Our People

Suzie joined the Collective as Deputy CEO in 2024. Suzie has completed the IoD Certificate in Company Direction and Diploma and the University of Cambridge Institute of Sustainable Leadership Sustainable Finance Course. 

With over 25 years in the banking and financial services industry in London and Guernsey, Suzie brings with her a wealth of experience including a broad knowledge of financial products, led project management workstreams, built up strong client relationships and has taken forward her long-standing interest in ESG.

Suzie has an overarching role across the Collective leading on the strategic growth plans as well as focussing on the revitalised Insurance Company.

Outside of work, Suzie can be found either playing golf with her daughters, running or organising/coaching/playing hockey.

Joanna is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has over 20 years’ experience in providing, implementing, and supporting a wide range of software solutions in both the commercial and financial sectors.

She joined Polygon Group Limited in 2008 working for one of the investment companies as the Accounting and Technical Officer and became IT Director of the Vantage Group in 2017 (now Polygon).

Joanna is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. She was appointed to the Board of Polygon Collective in 2020 and her role has wide-ranging responsibility including infrastructure and system development coupled with her group accounting role.
In 2022, Joanna became a Director of the Vantage regulated businesses.

Liaising with external IT providers, she maintains the group’s Cyber Essentials Certification and leads the data protection team.

Jo is a Director on the following regulated companies:

• Polygon (Jersey) Limited
• Polygon Pension Trustees Limited
• Polygon Insurance Brokers Limited

Amanda has been assisting Martin Belcher for over 25 years with the administration, marketing and strategic aspects of the Polygon Group.

She now focuses exclusively on the running and development of the family-owned investment company Polygon Collective.  Amanda has a wide-reaching responsibility for the Collective including company administration, company secretarial, property management, personal assistant and secretarial services.

She began work in the insurance industry with Martin after completing a Diploma in secretarial studies and has completed the Institute of Directors Company Direction programme.

Andrew has held senior positions across a range of sectors including logistics, online retail, and Insurtech. His experience spans operations, project management, tech development and delivery, and the day-to-day workings of start-up businesses.

His previous positions include Operations Director for a large 3PL logistics company, overseeing blue-chip clients across the Channel Islands, UK and Switzerland. In 2014 he co-founded Petwell.co.uk, one of the largest online pet retail stores in the UK, which was successfully exited to Vital Pet Group. In early 2018 Andrew became COO of Found, an Insurtech start-up that leveraged AI, machine learning and other technologies to create lost property solutions and insure personal items, such as tech and bikes.

Andrew joined Polygon Collective in July 2020. 

Andrew holds an investment diploma from the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments and a diploma in governance, risk and compliance from the International compliance association. 

Ed is a NED for the Polygon Collective as well as Deputy Chairman.

Additional to this, Ed works with a small portfolio of high growth companies who are looking for early-stage capital. He has developed a strong network of sophisticated investors and works with businesses from a range of commercial sectors but focuses on technology companies.

Ed has been an Executive and Non-Executive Director to several businesses and has also provided project management and consultancy services to private and public sector organisations. He is currently on the Board of Calligo Limited and is also President of the charity EYECAN and a Governor of St Michael’s School.  His early career was with the Ford Motor Company and on returning to the Channel Islands he was the HR Director of the Le Riche Group Limited prior to becoming Managing Director of C.I. Hospitality, the Channel Islands’ largest pub estate. He led this business through major change prior to its ultimate acquisition by the Liberation Group.  In a consulting role he has assisted in the creation of Digital Jersey, Visit Jersey and Jersey Sport.

Ed holds an MBA from Ashridge Hult Business School.

Simon has had a 27 year career in the City of London in Investment Banking the majority of which was spent as a managing director of Citigroup where he built their local currency Emerging Markets business.

He now works as a trusted advisor with a number of Family Offices and consults in private equity. He has an extensive network in this area globally.

He is also a non executive director for a number of investment companies and family offices based in Guernsey.