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Board of directors

  • Lynn Fordham

    Chief Executive
    SVG Group

    Lynn Fordham was appointed as a Director on 1 July 2008. She is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. She has over 20 years of financial experience and has worked in a number of companies including Mobil Oil, BAA plc, Boots Group plc and MAN Group plc. She is chairwoman of SVG Advisers. On 18 January 2011, Lynn joined Fuller, Smith and Turner P.L.C. as a non-executive director.

    Committees:

    Nominations

  • Stephen Duckett

    Non-Executive Director

    Stephen Duckett was appointed as a Director of the Company on 12 March 2012. Stephen is an experienced private equity partner having worked in the industry for the past 17 years, most recently as a Managing Director of Hellman & Friedman based in London. Stephen has been involved with numerous private equity transactions of various types over the course of his career, has been chairman of Iris Software Group and Web Reservations International and a main board director of a number of European companies. Stephen has a 1st class Honours Degree from Oxford University in Engineering, Economics & Management and an MBA with Distinction from Harvard Business School where he was a Fulbright Scholar. He is also an Associate Fellow of the Said Business School of Oxford University where he lectures in Entrepreneurial Finance and various private equity related subjects.

    Committees:

    Audit (Chairman)
    Nominations
    Renumeration

  • Caroline Goodall

    Non-Executive Director

    Caroline Goodall was appointed as a Director of the Company on 4 October 2010. She is currently a consultant to international law firm Herbert Smith, where she was a partner and held a number of senior management positions. Caroline is an independent non-executive of accountancy firm Grant Thornton UK LLP. She is also a member of the Council of the National Trust and has sat as a non-executive on the Governing Body of Newnham College, Cambridge.

    Committees:

    Remuneration
    Nominations

  • Charles Sinclair

    Non-Executive Director

    Charles Sinclair was appointed as a Director on 1 January 2005. He is Chairman of Associated British Foods plc. He retired as Chief Executive of Daily Mail and General Trust plc on 30 September 2008, a post he held since 1989.

    Committees:

    Audit
    Nominations

  • Andrew Sykes

    Chairman

    Andrew Sykes was appointed as Chairman of SVG Capital on 8 November 2012, having been a Director of the Company since 8 February 2010. He is Deputy Chairman of Smith & Williamson Holdings Limited, Chairman of Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust and Absolute Return Trust Limited. He is also a non-executive director of SVG Advisers Limited, Record plc, Gulf International Bank (UK) Limited and MBIA UK Insurance Limited.

    Committees:

    Audit
    Nominations
    Remuneration