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Octopus Aim VCT PLC Directors

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Octopus Aim VCT PLC Directors

Board of Directors (10)

Simon Rogerson

CEO

–

Joanne Parfrey

Non-Executive Director

9 yrs 10 mosAge: 53British

Duncan Martin

–

Stuart Quickenden

–

Erin Platts

–

Lieven Debruyne

–

Chris McVey

–

Andrew Norman Boteler

Director

6 yrs 5 mosAge: 60British

Louise Catherine Nash

Director

2 yrs 1 mosAge: 50British

David John Docherty

Director

1 yrs 1 mosAge: 60British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
Simon Rogerson	CEO	–	–	–
JP Joanne Parfrey	Non-Executive Director	6 Oct 2016	9 yrs 10 mos	British
Duncan Martin	–	–	–	–
Stuart Quickenden	–	–	–	–
Erin Platts	–	–	–	–
Lieven Debruyne	–	–	–	–
Chris McVey	–	–	–	–
AN Andrew Norman Boteler	Director	19 Mar 2020	6 yrs 5 mos	British
LC Louise Catherine Nash	Director	1 Jul 2024	2 yrs 1 mos	British
DJ David John Docherty	Director	23 Jul 2025	1 yrs 1 mos	British

Former Directors (13)

Neal Ransome

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 9 mosResigned: 23 Jul 2025

Stephen John Hazell-Smith

Director

Tenure: 26 yrs 5 mosResigned: 18 Jul 2024

Roger John Smith

Director

Tenure: 23 yrs 5 mosResigned: 22 Jul 2021

Suzanna Eloise Lauren Waterhouse

Secretary

Tenure: 1 yrs 7 mosResigned: 11 Oct 2019

Nicola Board

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 10 mosResigned: 1 Mar 2018

Marion Jane Sears

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 5 yrsResigned: 6 Oct 2016

Michael Arthur Ferard Reeve

Director

Tenure: 18 yrs 5 mosResigned: 7 Jul 2016

Patricia Standaloft

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 9 mosResigned: 1 May 2015

Celia Linda Whitten

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrsResigned: 31 Aug 2012

Francis Kyles Malcolm

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 1 mosResigned: 10 Mar 2007

Catherine Kinnear

Secretary

Tenure: 1 yrs 4 mosResigned: 31 Jul 2005

Jonathan Mark Gain

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrs 3 mosResigned: 30 Mar 2004

William Edward Davis

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 4 mosResigned: 10 May 2000

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Neal Ransome	Director	6 Oct 2016	23 Jul 2025	8 yrs 9 mos	British
Stephen John Hazell-Smith	Director	2 Feb 1998	18 Jul 2024	26 yrs 5 mos	British
Roger John Smith	Director	2 Feb 1998	22 Jul 2021	23 yrs 5 mos	British
Suzanna Eloise Lauren Waterhouse	Secretary	1 Mar 2018	11 Oct 2019	1 yrs 7 mos	–
Nicola Board	Secretary	1 May 2015	1 Mar 2018	2 yrs 10 mos	–
Marion Jane Sears	Non-Executive Director	1 Oct 2011	6 Oct 2016	5 yrs	British
Michael Arthur Ferard Reeve	Director	2 Feb 1998	7 Jul 2016	18 yrs 5 mos	British
Patricia Standaloft	Secretary	31 Aug 2012	1 May 2015	2 yrs 9 mos	–
Celia Linda Whitten	Secretary	1 Aug 2008	31 Aug 2012	4 yrs	British
Francis Kyles Malcolm	Director	2 Feb 1998	10 Mar 2007	9 yrs 1 mos	British
Catherine Kinnear	Secretary	30 Mar 2004	31 Jul 2005	1 yrs 4 mos	British
Jonathan Mark Gain	Secretary	13 Dec 1999	30 Mar 2004	4 yrs 3 mos	British
William Edward Davis	Secretary	20 Jan 1998	10 May 2000	2 yrs 4 mos	British

