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Merchants Trust plc Directors

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Merchants Trust plc Directors

Board of Directors (8)

Colin Clark

Chairman

–

Parimal Patel

Non-executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee

2 yrs 7 mosAge: 59Kenyan

Karen Emery McKellar

Non-Executive Director

6 yrs 5 mosAge: 57British

Lisa Maria Edgar

Non-executive Director

2 yrs 9 mosAge: 58British

Neil John Galloway

Independent Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 3 mosAge: 57British

Simon Gergel

CIO, UK Equities

–

Kirsten June Salt

Secretary

26 yrs 9 mosBritish

Nira Kishor Baxendale

Secretary

1 yrs 5 mos

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
Colin Clark	Chairman	–	–	–
Parimal Patel	Non-executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee	1 Mar 2024	2 yrs 7 mos	Kenyan
Karen Emery McKellar	Non-Executive Director	1 May 2020	6 yrs 5 mos	British
Lisa Maria Edgar	Non-executive Director	1 Jan 2024	2 yrs 9 mos	British
Neil John Galloway	Independent Non-Executive Director	1 Jul 2025	1 yrs 3 mos	British
SG Simon Gergel	CIO, UK Equities	–	–	–
KJ Kirsten June Salt	Secretary	10 Jan 2000	26 yrs 9 mos	British
NK Nira Kishor Baxendale	Secretary	20 May 2025	1 yrs 5 mos	–

Director Remuneration (FYE 2023)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Sybella Stanley	Non-Executive Director	£28,000	£28,000
Mary Ann Sieghart	Non-Executive Director	£27,713	£27,713

Prior year comparison (2 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Mary Ann Sieghart	Non-Executive Director	£27,000	£27,000
Sybella Stanley	Non-Executive Director	£27,000	£27,000

Former Directors (30)

Colin Martin Clark

Chair

Tenure: 7 yrs 3 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2026

Kelly Nice

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 10 mosResigned: 30 May 2025

Nicholas Timon Drakesmith

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 6 mosResigned: 20 May 2025

Sybella Jane Stanley

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 21 Mar 2024

Mary Ann Sieghart

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 25 Jan 2024

Eleanor Emuss

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrs 9 mosResigned: 11 Mar 2022

Paul Tennant Yates

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 1 May 2020

Douglas Alexander Armstrong

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 27 Apr 2020

Simon John Fraser

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 1 mosResigned: 1 Sept 2019

Tracey Anne Lago

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 4 mosResigned: 26 Jun 2017

Michael James Edward McKeon

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 8 mosResigned: 31 Jan 2017

Peter William Irving Ingram

Secretary

Tenure: 10 yrs 1 mosResigned: 27 Feb 2015

Henry Eric Staunton

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 7 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2014

Richard Arthur Barfield

Director

Tenure: 12 yrsResigned: 10 May 2011

Sir James Meyer Sassoon

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 10 mosResigned: 20 May 2010

Hugh Alexander Stevenson

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 8 mosResigned: 11 May 2010

Patrick Joseph Scott Plummer

Director

Tenure: 12 yrsResigned: 12 May 2009

Sir Robert Paul Reid

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 4 mosResigned: 13 May 2008

Sir John Michael Middlecott Banham

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 14 May 2007

Anthony David Arnold William Forbes

Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 10 mosResigned: 13 May 2002

