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Secondary share class. The ordinary shares trade as 72HN (Merchants Trust plc). Director, financial and RNS data shown here are for the issuer.

Merchants Trust plc Directors

/Equities/XLON/MRCH/Directors

Secondary share class. The ordinary shares trade as 72HN (Merchants Trust plc). Director, financial and RNS data shown here are for the issuer.

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