Board of Directors (10)

Simon Rogerson

CEO

–

Joanne Parfrey

Non-Executive Director

9 yrs 10 mosAge: 53British

Duncan Martin

–

Stuart Quickenden

–

Erin Platts

–

Lieven Debruyne

–

Chris McVey

–

Andrew Norman Boteler

Director

6 yrs 5 mosAge: 60British

Louise Catherine Nash

Director

2 yrs 1 mosAge: 50British

David John Docherty

Director

1 yrs 1 mosAge: 60British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
Simon Rogerson	CEO	–	–	–
JP Joanne Parfrey	Non-Executive Director	6 Oct 2016	9 yrs 10 mos	British
Duncan Martin	–	–	–	–
Stuart Quickenden	–	–	–	–
Erin Platts	–	–	–	–
Lieven Debruyne	–	–	–	–
Chris McVey	–	–	–	–
AN Andrew Norman Boteler	Director	19 Mar 2020	6 yrs 5 mos	British
LC Louise Catherine Nash	Director	1 Jul 2024	2 yrs 1 mos	British
DJ David John Docherty	Director	23 Jul 2025	1 yrs 1 mos	British

Former Directors (13)

Neal Ransome

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 9 mosResigned: 23 Jul 2025

Stephen John Hazell-Smith

Director

Tenure: 26 yrs 5 mosResigned: 18 Jul 2024

Roger John Smith

Director

Tenure: 23 yrs 5 mosResigned: 22 Jul 2021

Suzanna Eloise Lauren Waterhouse

Secretary

Tenure: 1 yrs 7 mosResigned: 11 Oct 2019

Nicola Board

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 10 mosResigned: 1 Mar 2018

Marion Jane Sears

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 5 yrsResigned: 6 Oct 2016

Michael Arthur Ferard Reeve

Director

Tenure: 18 yrs 5 mosResigned: 7 Jul 2016

Patricia Standaloft

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 9 mosResigned: 1 May 2015

Celia Linda Whitten

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrsResigned: 31 Aug 2012

Francis Kyles Malcolm

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 1 mosResigned: 10 Mar 2007

Catherine Kinnear

Secretary

Tenure: 1 yrs 4 mosResigned: 31 Jul 2005

Jonathan Mark Gain

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrs 3 mosResigned: 30 Mar 2004

William Edward Davis

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 4 mosResigned: 10 May 2000

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Neal Ransome	Director	6 Oct 2016	23 Jul 2025	8 yrs 9 mos	British
Stephen John Hazell-Smith	Director	2 Feb 1998	18 Jul 2024	26 yrs 5 mos	British
Roger John Smith	Director	2 Feb 1998	22 Jul 2021	23 yrs 5 mos	British
Suzanna Eloise Lauren Waterhouse	Secretary	1 Mar 2018	11 Oct 2019	1 yrs 7 mos	–
Nicola Board	Secretary	1 May 2015	1 Mar 2018	2 yrs 10 mos	–
Marion Jane Sears	Non-Executive Director	1 Oct 2011	6 Oct 2016	5 yrs	British
Michael Arthur Ferard Reeve	Director	2 Feb 1998	7 Jul 2016	18 yrs 5 mos	British
Patricia Standaloft	Secretary	31 Aug 2012	1 May 2015	2 yrs 9 mos	–
Celia Linda Whitten	Secretary	1 Aug 2008	31 Aug 2012	4 yrs	British
Francis Kyles Malcolm	Director	2 Feb 1998	10 Mar 2007	9 yrs 1 mos	British
Catherine Kinnear	Secretary	30 Mar 2004	31 Jul 2005	1 yrs 4 mos	British
Jonathan Mark Gain	Secretary	13 Dec 1999	30 Mar 2004	4 yrs 3 mos	British
William Edward Davis	Secretary	20 Jan 1998	10 May 2000	2 yrs 4 mos	British

