Board of Directors

 

Nicholas Ferguson
Chairman

Nicholas Ferguson was appointed as a Director of the Company on 12 February 1996 and Chairman on 25 April 2005. He is non-executive Chairman of SVG Advisers Limited and was formerly Chairman of Schroder Ventures and instrumental in its development since 1984. He is a non-executive Director of BskyB plc.

Committees:

Investment (Chairman)
Nominations (Chairman)
 

Francis Finlay
Non-Executive Director

Francis Finlay was appointed as a Director of the Company on 1 October 2004. He is Chairman of Clay Finlay Inc., a New York based investment management firm with offices in Europe and Asia. His other non-executive directorships include two London listed investment trusts, Scottish Investment Trust plc and Indochina Capital Vietnam Holdings.

Committees:

Remuneration (Chairman)
Investment
Nominations
 

Lynn Fordham
Executive Director

Lynn Fordham was appointed Finance Director of SVG Capital in July 2008 and Chief Executive in May 2009. Lynn has over 20 years business experience. She has held positions with Barratt Developments plc, BAA plc, Boots plc, and Chubb plc, MAN Group plc and BAT Holdings plc. She also spent 10 years in a number of roles with Mobil Oil Corporation. Lynn is a Chartered Accountant and has a Bachelor of Accountancy from Glasgow University and a Diploma of Business Administration from Warwick University.

Committees:

Investment
 

Edgar Koning
Non-Executive Director

Edgar Koning was appointed as a Director of the Company on 12 February 1996 and is Executive Vice President with AEGON Nederland NV. He joined AEGON in 1981 and has held various senior management positions in the Group.

Committees:

Investment
Nominations
 

Denis Raeburn
Non-Executive Director

Denis Raeburn was appointed as a Director of the Company on 25 June 2001 and was Managing Director of the asset management company Global Asset Management (GAM) between 1986 and 1999.

Committees:

Audit
Investment
Nominations
Remuneration
 

Charles Sinclair
Non-Executive Director

Charles Sinclair was appointed as Director of the Company on 1 January 2005. He is Chief Executive of Daily Mail and General Trust plc. He is a non-executive Director of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC. Charles Sinclair is the Senior Independent Director.

Committees:

Audit
Investment
 

Andrew Sykes
Non-Executive Director

Andrew Sykes was appointed as a Director of the company on 8 Feb 2010. He is deputy chairman of Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited, chairman of Invista Foundation Property Trust Limited, Absolute Return Trust Limited and SVG Advisers Limited. He is also a non-executive director of Record plc, Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited and MBIA UK Insurance Limited and chairs the investment committee of the Schroder Retirement Benefits Scheme.

Committees:

Audit
 

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