Peter Leonard Longcroft

Secretary

Tenure: –Resigned: 10 May 2000

Colin Hyndmarsh Black

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 8 May 2000

Nicola Jane Schrager Von Altishofen

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 6 mosResigned: 10 Jan 2000

Sir John Derek Birkin

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 13 Sept 1999

David Hugh Laing Hopkinson

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 10 May 1999

Benjamin Charles Reid Siddons

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 31 Dec 1998

Kathleen Rose Ascham

Secretary

Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Jun 1997

Sir Thomas Neilson Risk

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 9 May 1994

Leonora Marian Frost

Secretary

Tenure: –Resigned: 9 May 1994

Sir Anthony Favill Tuke

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 9 May 1994

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Colin Martin Clark	Chair	30 Jun 2019	30 Sept 2026	7 yrs 3 mos	British
Kelly Nice	Secretary	7 Jul 2022	30 May 2025	2 yrs 10 mos	–
Nicholas Timon Drakesmith	Non-Executive Director	1 Nov 2016	20 May 2025	8 yrs 6 mos	British
Sybella Jane Stanley	Non-Executive Director	3 Nov 2014	21 Mar 2024	9 yrs 4 mos	British
Mary Ann Sieghart	Non-Executive Director	3 Nov 2014	25 Jan 2024	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Eleanor Emuss	Secretary	26 Jun 2017	11 Mar 2022	4 yrs 9 mos	–
Paul Tennant Yates	Non-Executive Director	21 Mar 2011	1 May 2020	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Douglas Alexander Armstrong	Director	27 Apr 2020	27 Apr 2020	0 mos	British
Simon John Fraser	Non-Executive Director	16 Aug 2009	1 Sept 2019	10 yrs 1 mos	British
Tracey Anne Lago	Secretary	27 Feb 2015	26 Jun 2017	2 yrs 4 mos	–
Michael James Edward McKeon	Non-Executive Director	1 May 2008	31 Jan 2017	8 yrs 8 mos	British
Peter William Irving Ingram	Secretary	10 Jan 2005	27 Feb 2015	10 yrs 1 mos	British
Henry Eric Staunton	Director	1 May 2008	31 Dec 2014	6 yrs 7 mos	British
Richard Arthur Barfield	Director	10 May 1999	10 May 2011	12 yrs	British
Sir James Meyer Sassoon	Director	11 Jul 2006	20 May 2010	3 yrs 10 mos	British
Hugh Alexander Stevenson	Director	13 Sept 1999	11 May 2010	10 yrs 8 mos	United Kingdom
Patrick Joseph Scott Plummer	Director	12 May 1997	12 May 2009	12 yrs	British
Sir Robert Paul Reid	Director	9 Jan 1995	13 May 2008	13 yrs 4 mos	British
Sir John Michael Middlecott Banham	Director	–	14 May 2007	–	British
Anthony David Arnold William Forbes	Director	11 Jul 1994	13 May 2002	7 yrs 10 mos	British
Peter Leonard Longcroft	Secretary	–	10 May 2000	–	British
Colin Hyndmarsh Black	Director	–	8 May 2000	–	British
Nicola Jane Schrager Von Altishofen	Secretary	14 Jul 1997	10 Jan 2000	2 yrs 6 mos	British
Sir John Derek Birkin	Director	–	13 Sept 1999	–	British
David Hugh Laing Hopkinson	Director	–	10 May 1999	–	British
Benjamin Charles Reid Siddons	Director	–	31 Dec 1998	–	British
Kathleen Rose Ascham	Secretary	9 May 1994	30 Jun 1997	3 yrs 1 mos	British
Sir Thomas Neilson Risk	Director	–	9 May 1994	–	British
Leonora Marian Frost	Secretary	–	9 May 1994	–	British
Sir Anthony Favill Tuke	Director	–	9 May 1994	–	British

Board of Directors (8)

Colin Clark

Chairman

–

Parimal Patel

Non-executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee

2 yrs 7 mosAge: 59Kenyan

Karen Emery McKellar

Non-Executive Director

6 yrs 5 mosAge: 57British

Lisa Maria Edgar

Non-executive Director

2 yrs 9 mosAge: 58British

Neil John Galloway

Independent Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 3 mosAge: 57British

Simon Gergel

CIO, UK Equities

–

Kirsten June Salt

Secretary

26 yrs 9 mosBritish

Nira Kishor Baxendale

Secretary

1 yrs 5 mos

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
Colin Clark	Chairman	–	–	–
Parimal Patel	Non-executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee	1 Mar 2024	2 yrs 7 mos	Kenyan
Karen Emery McKellar	Non-Executive Director	1 May 2020	6 yrs 5 mos	British
Lisa Maria Edgar	Non-executive Director	1 Jan 2024	2 yrs 9 mos	British
Neil John Galloway	Independent Non-Executive Director	1 Jul 2025	1 yrs 3 mos	British
SG Simon Gergel	CIO, UK Equities	–	–	–
KJ Kirsten June Salt	Secretary	10 Jan 2000	26 yrs 9 mos	British
NK Nira Kishor Baxendale	Secretary	20 May 2025	1 yrs 5 mos	–

