Directors

Appointed to the Board in 1995 and became Chairman in 1999. A chartered accountant, he worked for Lazards for 19 years until 1993 and is now an advisor to Fleming Family and Partners. Was appointed a Director of Treat PLCin 1994, becoming chairman in 2001. In addition, he is a Director of various private companies.

Appointed to the Board in 2005. She has over 20 years experience in banking, corporate advisory and finance. She worked as Finance Director of Monument Oil and Gas plc from 1990 to 1999. She is non-executive Chairman of JPMorgan European Fledgeling Investment Trust plc, non-executive Chairman of Unilever UK pension fund, non-executive Director of Tate & Lyle PLC, chairman of Zetex plc and non-executive Director and senior independent Director of Amec plc.

Appointed to the board in 2007. He has over thirty years of experience in private equity and corporate finance. He joined the Bank of Scotland in 1963, and in 1975 moved into corporate finance with the British Linen Bank. He joined British Linen Fund Managers in 1980 and Appointed managing director of Dunedin Capital Partners in 1990, becoming deputy chairman in 1999 and retiring from Dunedin Capital Partners in March 2002.
He is currently a non-executive director of Latchways plc and Quayle Munro Holdings plc.

Appointed to the Board in 2001 and became Senior Independent Director in 2008. From 1993 until his retirement in 2003, he was Chief Executive of British Airways Pension Investment Management Limited. He is a non-executive Director of two further investment trusts, JP Morgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC, Polar Capital Technology Trust plc and Chairman of Montanaro UK smaller companies investment trust PLC. He is also a Director of IBM UK Pension Trust Limited, Chairman of Hermes Property Unit Trust, and a non-executive Director of Strathdon investments PLC and New Star Asset management group PLC. He also holds other advisory and non executive positions.

Appointed to the board in 2009. He is executive Chairman of Friulia Spa and Vela Capital and sits on the Board of AIFI, the Italian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association. He is also a non-executive Director of Ecofin Water & Power Opportunities and JP Morgan Fleming Fledgeling European Companies Plc, and is an international advisor to ADCO International GMBH.

Appointed to the Board in 1999 and has been Chairman of Dunedin Capital Partners Limited since 1994. He is Chairman of Artemis Alpha Trust PLC, JPMorgan Elect PLC, Noble AIM VCT PLC and a non-executive Director of Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC. He is also a Director of two portfolio companies, Practice Plan Holdings Limited of which he is a Chairman and Capula Group Limited of which he is a non-executive Director.