Dominic Vail
Non-Executive Director
Dominic is a Non-Executive Director of Mactaggart Heritable Ltd and sits on the Advisory Board of Mactaggart Family & Partners.
He spent more than three decades at UBS, rising to Group Managing Director working in Hong Kong, New York, Zurich and London and held senior leadership roles across Global Capital Markets, Wealth Management and Investment Banking including Head of Global Capital Markets, UBS Wealth Management; Head of Alternatives Investment and Distribution, UBS Wealth Management and Global Head of Equity Distribution, UBS Investment Bank. He led international teams, managed global revenue lines and oversaw key client relationships across regions, giving him a deep understanding of how to lead complex, regulated organisations through different market cycles and cultures.
Since leaving UBS, Dominic has developed a portfolio of non-executive and trustee roles. He is Non-Executive Chairman of Augmentive in London, working with the leadership team to shape strategy, support scaling and ensure strong governance in an entrepreneurial, mission‑driven setting. He is a Trustee of Optimus UK, one of the largest outcome‑oriented charitable foundations in the world focused on improving the lives of vulnerable children through health, education, child protection and related environmental initiatives, where he contributes to strategy, grant oversight and impact measurement. In addition, he is a Trustee of the Lindsell Foundation, the Scots Guards Charity and formerly served as a Non‑Executive Director of Weatherbys Bank Ltd, supporting board oversight and strategy.
Dominic’s leadership journey began in the British Army with the Scots Guards, where he served as a Captain, building the responsibility, teamwork and decision‑making skills that have underpinned his subsequent roles in global banking and governance.