Michael J. Wade

Optex Group Ltd. provides non-life actuarial consulting and insurance related services such as risk identification, modelling, and management to its clients. The company was founded by Dean Dwonczyk & Don Paterson in April 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Rostrum Group Ltd. was a London-based investment company established in 2000 by Michael Wade, who remained the majority shareholder. The firm was wound up in 2009. Rostrum managed institutional investment vehicles. Their clients were high-net worth individuals and institutions including large UK pension funds. The firm had cooperated with Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway. Rostrum was an activist investor specializing in the insurance and reinsurance sectors. The firm built significant stakes in listed insurance companies and aimed at promoting restructuration and mergers. Their investment approach emphasized exploiting market cycles and building shareholder value.