Board of Directors (10)

Simon Rogerson

CEO

–

Joanne Parfrey

Non-Executive Director

9 yrs 10 mosAge: 53British

Duncan Martin

–

Stuart Quickenden

–

Erin Platts

–

Lieven Debruyne

–

Chris McVey

–

Andrew Norman Boteler

Director

6 yrs 5 mosAge: 60British

Louise Catherine Nash

Director

2 yrs 1 mosAge: 50British

David John Docherty

Director

1 yrs 1 mosAge: 60British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
Simon Rogerson	CEO	–	–	–
JP Joanne Parfrey	Non-Executive Director	6 Oct 2016	9 yrs 10 mos	British
Duncan Martin	–	–	–	–
Stuart Quickenden	–	–	–	–
Erin Platts	–	–	–	–
Lieven Debruyne	–	–	–	–
Chris McVey	–	–	–	–
AN Andrew Norman Boteler	Director	19 Mar 2020	6 yrs 5 mos	British
LC Louise Catherine Nash	Director	1 Jul 2024	2 yrs 1 mos	British
DJ David John Docherty	Director	23 Jul 2025	1 yrs 1 mos	British

Former Directors (13)

Neal Ransome

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 9 mosResigned: 23 Jul 2025

Stephen John Hazell-Smith

Director

Tenure: 26 yrs 5 mosResigned: 18 Jul 2024

Roger John Smith

Director

Tenure: 23 yrs 5 mosResigned: 22 Jul 2021

Suzanna Eloise Lauren Waterhouse

Secretary

Tenure: 1 yrs 7 mosResigned: 11 Oct 2019

Nicola Board

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 10 mosResigned: 1 Mar 2018

Marion Jane Sears

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 5 yrsResigned: 6 Oct 2016

Michael Arthur Ferard Reeve

Director

Tenure: 18 yrs 5 mosResigned: 7 Jul 2016

Patricia Standaloft

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 9 mosResigned: 1 May 2015

Celia Linda Whitten

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrsResigned: 31 Aug 2012

Francis Kyles Malcolm

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 1 mosResigned: 10 Mar 2007

Catherine Kinnear

Secretary

Tenure: 1 yrs 4 mosResigned: 31 Jul 2005

Jonathan Mark Gain

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrs 3 mosResigned: 30 Mar 2004

William Edward Davis

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 4 mosResigned: 10 May 2000

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Neal Ransome	Director	6 Oct 2016	23 Jul 2025	8 yrs 9 mos	British
Stephen John Hazell-Smith	Director	2 Feb 1998	18 Jul 2024	26 yrs 5 mos	British
Roger John Smith	Director	2 Feb 1998	22 Jul 2021	23 yrs 5 mos	British
Suzanna Eloise Lauren Waterhouse	Secretary	1 Mar 2018	11 Oct 2019	1 yrs 7 mos	–
Nicola Board	Secretary	1 May 2015	1 Mar 2018	2 yrs 10 mos	–
Marion Jane Sears	Non-Executive Director	1 Oct 2011	6 Oct 2016	5 yrs	British
Michael Arthur Ferard Reeve	Director	2 Feb 1998	7 Jul 2016	18 yrs 5 mos	British
Patricia Standaloft	Secretary	31 Aug 2012	1 May 2015	2 yrs 9 mos	–
Celia Linda Whitten	Secretary	1 Aug 2008	31 Aug 2012	4 yrs	British
Francis Kyles Malcolm	Director	2 Feb 1998	10 Mar 2007	9 yrs 1 mos	British
Catherine Kinnear	Secretary	30 Mar 2004	31 Jul 2005	1 yrs 4 mos	British
Jonathan Mark Gain	Secretary	13 Dec 1999	30 Mar 2004	4 yrs 3 mos	British
William Edward Davis	Secretary	20 Jan 1998	10 May 2000	2 yrs 4 mos	British

Board of Directors (10)

