– UK, London – Schroder British Opportunities Trust plc (LON: SBO) announced the appointments of Justin Ward and Jemma Bruton to its Board as independent non-executive directors effective from 1 July 2024.
Neil England will retire from his position as a non-executive director and Chairman and Justin will succeed Neil as Chairman following the AGM on 18 September 2024.
About Justin Ward
Justin is a Chartered Accountant with considerable investment experience and is a private equity specialist. He led and managed growth equity and private equity buyout transactions at CVC Capital Partners and as a partner at Hermes Private Equity and Bridgepoint Development Capital. He is an active angel investor and has served on the board of several private companies as a non-executive director.
Justin is currently a non-executive director and Chairman of the Investment Committee at The Income & Growth VCT plc and a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Hargreave Hale AIM VCT plc.
About Jemma Bruton
Jemma, an economics graduate at Cambridge and an INSEAD MBA, held several senior positions at Goldman Sachs, latterly as Executive Director, of Leveraged Finance. She is currently a co-managing partner at Hambro Perks Advisory LLP and leads their activities on origination, execution, and portfolio management. She has extensive experience in venture investing and financing and works closely with several high-growth private companies.
Jemma is an active member of several groups aiming to increase diversity in the investment industry.
For more information: https://www.schroders.com/en-gb/uk/individual/funds-and-strategies/investment-trusts/schroder-british-opportunities-trust-plc/
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