Who We Are

 

The team at Financial Mechanics has more than 75 years combined experience in developing and using financial models, with complimentary senior-level expertise as equity investor, financial advisor, and arranger / lender.

Financial Mechanics was formed by John Richter, a co-founder of F1F9. At F1F9 John co-developed what is widely regarded by financial and commercial institutions worldwide as an extremely efficient and error-reducing approach to financial modeling. In response to client demand for an expansion in the range of services and courses offered, Financial Mechanics was born.

Financial Mechanics has since been strengthened by the appointment of Kenny Whitelaw-Jones, who has joined the firm from Grant Thornton as a Director and is Managing Director – Europe. As well, Financial Mechanics is reinforced by specialist financial modeling instructors and a non-executive Advisory Board.

 

 

Principal Management

Kenny Whitelaw-Jones, Managing Director – Europe.

John Richter, Managing Director - Western Hemisphere.


Instructors and Teaching Assistants

Julian Downes, Principal instructor for Risk modeling courses

Mike Willerton, co-instructor and contributing advisor for data visualization

Simon Holden, Principal instructor for PF.Law series courses

Ryan Corder, Analyst

Brian Gladu, Analyst


Support Staff

Pauline Leaver, Manager, Course Administration

Irene Pendon, Administrative assistant

Elizabeth De Guzman, Administrative assistant

Philippa McNamara, Director, Marketing Communications


Advisory Board

Financial Mechanics operates with the input from three non-executive advisors:

Peter Pollak is an independent advisor to development companies and private equity groups in the renewable energy sector and has been involved with numerous UK privatizations including the telecoms, water, and electricity sectors stretching back into the 1980s.

Keith Coulter, formerly Managing Director of Barclays UK Consumer Cards and Loans, and founder of CX Analytics, a firm specializing in analysis and management reporting on credit card portfolios and consumer finance.

Martin Bashall, General Counsel at Advanced Power AG, is a long-serving legal advisor in the project finance and power development arenas.