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Molten Ventures plc Directors

Board of Directors (11)

Laurence David Edgar Hollingworth

Chair

2 yrs 8 mosAge: 68British

Richard Marsh

Chief Portfolio Officer

–

Grahame David Cook

Non-Executive Director

10 yrs 10 mosAge: 68British

Stuart Malcolm Chapman

Executive Director

10 yrs 10 mosAge: 56British

Benjamin David Wilkinson

Executive Director

7 yrs 3 mosAge: 45British

Gervaise Slowey

Non-Executive Director

5 yrs 2 mosAge: 59Irish

Sarah Felicity Gentleman

Non-Executive Director

5 yrsAge: 56British

Lara Hennah Naqushbandi

Non-Executive Director

3 yrsAge: 45British

Mr Andrew Heinz Zimmermann

Executive Director

1 yrs 8 mosAge: 55British

Steven Mendel

Partner - Secondaries

–

Gareth Michael Faith

Secretary

4 yrs 3 mos

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
LD Laurence David Edgar Hollingworth	Chair	2 Jan 2024	2 yrs 8 mos	British
Richard Marsh	Chief Portfolio Officer	–	–	–
GD Grahame David Cook	Non-Executive Director	20 Nov 2015	10 yrs 10 mos	British
Stuart Malcolm Chapman	Executive Director	20 Nov 2015	10 yrs 10 mos	British
Benjamin David Wilkinson	Executive Director	4 Jun 2019	7 yrs 3 mos	British
GS Gervaise Slowey	Non-Executive Director	23 Jul 2021	5 yrs 2 mos	Irish
SF Sarah Felicity Gentleman	Non-Executive Director	8 Sept 2021	5 yrs	British
LH Lara Hennah Naqushbandi	Non-Executive Director	11 Sept 2023	3 yrs	British
Mr Andrew Heinz Zimmermann	Executive Director	28 Jan 2025	1 yrs 8 mos	British
Steven Mendel	Partner - Secondaries	–	–	–
GM Gareth Michael Faith	Secretary	13 Jun 2022	4 yrs 3 mos	–

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	LTIP	Pension	Other	Total
Laurence Hollingworth	Chair	£160,000	–	–	–	–	–	£160,000
Stuart Chapman	Executive Director	£373,000	£9,000	£649,000	–	£56,000	£2,407,000	£3,494,000
Ben Wilkinson	Executive Director	£429,000	£7,000	£746,000	–	£64,000	£433,000	£1,679,000
Martin Davis	Executive Director	£316,000	£9,000	£707,000	–	£47,000	–	£1,078,000
Andrew Zimmermann	Executive Director	£58,000	£1,000	£101,000	–	£8,000	–	£169,000
Grahame Cook	Non-Executive Director	£88,000	–	–	–	–	–	£88,000
Gervaise Slowey	Non-Executive Director	£81,000	–	–	–	–	–	£81,000
Sarah Gentleman	Non-Executive Director	£76,000	–	–	–	–	–	£76,000
Lara Naqushbandi	Non-Executive Director	£64,000	–	–	–	–	–	£64,000
Richard Pelly	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Prior year comparison (10 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	LTIP	Pension	Other	Total
Laurence Hollingworth	Chair	£40,000	–	–	–	–	–	£40,000
Stuart Chapman	Executive Director	£356,000	£6,000	£631,000	£71,000	£53,000	£502,000	£1,548,000
Martin Davis	Executive Director	£517,000	£9,000	£917,000	£103,000	£78,000	–	£1,521,000
Ben Wilkinson	Executive Director	£348,000	£5,000	£618,000	£70,000	£52,000	£49,000	£1,072,000
Andrew Zimmermann	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Grahame Cook	Non-Executive Director	£126,000	–	–	–	–	–	£126,000
Gervaise Slowey	Non-Executive Director	£70,000	–	–	–	–	–	£70,000
Sarah Gentleman	Non-Executive Director	£70,000	–	–	–	–	–	£70,000
Lara Naqushbandi	Non-Executive Director	£33,000	–	–	–	–	–	£33,000
Richard Pelly	Non-Executive Director	£14,000	–	–	–	–	–	£14,000

Former Directors (7)

Martin Michael Arthur Davis

Executive Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 11 mosResigned: 29 Oct 2024