Director Remuneration (FYE 2023)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Sybella Stanley	Non-Executive Director	£28,000	£28,000
Mary Ann Sieghart	Non-Executive Director	£27,713	£27,713

Prior year comparison (2 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Mary Ann Sieghart	Non-Executive Director	£27,000	£27,000
Sybella Stanley	Non-Executive Director	£27,000	£27,000

Former Directors (30)

Colin Martin Clark

Chair

Tenure: 7 yrs 3 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2026

Kelly Nice

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 10 mosResigned: 30 May 2025

Nicholas Timon Drakesmith

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 6 mosResigned: 20 May 2025

Sybella Jane Stanley

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 21 Mar 2024

Mary Ann Sieghart

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 25 Jan 2024

Eleanor Emuss

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrs 9 mosResigned: 11 Mar 2022

Paul Tennant Yates

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 1 May 2020

Douglas Alexander Armstrong

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 27 Apr 2020

Simon John Fraser

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 1 mosResigned: 1 Sept 2019

Tracey Anne Lago

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 4 mosResigned: 26 Jun 2017

Michael James Edward McKeon

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 8 mosResigned: 31 Jan 2017

Peter William Irving Ingram

Secretary

Tenure: 10 yrs 1 mosResigned: 27 Feb 2015

Henry Eric Staunton

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 7 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2014

Richard Arthur Barfield

Director

Tenure: 12 yrsResigned: 10 May 2011

Sir James Meyer Sassoon

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 10 mosResigned: 20 May 2010

Hugh Alexander Stevenson

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 8 mosResigned: 11 May 2010

Patrick Joseph Scott Plummer

Director

Tenure: 12 yrsResigned: 12 May 2009

Sir Robert Paul Reid

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 4 mosResigned: 13 May 2008

Sir John Michael Middlecott Banham

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 14 May 2007

Anthony David Arnold William Forbes

Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 10 mosResigned: 13 May 2002

