Palace Capital plc has a Chairman and a Non-Executive Director.

Directors and Executives

Matthew Simpson

Christian Kappelhoff-Wulff

Non-Executive Chairman

Expertise

Mr Kappelhoff-Wulff is a founder and the Chief Executive Officer of Lakestreet Capital Partners AG and non-executive director of Lakestreet Trading AG, an investment group based in Switzerland. Prior to founding Lakestreet Capital Partners AG, he was a Director of Goldsmith Capital Partners AG working directly for its founder Clemens J. Vedder for over four years. He was a non-executive director and Chair of the Strategic Committee at John Menzies from May 2019 to August 2022 during which time he was responsible for evaluating all significant capital allocation decisions, ensured the company did not complete a rescue rights issue and led to it being sold to a strategic acquiror for a premium exceeding 100% of the prevailing share price.

Matthew Simpson

Valentin Pierburg

Non-Executive Director

Expertise

Mr Pierburg is a Swiss investor and entrepreneur with over 15 years' experience in asset management and corporate finance.

 

External appointments

Mr Pierburg is the Chairman of Lakestreet Capital Partners AG and Lakestreet Trading AG, the investment group which he co-founded with Mr Kappelhoff-Wulff.

Matthew Simpson

Daniel Davies

Head of Property

Expertise

Daniel is a Chartered Surveyor with over 20 years of real estate experience and joined Palace Capital in 2018. Daniel brings extensive experience of asset management having spent 12 years at Telereal Trillium, one of the UKs largest private property companies. Prior to this position, he spent four years at Nelson Bakewell, where his role included investment, agency, and management.

Contact details

info@palacecapitalplc.com

Matthew Simpson

Phil Higgins

The CoSec Coach Ltd, Company Secretary

We continue to develop our stakeholder and industry relationships to enhance the company’s growth opportunities and create brand recognition for the firm.

Expertise

Phil was previously acting Company Secretary at Kier Group plc and has significant experience in the listed property sector having been Deputy Company Secretary at Land Securities Group plc and interim Deputy at intu properties plc. Phil has senior level experience in FTSE100 and FTSE250 retail, utilities and engineering companies and professional services firms during his over 20 years as a Chartered Secretary. Phil is a Fellow of the Corporate Governance Institute. 

Contact details

info@palacecapitalplc.com

The Board operates in accordance with the company's articles of association

Our governance structure is shown below. The Board delegates specific responsibilities to Board Committees. More information on the Board Committees is available here.