“I play with a fear of letting people down.
That's what motivates me.”

Johnny Wilkinson

Personnel

Directors

Mel Goldberg – Director
Highly acclaimed sports lawyer with over 30 years experience. Mel represents a number of sporting celebrities and organisations , Olympic gold medallists and world champions in boxing, squash, tennis and athletics. He has also arranged the transfers of several multi million pound football players.

Mel is Chairman of the Amateur Swimming Association leading to the Olympic Games in Bejing and London. He is also chairman of the British Association for Sport and Law.

Mark Bentley-Leek – Director

Mark started his career in the financial services industry in 1974 as a financial consultant with Canada Life. In 1982 he became a fully authorised and independent Financial Advisor with offices during the "big bang "years in Belgravia and New York. Mark has always taken an entrepeunerial approach to financial planning and wealth management. His focus has been on creative and innovative solutions to client needs.

The Bentley-Leek Group of companies reflects his enthusiasm to provide a diverse range of inter-related financial services to individuals, corporates and the professional community.

Mus Dervish – Director

Mus started in the industry in 1967 when he joined the Prudential and then Abbey Life. He subsequently became a Senior Broker Consultant with Sun Life where he built a first class reputation for supporting the IFA community in central London, particularly as a pension specialist.

Mus joined Bentley-Leek Financial Management in 2000 and is a Director and shareholder in all of the Bentley-Leek Group of companies. He has a real enthusiasm for finding innovative investment solutions and his technical expertise is respected throughout the financial services industry.

The Team

Patron

  • Sir Geoff Hurst

Licence agents

  • Mel Goldberg

International football consultants

  • Dave Abou

UK Football consultants

  • Mark Germain
  • Franklin Taylor

Barrister

  • Simon Pentol

Match Licenced Agent

  • Soslan Salamov