Management

Board

The Board is responsible for the determination of the Company’s investment objective. It has overall responsibility for its activities, for supervising the Investment Advisor’s performance in relation to the Company and for compliance with the Listing Rules, Prospectus Rules and the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules. The Directors, all of whom are non-executive, are as follows:


Board of Directors

Jack Perry

Jack Perry - Chairman and Non-Executive Independent Director

Appointment
Appointed to the Board and as Chairman in November 2012

Experience
Jack is an independent non-executive board member and adviser to a number of public and private companies. He is currently Chairman of European Assets Trust PLC and a director and chairman of the audit committee of the Witan Investment Trust plc. He previously served as Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise, Scotland’s enterprise, innovation and investment agency for six years until November 2009.

Prior to this he was the managing partner of Ernst & Young in Glasgow. In addition, he was Regional Industry Leader for Scotland and Northern Ireland for Ernst & Young’s Technology & Communications and Consumer Products practices. Jack is a former Chairman of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Scotland and was a member of the CBI President’s Committee.

He is a former non-executive director of FTSE 250 company, Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC and Capital for Enterprise Ltd. He also served as a member of the Advisory Committee of Barclays UK & Ireland Private Bank.

Jack is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.

Committee Membership
Nomination Committee, Management Engagement Committee, Remuneration Committee

 Paul Meader

Paul Meader - Non-Executive Independent Director

Appointment
Appointed to the Board in November 2012

Experience
Paul is an independent director of investment companies, insurers and investment funds. Until the autumn of 2012 he was Head of Portfolio Management for Canaccord Genuity based in Guernsey, prior to which he was Chief Executive of Corazon Capital. He has 35 years’ experience in financial markets in London, Dublin and Guernsey, holding senior positions in portfolio management and trading. Prior to joining Corazon he was Managing Director of Rothschild’s Swiss private banking subsidiary in Guernsey. He is a non-executive director of the following listed companies: Volta Finance Limited and Schroder Oriental Income Fund Limited.

Paul is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments, a past Commissioner of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and past Chairman of the Guernsey International Business Association.

He is a graduate of Hertford College, Oxford. Paul is a resident of Guernsey.

Committee Membership
Audit and Operational Risk Committee, Nomination Committee, Management Engagement Committee, Remuneration Committee