Paul Grafton-Holt

Paul has spent the past twenty-four years in the financial services sector; the last half of which at senior managerial level – notably with Travellers/Citicorp in California, Acuma-American Express in north London and Alexander Forbes in the City’s Square Mile. Paul lived and worked in financial securities in Newport Beach, California for ten-years, as a Vice President, before returning to his homeland in 1993 to take up a managerial position with Acuma-American Express at their Finchley office in London.

Paul held directorships with two international firms, where he headed their tax and trust divisions before joining DCS, where as a Partner he manages its day-to-day activities whilst advising clients on various aspects of executive remuneration, trusts, company structures and tax strategies. Paul specialises in director and key staff remuneration and has advised upon the set up of hundreds of trust-linked arrangements over the past decade alone.

Paul is presently conducting post-graduate research at the University of Wales (from whom he also earned a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree) for a combined M.Phil/Ph.D. Over his career, Paul obtained various professional qualifications in securities, real estate and insurance (including the NASD’s series 22[USA] & the CII’s CertFP [UK]).

Paul is a devout Christian man who enjoys sport (Cricket, Athletics, Boxing and the Oakland Raiders American football team), reading (history, politics and theology), research and writing (his combined philosophy Masters and Doctorate) and fine dining. He resides in Stanmore with his wife Cynthia.