Board

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 and 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 the National House-Building Council (NHBC). 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 is a Trustee of the reading charity Coram Beanstalk. 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 of The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC. She was formerly a Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director at Schroder Oriental Income Fund Limited and European Assets Trust plc.

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 and ProVen VCT plc and also a Non-Executive Director of Rightmove plc where she chairs the Remuneration Committee. Lorna is also Co-Chair of Dowgate Group. She was formerly a founder and a main Board Director of Numis Corporation plc (now 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 and Chair of Dowgate Capital Ltd.

MB Christie has served on the Board since 15 January 2026. Mary Beth (MB), a former Chief Product Officer and Chief Operating Officer, brings to the Board over 25 years of experience in digital product, tech, data and operations across several sectors, including insurance, media, travel, property and e-commerce. MB is currently a Non-Executive Director on MONY, Social Finance and ART-I-CHECK LTD and a Trustee at the Internet Watch Foundation.