Board & policies

Pars Purewal has served on the Board since 28 November 2022. Pars has broad investment sector experience gained over a 38-year career at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, including 25 years as Partner across the business’ Audit and Advisory, People, Sales and UK Asset Management teams. Pars is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, the Chair of Royal London Asset Management Limited, a Non-Executive Director on the boards of The Royal London Mutual Insurance Society Limited and The Law Debenture Corporation plc. He was formerly on the boards of Brewin Dolphin Holdings PLC, Federated Hermes Limited and Beyond Food Foundation.

Sandra Kelly has served on the Board since 9 October 2019. A Chartered Accountant, she was formerly Finance Director of the Canal & River Trust. Prior to that she spent eight years as Finance Director at NHBC (National House-Building Council). She is a Trustee of the Land Trust. She previously held senior finance positions in the commercial sector, most notably for BMW GB.

James Ashton has served on the Board since 14 October 2020. James is Chief Executive of the Quoted Companies Alliance, a membership body which represents the interests of small and mid-sized publicly traded companies with government, regulators and the media. He is the author of several business books and chairs Oscar’s Book Prize, the annual search for the UK’s best picture book. James was City Editor and Executive Editor of the Evening Standard and Independent titles and before that City Editor of the Sunday Times.

Kate Cornish-Bowden has served on the Board since 26 October 2017. Kate was formerly a Fund Manager for Morgan Stanley where she was Managing Director and head of the global core equity team. Kate is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at CC Japan Income & Growth Trust plc, the Non- Executive Chairman of International Biotechnology Trust plc and a Non-Executive Director and the Senior Independent Director of European Assets Trust PLC. She was formerly a Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director at Schroder Oriental Income Fund Limited.

Lorna Tilbian has served on the Board since 26 October 2017. Lorna is a Non‑Executive Director and Senior Independent Director of Premier Foods plc, ProVen VCT plc and a Non-Executive Director of Rightmove plc where she chairs the Remuneration Committee. Lorna is also Chair of Dowgate Capital Ltd. She was formerly an Executive Director of Deutsche Numis, a Non-Executive director of Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, Jupiter UK Growth Investment Trust PLC and M&C Saatchi PLC, a Director of Dowgate Wealth Ltd, WestLB Panmure Limited and S G Warburg Securities.