OTV2 Octopus Titan Vct Plc

 
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   Octopus Titan VCT plc 
 
   12 April 2021 
 
   Director Appointments 
 
   Octopus Titan VCT plc ("the Company") is delighted to announce the 
appointment of Lord Rockley as an independent non-executive Director 
with effect from 8 April 2021. The Company also announces the intention 
to appoint Gaenor Bagley as an independent non-executive Director 
subject to the approval by shareholders at the forthcoming Annual 
General Meeting of a resolution to amend the Company's Articles of 
Association to increase the aggregate annual remuneration of directors 
to allow for her appointment. 
 
   Lord Rockley 
 
   Anthony is a qualified chartered accountant and former partner at KPMG. 
He joined KPMG in 1983 and held various positions throughout his career 
most notably within the banking sector and latterly as the lead audit 
partner in KPMG's Private Equity Group ('PEG') which he was instrumental 
in establishing. He led PEG Audit for 15 years until his retirement in 
2015. Anthony was a member of the British Venture Capital Association 
working party and was key in the development of the first valuation 
guidelines for the industry.  He was also a member of the International 
Private Equity and Venture Capital Guidelines Board between 2005 and 
2014. 
 
   He has a MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University. 
 
   Gaenor Bagley 
 
   Following a 30-year career in professional services, where she held a 
variety of leadership positions including at Board level, Gaenor now has 
a portfolio of Non-Executive Director roles.  Her other current roles 
include: 
 
 
   -- Non-Executive Director, Chair of Audit Committee, Chair of Remuneration 
      Committee , Zopa Bank Ltd 
 
   -- Non-Executive Director, National Audit Office 
 
   -- Chair, TKAT Multi-Academy Trust 
 
   -- External Member of Council, Cambridge University 
 
 
   The majority of Gaenor's professional career has been as a M&A tax 
advisor with PwC as part of the tax practice. In 2011 she was appointed 
to the Executive Board of PwC UK to be Head of People, with 
responsibilities for developing the firm's People and Corporate Social 
Responsibility strategy. Alongside this role she was the Global Head of 
Learning and Development, responsible for the development strategy for 
the PwC network firms. From July 2016 until her retirement in December 
2017, Gaenor was Head of Corporate Purpose at PwC UK, leading on PwC's 
Corporate Social Responsibility agenda. 
 
   Prior to joining PwC, Gaenor was a Corporate Finance Advisor at S.G. 
Warburg. She joined from EY, where she qualified as an accountant in 
1989. 
 
   John Hustler, Chairman of Octopus Titan VCT plc said: 
 
   "We are delighted to welcome Anthony and Gaenor and know that they will 
make a great contribution to the Board. We look forward to benefitting 
from their wealth of experience in the sector." 
 
   There is no additional information required to be disclosed pursuant to 
Listing Rule 9.6.13 in relation to the appointment. 
 
   For further information please contact: 
 
   Katherine Fyfe 
 
   Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited 
 
   Tel:  020 7710 280 
 
 
 
 

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