Gerard M. Quirke

Gerard joined Hermes in August 2004.
A graduate of the London School of Economics, he is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young, Gerard began his City career in 1986 in stockbroking and moved into fund management with his appointment as Finance and Operations Director of Framlington in 1991.
In 1995, he moved to GT Global where he was initially responsible for European Finance, Operations and IT.
Taking on the role of Group Finance Director in 1998, he was part of the team that completed the successful sale and transition of the business to AMVESCAP PLC.
After a period running the Group's Global services function he moved to Norwich Union in 1999, as Managing Director of the Group's retail investment business.
Following the merger with Morley Fund Management, Gerard was initially responsible for the new Group's European business development activities, but in 2002 switched to head up Finance and Operations.