Peter Leonard Longcroft

Secretary

Tenure: –Resigned: 10 May 2000

Colin Hyndmarsh Black

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 8 May 2000

Nicola Jane Schrager Von Altishofen

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 6 mosResigned: 10 Jan 2000

Sir John Derek Birkin

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 13 Sept 1999

David Hugh Laing Hopkinson

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 10 May 1999

Benjamin Charles Reid Siddons

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 31 Dec 1998

Kathleen Rose Ascham

Secretary

Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Jun 1997

Sir Thomas Neilson Risk

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 9 May 1994

Leonora Marian Frost

Secretary

Tenure: –Resigned: 9 May 1994

Sir Anthony Favill Tuke

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 9 May 1994

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Colin Martin Clark	Chair	30 Jun 2019	30 Sept 2026	7 yrs 3 mos	British
Kelly Nice	Secretary	7 Jul 2022	30 May 2025	2 yrs 10 mos	–
Nicholas Timon Drakesmith	Non-Executive Director	1 Nov 2016	20 May 2025	8 yrs 6 mos	British
Sybella Jane Stanley	Non-Executive Director	3 Nov 2014	21 Mar 2024	9 yrs 4 mos	British
Mary Ann Sieghart	Non-Executive Director	3 Nov 2014	25 Jan 2024	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Eleanor Emuss	Secretary	26 Jun 2017	11 Mar 2022	4 yrs 9 mos	–
Paul Tennant Yates	Non-Executive Director	21 Mar 2011	1 May 2020	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Douglas Alexander Armstrong	Director	27 Apr 2020	27 Apr 2020	0 mos	British
Simon John Fraser	Non-Executive Director	16 Aug 2009	1 Sept 2019	10 yrs 1 mos	British
Tracey Anne Lago	Secretary	27 Feb 2015	26 Jun 2017	2 yrs 4 mos	–
Michael James Edward McKeon	Non-Executive Director	1 May 2008	31 Jan 2017	8 yrs 8 mos	British
Peter William Irving Ingram	Secretary	10 Jan 2005	27 Feb 2015	10 yrs 1 mos	British
Henry Eric Staunton	Director	1 May 2008	31 Dec 2014	6 yrs 7 mos	British
Richard Arthur Barfield	Director	10 May 1999	10 May 2011	12 yrs	British
Sir James Meyer Sassoon	Director	11 Jul 2006	20 May 2010	3 yrs 10 mos	British
Hugh Alexander Stevenson	Director	13 Sept 1999	11 May 2010	10 yrs 8 mos	United Kingdom
Patrick Joseph Scott Plummer	Director	12 May 1997	12 May 2009	12 yrs	British
Sir Robert Paul Reid	Director	9 Jan 1995	13 May 2008	13 yrs 4 mos	British
Sir John Michael Middlecott Banham	Director	–	14 May 2007	–	British
Anthony David Arnold William Forbes	Director	11 Jul 1994	13 May 2002	7 yrs 10 mos	British
Peter Leonard Longcroft	Secretary	–	10 May 2000	–	British
Colin Hyndmarsh Black	Director	–	8 May 2000	–	British
Nicola Jane Schrager Von Altishofen	Secretary	14 Jul 1997	10 Jan 2000	2 yrs 6 mos	British
Sir John Derek Birkin	Director	–	13 Sept 1999	–	British
David Hugh Laing Hopkinson	Director	–	10 May 1999	–	British
Benjamin Charles Reid Siddons	Director	–	31 Dec 1998	–	British
Kathleen Rose Ascham	Secretary	9 May 1994	30 Jun 1997	3 yrs 1 mos	British
Sir Thomas Neilson Risk	Director	–	9 May 1994	–	British
Leonora Marian Frost	Secretary	–	9 May 1994	–	British
Sir Anthony Favill Tuke	Director	–	9 May 1994	–	British

Board of Directors (8)

Colin Clark

Chairman

–

Parimal Patel

Non-executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee

2 yrs 7 mosAge: 59Kenyan

Karen Emery McKellar

Non-Executive Director

6 yrs 5 mosAge: 57British

Lisa Maria Edgar

Non-executive Director

2 yrs 9 mosAge: 58British

Neil John Galloway

Independent Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 3 mosAge: 57British

Simon Gergel

CIO, UK Equities

–

Kirsten June Salt

Secretary

26 yrs 9 mosBritish

Nira Kishor Baxendale

Secretary

1 yrs 5 mos

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
Colin Clark	Chairman	–	–	–
Parimal Patel	Non-executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee	1 Mar 2024	2 yrs 7 mos	Kenyan
Karen Emery McKellar	Non-Executive Director	1 May 2020	6 yrs 5 mos	British
Lisa Maria Edgar	Non-executive Director	1 Jan 2024	2 yrs 9 mos	British
Neil John Galloway	Independent Non-Executive Director	1 Jul 2025	1 yrs 3 mos	British
SG Simon Gergel	CIO, UK Equities	–	–	–
KJ Kirsten June Salt	Secretary	10 Jan 2000	26 yrs 9 mos	British
NK Nira Kishor Baxendale	Secretary	20 May 2025	1 yrs 5 mos	–

Director Remuneration (FYE 2023)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Sybella Stanley	Non-Executive Director	£28,000	£28,000
Mary Ann Sieghart	Non-Executive Director	£27,713	£27,713

Prior year comparison (2 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Mary Ann Sieghart	Non-Executive Director	£27,000	£27,000
Sybella Stanley	Non-Executive Director	£27,000	£27,000

Former Directors (30)

Colin Martin Clark

Chair

Tenure: 7 yrs 3 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2026

Kelly Nice

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 10 mosResigned: 30 May 2025

Nicholas Timon Drakesmith

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 6 mosResigned: 20 May 2025

Sybella Jane Stanley

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 21 Mar 2024

Mary Ann Sieghart

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 25 Jan 2024

Eleanor Emuss

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrs 9 mosResigned: 11 Mar 2022