Richard Fowler Pelly

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 8 mosResigned: 26 Jul 2023

Karen Slatford

Chair

Tenure: 7 yrs 2 mosResigned: 17 Jan 2023

Simon Christopher Cook

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 8 mosResigned: 1 Jul 2020

Kristian Thomas Rogers

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2015

Kristian Thomas Rogers

Secretary

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2015

Nicholas Roy Heather

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2015

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Martin Michael Arthur Davis	Executive Director	4 Nov 2019	29 Oct 2024	4 yrs 11 mos	British
Richard Fowler Pelly	Non-Executive Director	20 Nov 2015	26 Jul 2023	7 yrs 8 mos	British
Karen Slatford	Chair	20 Nov 2015	17 Jan 2023	7 yrs 2 mos	British
Simon Christopher Cook	Director	20 Nov 2015	1 Jul 2020	4 yrs 8 mos	British
Kristian Thomas Rogers	Director	29 Sept 2015	20 Nov 2015	2 mos	British
Kristian Thomas Rogers	Secretary	29 Sept 2015	20 Nov 2015	2 mos	–
Nicholas Roy Heather	Director	29 Sept 2015	20 Nov 2015	2 mos	British

Board of Directors (11)

Laurence David Edgar Hollingworth

Chair

2 yrs 8 mosAge: 68British

Richard Marsh

Chief Portfolio Officer

–

Grahame David Cook

Non-Executive Director

10 yrs 10 mosAge: 68British

Stuart Malcolm Chapman

Executive Director

10 yrs 10 mosAge: 56British

Benjamin David Wilkinson

Executive Director

7 yrs 3 mosAge: 45British

Gervaise Slowey

Non-Executive Director

5 yrs 2 mosAge: 59Irish

Sarah Felicity Gentleman

Non-Executive Director

5 yrsAge: 56British

Lara Hennah Naqushbandi

Non-Executive Director

3 yrsAge: 45British

Mr Andrew Heinz Zimmermann

Executive Director

1 yrs 8 mosAge: 55British

Steven Mendel

Partner - Secondaries

–

Gareth Michael Faith

Secretary

4 yrs 3 mos

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
LD Laurence David Edgar Hollingworth	Chair	2 Jan 2024	2 yrs 8 mos	British
Richard Marsh	Chief Portfolio Officer	–	–	–
GD Grahame David Cook	Non-Executive Director	20 Nov 2015	10 yrs 10 mos	British
Stuart Malcolm Chapman	Executive Director	20 Nov 2015	10 yrs 10 mos	British
Benjamin David Wilkinson	Executive Director	4 Jun 2019	7 yrs 3 mos	British
GS Gervaise Slowey	Non-Executive Director	23 Jul 2021	5 yrs 2 mos	Irish
SF Sarah Felicity Gentleman	Non-Executive Director	8 Sept 2021	5 yrs	British
LH Lara Hennah Naqushbandi	Non-Executive Director	11 Sept 2023	3 yrs	British
Mr Andrew Heinz Zimmermann	Executive Director	28 Jan 2025	1 yrs 8 mos	British
Steven Mendel	Partner - Secondaries	–	–	–
GM Gareth Michael Faith	Secretary	13 Jun 2022	4 yrs 3 mos	–

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	LTIP	Pension	Other	Total
Laurence Hollingworth	Chair	£160,000	–	–	–	–	–	£160,000
Stuart Chapman	Executive Director	£373,000	£9,000	£649,000	–	£56,000	£2,407,000	£3,494,000
Ben Wilkinson	Executive Director	£429,000	£7,000	£746,000	–	£64,000	£433,000	£1,679,000
Martin Davis	Executive Director	£316,000	£9,000	£707,000	–	£47,000	–	£1,078,000
Andrew Zimmermann	Executive Director	£58,000	£1,000	£101,000	–	£8,000	–	£169,000
Grahame Cook	Non-Executive Director	£88,000	–	–	–	–	–	£88,000
Gervaise Slowey	Non-Executive Director	£81,000	–	–	–	–	–	£81,000
Sarah Gentleman	Non-Executive Director	£76,000	–	–	–	–	–	£76,000
Lara Naqushbandi	Non-Executive Director	£64,000	–	–	–	–	–	£64,000
Richard Pelly	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Prior year comparison (10 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	LTIP	Pension	Other	Total
Laurence Hollingworth	Chair	£40,000	–	–	–	–	–	£40,000
Stuart Chapman	Executive Director	£356,000	£6,000	£631,000	£71,000	£53,000	£502,000	£1,548,000
Martin Davis	Executive Director	£517,000	£9,000	£917,000	£103,000	£78,000	–	£1,521,000
Ben Wilkinson	Executive Director	£348,000	£5,000	£618,000	£70,000	£52,000	£49,000	£1,072,000
Andrew Zimmermann	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Grahame Cook	Non-Executive Director	£126,000	–	–	–	–	–	£126,000
Gervaise Slowey	Non-Executive Director	£70,000	–	–	–	–	–	£70,000
Sarah Gentleman	Non-Executive Director	£70,000	–	–	–	–	–	£70,000
Lara Naqushbandi	Non-Executive Director	£33,000	–	–	–	–	–	£33,000
Richard Pelly	Non-Executive Director	£14,000	–	–	–	–	–	£14,000