Simon Rogerson

CEO

–

Joanne Parfrey

Non-Executive Director

9 yrs 10 mosAge: 53British

Duncan Martin

–

Stuart Quickenden

–

Erin Platts

–

Lieven Debruyne

–

Chris McVey

–

Andrew Norman Boteler

Director

6 yrs 5 mosAge: 60British

Louise Catherine Nash

Director

2 yrs 1 mosAge: 50British

David John Docherty

Director

1 yrs 1 mosAge: 60British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
Simon Rogerson	CEO	–	–	–
JP Joanne Parfrey	Non-Executive Director	6 Oct 2016	9 yrs 10 mos	British
Duncan Martin	–	–	–	–
Stuart Quickenden	–	–	–	–
Erin Platts	–	–	–	–
Lieven Debruyne	–	–	–	–
Chris McVey	–	–	–	–
AN Andrew Norman Boteler	Director	19 Mar 2020	6 yrs 5 mos	British
LC Louise Catherine Nash	Director	1 Jul 2024	2 yrs 1 mos	British
DJ David John Docherty	Director	23 Jul 2025	1 yrs 1 mos	British

Former Directors (13)

Neal Ransome

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 9 mosResigned: 23 Jul 2025

Stephen John Hazell-Smith

Director

Tenure: 26 yrs 5 mosResigned: 18 Jul 2024

Roger John Smith

Director

Tenure: 23 yrs 5 mosResigned: 22 Jul 2021

Suzanna Eloise Lauren Waterhouse

Secretary

Tenure: 1 yrs 7 mosResigned: 11 Oct 2019

Nicola Board

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 10 mosResigned: 1 Mar 2018

Marion Jane Sears

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 5 yrsResigned: 6 Oct 2016

Michael Arthur Ferard Reeve

Director

Tenure: 18 yrs 5 mosResigned: 7 Jul 2016

Patricia Standaloft

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 9 mosResigned: 1 May 2015

Celia Linda Whitten

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrsResigned: 31 Aug 2012

Francis Kyles Malcolm

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 1 mosResigned: 10 Mar 2007

Catherine Kinnear

Secretary

Tenure: 1 yrs 4 mosResigned: 31 Jul 2005

Jonathan Mark Gain

Secretary

Tenure: 4 yrs 3 mosResigned: 30 Mar 2004

William Edward Davis

Secretary

Tenure: 2 yrs 4 mosResigned: 10 May 2000

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Neal Ransome	Director	6 Oct 2016	23 Jul 2025	8 yrs 9 mos	British
Stephen John Hazell-Smith	Director	2 Feb 1998	18 Jul 2024	26 yrs 5 mos	British
Roger John Smith	Director	2 Feb 1998	22 Jul 2021	23 yrs 5 mos	British
Suzanna Eloise Lauren Waterhouse	Secretary	1 Mar 2018	11 Oct 2019	1 yrs 7 mos	–
Nicola Board	Secretary	1 May 2015	1 Mar 2018	2 yrs 10 mos	–
Marion Jane Sears	Non-Executive Director	1 Oct 2011	6 Oct 2016	5 yrs	British
Michael Arthur Ferard Reeve	Director	2 Feb 1998	7 Jul 2016	18 yrs 5 mos	British
Patricia Standaloft	Secretary	31 Aug 2012	1 May 2015	2 yrs 9 mos	–
Celia Linda Whitten	Secretary	1 Aug 2008	31 Aug 2012	4 yrs	British
Francis Kyles Malcolm	Director	2 Feb 1998	10 Mar 2007	9 yrs 1 mos	British
Catherine Kinnear	Secretary	30 Mar 2004	31 Jul 2005	1 yrs 4 mos	British
Jonathan Mark Gain	Secretary	13 Dec 1999	30 Mar 2004	4 yrs 3 mos	British
William Edward Davis	Secretary	20 Jan 1998	10 May 2000	2 yrs 4 mos	British