Paul Tennant Yates

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 1 May 2020

Douglas Alexander Armstrong

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 27 Apr 2020

Simon John Fraser

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 1 mosResigned: 1 Sept 2019

Tracey Anne Lago

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 4 mosResigned: 26 Jun 2017

Michael James Edward McKeon

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 8 mosResigned: 31 Jan 2017

Peter William Irving Ingram

Secretary

Tenure: 10 yrs 1 mosResigned: 27 Feb 2015

Henry Eric Staunton

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 7 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2014

Richard Arthur Barfield

Director

Tenure: 12 yrsResigned: 10 May 2011

Sir James Meyer Sassoon

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 10 mosResigned: 20 May 2010

Hugh Alexander Stevenson

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 8 mosResigned: 11 May 2010

Patrick Joseph Scott Plummer

Director

Tenure: 12 yrsResigned: 12 May 2009

Sir Robert Paul Reid

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 4 mosResigned: 13 May 2008

Sir John Michael Middlecott Banham

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 14 May 2007

Anthony David Arnold William Forbes

Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 10 mosResigned: 13 May 2002

Peter Leonard Longcroft

Secretary

Tenure: –Resigned: 10 May 2000

Colin Hyndmarsh Black

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 8 May 2000

Nicola Jane Schrager Von Altishofen

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 6 mosResigned: 10 Jan 2000

Sir John Derek Birkin

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 13 Sept 1999

David Hugh Laing Hopkinson

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 10 May 1999

Benjamin Charles Reid Siddons

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 31 Dec 1998

Kathleen Rose Ascham

Secretary

Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Jun 1997

Sir Thomas Neilson Risk

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 9 May 1994

Leonora Marian Frost

Secretary

Tenure: –Resigned: 9 May 1994

Sir Anthony Favill Tuke

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 9 May 1994

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Colin Martin Clark	Chair	30 Jun 2019	30 Sept 2026	7 yrs 3 mos	British
Kelly Nice	Secretary	7 Jul 2022	30 May 2025	2 yrs 10 mos	–
Nicholas Timon Drakesmith	Non-Executive Director	1 Nov 2016	20 May 2025	8 yrs 6 mos	British
Sybella Jane Stanley	Non-Executive Director	3 Nov 2014	21 Mar 2024	9 yrs 4 mos	British
Mary Ann Sieghart	Non-Executive Director	3 Nov 2014	25 Jan 2024	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Eleanor Emuss	Secretary	26 Jun 2017	11 Mar 2022	4 yrs 9 mos	–
Paul Tennant Yates	Non-Executive Director	21 Mar 2011	1 May 2020	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Douglas Alexander Armstrong	Director	27 Apr 2020	27 Apr 2020	0 mos	British
Simon John Fraser	Non-Executive Director	16 Aug 2009	1 Sept 2019	10 yrs 1 mos	British
Tracey Anne Lago	Secretary	27 Feb 2015	26 Jun 2017	2 yrs 4 mos	–
Michael James Edward McKeon	Non-Executive Director	1 May 2008	31 Jan 2017	8 yrs 8 mos	British
Peter William Irving Ingram	Secretary	10 Jan 2005	27 Feb 2015	10 yrs 1 mos	British
Henry Eric Staunton	Director	1 May 2008	31 Dec 2014	6 yrs 7 mos	British
Richard Arthur Barfield	Director	10 May 1999	10 May 2011	12 yrs	British
Sir James Meyer Sassoon	Director	11 Jul 2006	20 May 2010	3 yrs 10 mos	British
Hugh Alexander Stevenson	Director	13 Sept 1999	11 May 2010	10 yrs 8 mos	United Kingdom
Patrick Joseph Scott Plummer	Director	12 May 1997	12 May 2009	12 yrs	British
Sir Robert Paul Reid	Director	9 Jan 1995	13 May 2008	13 yrs 4 mos	British
Sir John Michael Middlecott Banham	Director	–	14 May 2007	–	British
Anthony David Arnold William Forbes	Director	11 Jul 1994	13 May 2002	7 yrs 10 mos	British
Peter Leonard Longcroft	Secretary	–	10 May 2000	–	British
Colin Hyndmarsh Black	Director	–	8 May 2000	–	British
Nicola Jane Schrager Von Altishofen	Secretary	14 Jul 1997	10 Jan 2000	2 yrs 6 mos	British
Sir John Derek Birkin	Director	–	13 Sept 1999	–	British
David Hugh Laing Hopkinson	Director	–	10 May 1999	–	British
Benjamin Charles Reid Siddons	Director	–	31 Dec 1998	–	British
Kathleen Rose Ascham	Secretary	9 May 1994	30 Jun 1997	3 yrs 1 mos	British
Sir Thomas Neilson Risk	Director	–	9 May 1994	–	British
Leonora Marian Frost	Secretary	–	9 May 1994	–	British
Sir Anthony Favill Tuke	Director	–	9 May 1994	–	British

