The Board
Led by the Chairman, the Board currently consists of three non-executive Directors each of whom brings a mix of skills, knowledge and experience. The Board is responsible for promoting the long-term success of the Company, and in turn generating attractive and sustainable value for Shareholders and wider stakeholders.
Appointed: 10 November 2022
Relevant skills and experience
Simon is a chartered accountant with extensive experience of providing strategic, financial and other advice to growing companies. He has worked for a number of the world’s largest banks and has wide-ranging experience of both the international debt and equity markets. He was Head of Corporate Finance and Head of mid and small caps teams at Credit Lyonnais Securities (now Credit Agricole), as well as head of Corporate Broking at Fairfax IS plc and Sanlam Securities.
Key external appointments
- Non-executive Chair of Inland Homes Plc, the AIM-listed specialist housebuilder and brownfield site developer
- Chair of Drumz plc, the AIM-listed technology investment company
- Non-executive Director of Kwalee Ltd, the developer and publisher of games for digital distribution
- Principal partner of Incremental Capital LLP, which he founded in 2004 to provide corporate finance advice to mid and small cap and growing companies
Board committee memberships
- Member of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Management Engagement Committee
Appointed: 1 October 2021
Relevant skills and experience
Stephanie is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute and a member of the Technical Committee of the Association of Investment Companies. Previously Stephanie was Head of Specialist Funds Company Secretariat and Accounts at Invesco Perpetual, where she had worked since 1996 specialising in the asset management industry with particular focus on investment trusts. Her career spans over 35 years working in financial services including roles at UBS, Wardley Investment Services International and KPMG.
Stephanie Eastment brings considerable investment company and risk/ audit expertise and knowledge to the Board, especially in her role as audit committee chair.
Key external appointments
- Non-executive director and audit chair of Murray Income Trust plc
- Non-executive director and audit chair of Herald Investment Trust plc
- Non-executive director and audit chair of Impax Environmental Markets plc
- Independent non-executive director of RBS Collective Investments Funds Limited
Board committee memberships
- Chair of the Audit Committee
- Member of the Management Engagement Committee
Appointed: 8 March 2021
Relevant skills and experience
As Director of Glenstone Property plc listed on The International Stock Exchange (TISE) in Guernsey and is a public limited company incorporated in England & Wales which qualifies as a UK real estate investment trust, Adam Smith brings extensive property knowledge.
Prior to this he was appointed Managing Director of the London and Surrey group of companies and in 2016, he initiated and successfully completed the merger of these companies with Glenstone Property plc. Formerly an investment and leasing agent with Edwin Hill Chartered Surveyors (now Altus Group), he is a professional member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Board committee memberships
- Chair of the Management Engagement Committee
- Member of the Audit Committee