Board

Richard Wyatt was appointed a Director in 2017 and became Chairman in May 2023. He is a former Group Managing Director at Schroders and a Partner at Lazard. He was chairman of the media agency Engine Group and served on the Regulatory Decisions Committee of the FSA. He is currently a global partner of Rothschild & Co, chairman of Loudwater Partners Limited and a director of a number of other companies.

Shefaly Yogendra, PhD was appointed a Director in 2019. She was most recently the COO of Ditto AI, a symbolic AI startup. She built her career in corporate venturing in the technology industry, followed by strategy advisory work on emerging technologies with investors, regulators and leaders of operating companies. She focuses on digital leadership and governance, organisational growth, risk, and decision making. She is an independent governor of London Metropolitan University, and a non-executive director of Harmony Energy Income Trust PLC and JP Morgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC. She was listed among the “100 Women To Watch” in the 2016 edition of the Female FTSE Board Report.

Charles Cade was appointed a Director in 2022 and is the Senior Independent Director. He has over 25 years’ experience in the investment Companies sector, and was ranked among the leading analysts throughout his career at Numis Securities, Winterflood Securities, HSBC and Merrill Lynch. He joined the City following an MBA, having previously worked for a consultancy firm and as an economist in the UK government. He currently sits on the Investment Committee of the Rank Foundation charity, and is an independent member of the Investment Research Monitoring Group for interactive investor, the retail platform.

Carolyn Sims was appointed a Director in 2023 and is the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. She is the CFO and COO of British International Investment (BII), the UK’s Development Finance Institution. Before joining BII in 2020, Carolyn was CFO of the Wealth Management Division of Schroders plc and a member of its Group Management Committee. Prior to that, Carolyn was the CFO of Cazenove Capital Management Limited until its sale to Schroders in 2013. Carolyn started her career with Touche Ross & Co. where she qualified as a Chartered Accountant. She then joined Lazard where her roles included COO for Global Capital Markets and UK Finance Director.