Board of Directors (8)

Colin Clark

Chairman

–

Parimal Patel

Non-executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee

2 yrs 7 mosAge: 59Kenyan

Karen Emery McKellar

Non-Executive Director

6 yrs 5 mosAge: 57British

Lisa Maria Edgar

Non-executive Director

2 yrs 9 mosAge: 58British

Neil John Galloway

Independent Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 3 mosAge: 57British

Simon Gergel

CIO, UK Equities

–

Kirsten June Salt

Secretary

26 yrs 9 mosBritish

Nira Kishor Baxendale

Secretary

1 yrs 5 mos

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
Colin Clark	Chairman	–	–	–
Parimal Patel	Non-executive Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee	1 Mar 2024	2 yrs 7 mos	Kenyan
Karen Emery McKellar	Non-Executive Director	1 May 2020	6 yrs 5 mos	British
Lisa Maria Edgar	Non-executive Director	1 Jan 2024	2 yrs 9 mos	British
Neil John Galloway	Independent Non-Executive Director	1 Jul 2025	1 yrs 3 mos	British
SG Simon Gergel	CIO, UK Equities	–	–	–
KJ Kirsten June Salt	Secretary	10 Jan 2000	26 yrs 9 mos	British
NK Nira Kishor Baxendale	Secretary	20 May 2025	1 yrs 5 mos	–

Director Remuneration (FYE 2023)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Sybella Stanley	Non-Executive Director	£28,000	£28,000
Mary Ann Sieghart	Non-Executive Director	£27,713	£27,713

Prior year comparison (2 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Mary Ann Sieghart	Non-Executive Director	£27,000	£27,000
Sybella Stanley	Non-Executive Director	£27,000	£27,000

Former Directors (30)

Colin Martin Clark

Chair

Tenure: 7 yrs 3 mosResigned: 30 Sept 2026

Kelly Nice

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 10 mosResigned: 30 May 2025

Nicholas Timon Drakesmith

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 6 mosResigned: 20 May 2025

Sybella Jane Stanley

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 21 Mar 2024

Mary Ann Sieghart

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 25 Jan 2024

Eleanor Emuss

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrs 9 mosResigned: 11 Mar 2022

Paul Tennant Yates

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 1 May 2020

Douglas Alexander Armstrong

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 27 Apr 2020

Simon John Fraser

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 1 mosResigned: 1 Sept 2019

Tracey Anne Lago

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 4 mosResigned: 26 Jun 2017

Michael James Edward McKeon

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 8 mosResigned: 31 Jan 2017

Peter William Irving Ingram

Secretary

Tenure: 10 yrs 1 mosResigned: 27 Feb 2015

Henry Eric Staunton

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 7 mosResigned: 31 Dec 2014

Richard Arthur Barfield

Director

Tenure: 12 yrsResigned: 10 May 2011

Sir James Meyer Sassoon

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 10 mosResigned: 20 May 2010