Former Directors (7)

Martin Michael Arthur Davis

Executive Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 11 mosResigned: 29 Oct 2024

Richard Fowler Pelly

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 8 mosResigned: 26 Jul 2023

Karen Slatford

Chair

Tenure: 7 yrs 2 mosResigned: 17 Jan 2023

Simon Christopher Cook

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 8 mosResigned: 1 Jul 2020

Kristian Thomas Rogers

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2015

Kristian Thomas Rogers

Secretary

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2015

Nicholas Roy Heather

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2015

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Martin Michael Arthur Davis	Executive Director	4 Nov 2019	29 Oct 2024	4 yrs 11 mos	British
Richard Fowler Pelly	Non-Executive Director	20 Nov 2015	26 Jul 2023	7 yrs 8 mos	British
Karen Slatford	Chair	20 Nov 2015	17 Jan 2023	7 yrs 2 mos	British
Simon Christopher Cook	Director	20 Nov 2015	1 Jul 2020	4 yrs 8 mos	British
Kristian Thomas Rogers	Director	29 Sept 2015	20 Nov 2015	2 mos	British
Kristian Thomas Rogers	Secretary	29 Sept 2015	20 Nov 2015	2 mos	–
Nicholas Roy Heather	Director	29 Sept 2015	20 Nov 2015	2 mos	British

Board of Directors (11)

Laurence David Edgar Hollingworth

Chair

2 yrs 8 mosAge: 68British

Richard Marsh

Chief Portfolio Officer

–

Grahame David Cook

Non-Executive Director

10 yrs 10 mosAge: 68British

Stuart Malcolm Chapman

Executive Director

10 yrs 10 mosAge: 56British

Benjamin David Wilkinson

Executive Director

7 yrs 3 mosAge: 45British

Gervaise Slowey

Non-Executive Director

5 yrs 2 mosAge: 59Irish

Sarah Felicity Gentleman

Non-Executive Director

5 yrsAge: 56British

Lara Hennah Naqushbandi

Non-Executive Director

3 yrsAge: 45British

Mr Andrew Heinz Zimmermann

Executive Director

1 yrs 8 mosAge: 55British

Steven Mendel

Partner - Secondaries

–

Gareth Michael Faith

Secretary

4 yrs 3 mos

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
LD Laurence David Edgar Hollingworth	Chair	2 Jan 2024	2 yrs 8 mos	British
Richard Marsh	Chief Portfolio Officer	–	–	–
GD Grahame David Cook	Non-Executive Director	20 Nov 2015	10 yrs 10 mos	British
Stuart Malcolm Chapman	Executive Director	20 Nov 2015	10 yrs 10 mos	British
Benjamin David Wilkinson	Executive Director	4 Jun 2019	7 yrs 3 mos	British
GS Gervaise Slowey	Non-Executive Director	23 Jul 2021	5 yrs 2 mos	Irish
SF Sarah Felicity Gentleman	Non-Executive Director	8 Sept 2021	5 yrs	British
LH Lara Hennah Naqushbandi	Non-Executive Director	11 Sept 2023	3 yrs	British
Mr Andrew Heinz Zimmermann	Executive Director	28 Jan 2025	1 yrs 8 mos	British
Steven Mendel	Partner - Secondaries	–	–	–
GM Gareth Michael Faith	Secretary	13 Jun 2022	4 yrs 3 mos	–

