Board of Directors

Anthony was appointed to the board as Chairman in May 2010 following the retirement of the first Chairman of the Company, Mark Cannon-Brookes. Anthony is currently Chairman of British & American Investment Trust plc, F&C Global Smaller Companies plc, Finsbury Growth & Income Trust plc and Miton Worldwide Growth Investment Trust plc, and a Non-Executive Director of Hansa Capital Limited and Worldwide Healthcare Trust plc. He was previously a Director of Rea Brothers Group plc and was Chairman of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).

Andrew is a Founder Director of Baronsmead VCT 3 plc, having joined the board in January 2001 and is the Senior Independent Director. He is currently Chairman of Tiri-making integrity work, an integrity reform non-governmental organisation. Previously Andrew was a Director of The Guardian Media Group plc, Guardian News and Media Limited, Integrated Micro Products plc and Deputy Chairman of Language Line Limited, an investment held by Baronsmead VCT 3 until 2006. He was an executive director of Logica plc for many years and a Founder Director of Cable London plc.

Gill is a founder Director of Baronsmead VCT 3 plc having joined the board in January 2001, and is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee. Gill is a Non-Executive Director of Baronsmead VCT 2 and Baronsmead VCT 5 and a Deputy Chairman of the Association of Investment Companies (AIC). She is currently Non-Executive Director of BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc, JPMorgan Russian Securities and Martin Currie Portfolio Investment Trust Plc and is a Chairman of Witan Pacific Investment Trust plc. Previously, Gill was Chief Executive of ProShare, responsible for the private equity portfolio of BP, a Director of Liverpool Friendly Society and has served on the board of the FSA.

Ian joined the board of Baronsmead VCT 3 plc in October 2010. He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Henderson Private Equity Investment Trust plc and is a Director of a number of private equity companies. Ian has wide Tech, Media and Telecoms experience having founded, developed and sold a number of businesses and has also worked at board level in global organisations.