
Operations Director

Richard graduated from Oxford University with a degree in French & Russian. He spent a further two years at Oxford completing an MPhil in French & Russian literature.

Ian Glanville
Finance Director

Before joining Mactavish in 2019 Ian’s career has included attaining a partnership within KPMG Corporate Finance and CFO roles at Elder Technologies and Bulb Energy Limited.

Steve Allen
Marketing Director

Steve has been a brand and marketing consultant to high-profile companies in both the US and the UK. His particular focus is on B2B financial and professional services.

Matthew Pellowe
Partnership Director

As Partnership Director for Mactavish, Matt’s responsibility is to deliver growth, increase brand visibility and further expand the industry’s knowledge and understanding of Mactavish’s suite of services.

James O’Connor
Senior Partnership Manager

James graduated with a BA in Politics and International Relations from the University of Reading in 2014, before reading Law at BPP University.

Juliana Marku
Client Support Manager

Juliana is a Client Support Manager focusing on engaging with new and current clients and enabling the company to grow.

Tom Miskin
Technical Director

Tom is currently a Technical Director and project leader in Mactavish’s delivery team, with responsibility for managing and delivering client projects.

Katherine Quoroll
Technical Director

Katherine is currently a Technical Director and project leader in Mactavish’s delivery team, with responsibility for managing and delivering client projects.

Emma Murrant
Senior Analyst

Emma is a qualified member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, holding a Diploma in Insurance, and was the joint winner of the Insurance Institute of London’s 2016 Commercial Insurance Contract Wording prize.

Daisy Gibbs
Analyst

Daisy graduated with a BA in History with German from UCL and holds a PhD in History from the same institution.

Georgia Hockenhull
Junior Analyst

Georgia graduated in 2019 with a BA in Politics and International Relations from Pembroke College, Cambridge.

Josie Dallas
Junior Analyst

Josie graduated in 2019 with a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Magdalen College, Oxford. She joined Mactavish as a Junior Analyst in 2020 and works on a range of Mactavish’s client projects.

Liam Donnelly
Junior Analyst

Liam graduated with a BA in History from Queens’ College, Cambridge in 2017. Since graduating, he has completed internships in the legal and insurance sectors.