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	LTIP	Pension	Other	Total
Laurence Hollingworth	Chair	£160,000	–	–	–	–	–	£160,000
Stuart Chapman	Executive Director	£373,000	£9,000	£649,000	–	£56,000	£2,407,000	£3,494,000
Ben Wilkinson	Executive Director	£429,000	£7,000	£746,000	–	£64,000	£433,000	£1,679,000
Martin Davis	Executive Director	£316,000	£9,000	£707,000	–	£47,000	–	£1,078,000
Andrew Zimmermann	Executive Director	£58,000	£1,000	£101,000	–	£8,000	–	£169,000
Grahame Cook	Non-Executive Director	£88,000	–	–	–	–	–	£88,000
Gervaise Slowey	Non-Executive Director	£81,000	–	–	–	–	–	£81,000
Sarah Gentleman	Non-Executive Director	£76,000	–	–	–	–	–	£76,000
Lara Naqushbandi	Non-Executive Director	£64,000	–	–	–	–	–	£64,000
Richard Pelly	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Prior year comparison (10 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	LTIP	Pension	Other	Total
Laurence Hollingworth	Chair	£40,000	–	–	–	–	–	£40,000
Stuart Chapman	Executive Director	£356,000	£6,000	£631,000	£71,000	£53,000	£502,000	£1,548,000
Martin Davis	Executive Director	£517,000	£9,000	£917,000	£103,000	£78,000	–	£1,521,000
Ben Wilkinson	Executive Director	£348,000	£5,000	£618,000	£70,000	£52,000	£49,000	£1,072,000
Andrew Zimmermann	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Grahame Cook	Non-Executive Director	£126,000	–	–	–	–	–	£126,000
Gervaise Slowey	Non-Executive Director	£70,000	–	–	–	–	–	£70,000
Sarah Gentleman	Non-Executive Director	£70,000	–	–	–	–	–	£70,000
Lara Naqushbandi	Non-Executive Director	£33,000	–	–	–	–	–	£33,000
Richard Pelly	Non-Executive Director	£14,000	–	–	–	–	–	£14,000

Former Directors (7)

Martin Michael Arthur Davis

Executive Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 11 mosResigned: 29 Oct 2024

Richard Fowler Pelly

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 8 mosResigned: 26 Jul 2023

Karen Slatford

Chair

Tenure: 7 yrs 2 mosResigned: 17 Jan 2023

Simon Christopher Cook

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 8 mosResigned: 1 Jul 2020

Kristian Thomas Rogers

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2015

Kristian Thomas Rogers

Secretary

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2015

Nicholas Roy Heather

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2015

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Martin Michael Arthur Davis	Executive Director	4 Nov 2019	29 Oct 2024	4 yrs 11 mos	British
Richard Fowler Pelly	Non-Executive Director	20 Nov 2015	26 Jul 2023	7 yrs 8 mos	British
Karen Slatford	Chair	20 Nov 2015	17 Jan 2023	7 yrs 2 mos	British
Simon Christopher Cook	Director	20 Nov 2015	1 Jul 2020	4 yrs 8 mos	British
Kristian Thomas Rogers	Director	29 Sept 2015	20 Nov 2015	2 mos	British
Kristian Thomas Rogers	Secretary	29 Sept 2015	20 Nov 2015	2 mos	–
Nicholas Roy Heather	Director	29 Sept 2015	20 Nov 2015	2 mos	British

Board of Directors (11)

