Nigel Chapman
Nigel is a Chartered Accountant (FCA) with a successful career in the hotels, leisure and hospitality market spanning almost 30 years. Nigel was the founder of the well renowned Luxury Family Hotels (LFH) chain which was sold to Von Essen in 2005 and in 2011 Nigel led the buy back of LFH in partnership with Patron Capital. Nigel is currently the CEO of the group which has 8 hotels trading under its banner. Between 2005 and 2010 Nigel also led the planning, fund raising (debt and equity totalling c.€100m) and development of the four hundred bedroom, five star, family friendly Martinhal Beach Resort & Hotel on the Algarve in Portugal. Nigel has led multiple other hotel investments which have achieved attractive returns for investors over a sustained period of time. These projects include Alias hotels, Polurrian Bay Hotel and the five star Relais & Chateau Sheen Falls Lodge in Kenmare Co. Kerry.
Prior to his long and successful career in the hotel, leisure and hospitality market Nigel was the senior partner of Chapman Wong a central London based firm of chartered accountants specialising in strategic planning and corporate finance.