Hugh Alexander Stevenson

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 8 mosResigned: 11 May 2010

Patrick Joseph Scott Plummer

Director

Tenure: 12 yrsResigned: 12 May 2009

Sir Robert Paul Reid

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 4 mosResigned: 13 May 2008

Sir John Michael Middlecott Banham

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 14 May 2007

Anthony David Arnold William Forbes

Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 10 mosResigned: 13 May 2002

Peter Leonard Longcroft

Secretary

Tenure: –Resigned: 10 May 2000

Colin Hyndmarsh Black

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 8 May 2000

Nicola Jane Schrager Von Altishofen

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 6 mosResigned: 10 Jan 2000

Sir John Derek Birkin

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 13 Sept 1999

David Hugh Laing Hopkinson

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 10 May 1999

Benjamin Charles Reid Siddons

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 31 Dec 1998

Kathleen Rose Ascham

Secretary

Tenure: 3 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Jun 1997

Sir Thomas Neilson Risk

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 9 May 1994

Leonora Marian Frost

Secretary

Tenure: –Resigned: 9 May 1994

Sir Anthony Favill Tuke

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 9 May 1994

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Colin Martin Clark	Chair	30 Jun 2019	30 Sept 2026	7 yrs 3 mos	British
Kelly Nice	Secretary	7 Jul 2022	30 May 2025	2 yrs 10 mos	–
Nicholas Timon Drakesmith	Non-Executive Director	1 Nov 2016	20 May 2025	8 yrs 6 mos	British
Sybella Jane Stanley	Non-Executive Director	3 Nov 2014	21 Mar 2024	9 yrs 4 mos	British
Mary Ann Sieghart	Non-Executive Director	3 Nov 2014	25 Jan 2024	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Eleanor Emuss	Secretary	26 Jun 2017	11 Mar 2022	4 yrs 9 mos	–
Paul Tennant Yates	Non-Executive Director	21 Mar 2011	1 May 2020	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Douglas Alexander Armstrong	Director	27 Apr 2020	27 Apr 2020	0 mos	British
Simon John Fraser	Non-Executive Director	16 Aug 2009	1 Sept 2019	10 yrs 1 mos	British
Tracey Anne Lago	Secretary	27 Feb 2015	26 Jun 2017	2 yrs 4 mos	–
Michael James Edward McKeon	Non-Executive Director	1 May 2008	31 Jan 2017	8 yrs 8 mos	British
Peter William Irving Ingram	Secretary	10 Jan 2005	27 Feb 2015	10 yrs 1 mos	British
Henry Eric Staunton	Director	1 May 2008	31 Dec 2014	6 yrs 7 mos	British
Richard Arthur Barfield	Director	10 May 1999	10 May 2011	12 yrs	British
Sir James Meyer Sassoon	Director	11 Jul 2006	20 May 2010	3 yrs 10 mos	British
Hugh Alexander Stevenson	Director	13 Sept 1999	11 May 2010	10 yrs 8 mos	United Kingdom
Patrick Joseph Scott Plummer	Director	12 May 1997	12 May 2009	12 yrs	British
Sir Robert Paul Reid	Director	9 Jan 1995	13 May 2008	13 yrs 4 mos	British
Sir John Michael Middlecott Banham	Director	–	14 May 2007	–	British
Anthony David Arnold William Forbes	Director	11 Jul 1994	13 May 2002	7 yrs 10 mos	British
Peter Leonard Longcroft	Secretary	–	10 May 2000	–	British
Colin Hyndmarsh Black	Director	–	8 May 2000	–	British
Nicola Jane Schrager Von Altishofen	Secretary	14 Jul 1997	10 Jan 2000	2 yrs 6 mos	British
Sir John Derek Birkin	Director	–	13 Sept 1999	–	British
David Hugh Laing Hopkinson	Director	–	10 May 1999	–	British
Benjamin Charles Reid Siddons	Director	–	31 Dec 1998	–	British
Kathleen Rose Ascham	Secretary	9 May 1994	30 Jun 1997	3 yrs 1 mos	British
Sir Thomas Neilson Risk	Director	–	9 May 1994	–	British
Leonora Marian Frost	Secretary	–	9 May 1994	–	British
Sir Anthony Favill Tuke	Director	–	9 May 1994	–	British