Laurence David Edgar Hollingworth

Chair

2 yrs 8 mosAge: 68British

Richard Marsh

Chief Portfolio Officer

–

Grahame David Cook

Non-Executive Director

10 yrs 10 mosAge: 68British

Stuart Malcolm Chapman

Executive Director

10 yrs 10 mosAge: 56British

Benjamin David Wilkinson

Executive Director

7 yrs 3 mosAge: 45British

Gervaise Slowey

Non-Executive Director

5 yrs 2 mosAge: 59Irish

Sarah Felicity Gentleman

Non-Executive Director

5 yrsAge: 56British

Lara Hennah Naqushbandi

Non-Executive Director

3 yrsAge: 45British

Mr Andrew Heinz Zimmermann

Executive Director

1 yrs 8 mosAge: 55British

Steven Mendel

Partner - Secondaries

–

Gareth Michael Faith

Secretary

4 yrs 3 mos

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
LD Laurence David Edgar Hollingworth	Chair	2 Jan 2024	2 yrs 8 mos	British
Richard Marsh	Chief Portfolio Officer	–	–	–
GD Grahame David Cook	Non-Executive Director	20 Nov 2015	10 yrs 10 mos	British
Stuart Malcolm Chapman	Executive Director	20 Nov 2015	10 yrs 10 mos	British
Benjamin David Wilkinson	Executive Director	4 Jun 2019	7 yrs 3 mos	British
GS Gervaise Slowey	Non-Executive Director	23 Jul 2021	5 yrs 2 mos	Irish
SF Sarah Felicity Gentleman	Non-Executive Director	8 Sept 2021	5 yrs	British
LH Lara Hennah Naqushbandi	Non-Executive Director	11 Sept 2023	3 yrs	British
Mr Andrew Heinz Zimmermann	Executive Director	28 Jan 2025	1 yrs 8 mos	British
Steven Mendel	Partner - Secondaries	–	–	–
GM Gareth Michael Faith	Secretary	13 Jun 2022	4 yrs 3 mos	–

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	LTIP	Pension	Other	Total
Laurence Hollingworth	Chair	£160,000	–	–	–	–	–	£160,000
Stuart Chapman	Executive Director	£373,000	£9,000	£649,000	–	£56,000	£2,407,000	£3,494,000
Ben Wilkinson	Executive Director	£429,000	£7,000	£746,000	–	£64,000	£433,000	£1,679,000
Martin Davis	Executive Director	£316,000	£9,000	£707,000	–	£47,000	–	£1,078,000
Andrew Zimmermann	Executive Director	£58,000	£1,000	£101,000	–	£8,000	–	£169,000
Grahame Cook	Non-Executive Director	£88,000	–	–	–	–	–	£88,000
Gervaise Slowey	Non-Executive Director	£81,000	–	–	–	–	–	£81,000
Sarah Gentleman	Non-Executive Director	£76,000	–	–	–	–	–	£76,000
Lara Naqushbandi	Non-Executive Director	£64,000	–	–	–	–	–	£64,000
Richard Pelly	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Prior year comparison (10 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Benefits	Bonus	LTIP	Pension	Other	Total
Laurence Hollingworth	Chair	£40,000	–	–	–	–	–	£40,000
Stuart Chapman	Executive Director	£356,000	£6,000	£631,000	£71,000	£53,000	£502,000	£1,548,000
Martin Davis	Executive Director	£517,000	£9,000	£917,000	£103,000	£78,000	–	£1,521,000
Ben Wilkinson	Executive Director	£348,000	£5,000	£618,000	£70,000	£52,000	£49,000	£1,072,000
Andrew Zimmermann	Executive Director	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Grahame Cook	Non-Executive Director	£126,000	–	–	–	–	–	£126,000
Gervaise Slowey	Non-Executive Director	£70,000	–	–	–	–	–	£70,000
Sarah Gentleman	Non-Executive Director	£70,000	–	–	–	–	–	£70,000
Lara Naqushbandi	Non-Executive Director	£33,000	–	–	–	–	–	£33,000
Richard Pelly	Non-Executive Director	£14,000	–	–	–	–	–	£14,000

Former Directors (7)

Martin Michael Arthur Davis

Executive Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 11 mosResigned: 29 Oct 2024

Richard Fowler Pelly

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 8 mosResigned: 26 Jul 2023

Karen Slatford

Chair

Tenure: 7 yrs 2 mosResigned: 17 Jan 2023

Simon Christopher Cook

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 8 mosResigned: 1 Jul 2020

Kristian Thomas Rogers

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2015

Kristian Thomas Rogers

Secretary

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2015

Nicholas Roy Heather

Director

Tenure: 2 mosResigned: 20 Nov 2015

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Martin Michael Arthur Davis	Executive Director	4 Nov 2019	29 Oct 2024	4 yrs 11 mos	British
Richard Fowler Pelly	Non-Executive Director	20 Nov 2015	26 Jul 2023	7 yrs 8 mos	British
Karen Slatford	Chair	20 Nov 2015	17 Jan 2023	7 yrs 2 mos	British
Simon Christopher Cook	Director	20 Nov 2015	1 Jul 2020	4 yrs 8 mos	British
Kristian Thomas Rogers	Director	29 Sept 2015	20 Nov 2015	2 mos	British
Kristian Thomas Rogers	Secretary	29 Sept 2015	20 Nov 2015	2 mos	–
Nicholas Roy Heather	Director	29 Sept 2015	20 Nov 2015	2 mos	British