Draper Esprit PLC Board Appointment (1801L)
09 Septiembre 2021 - 1:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1801L
Draper Esprit PLC
09 September 2021
Draper Esprit Plc
("Draper Esprit", "the Group" or the "Company")
Board Appointment
Draper Esprit (LSE: GROW, Euronext Dublin: GRW), a leading
venture capital firm investing in and developing high growth
digital technology businesses, is pleased to announce the
appointment of Sarah Gentleman as Non-Executive Director with
effect from 8 September 2021. Sarah will become Chair of the
Remuneration Committee and will also be a member of the Audit, Risk
& Valuations Committee and Nominations Committee.
Sarah is Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Remuneration
Committee and Member of the Audit, Risk & Nomination Committees
at Rathbone Brothers. She has over 30 years' experience working in
a combination of strategic and financial roles, having started her
career as an analyst at McKinsey & Company. These include
Business Development Director at Egg UK and Chief Financial Officer
at LCR Telecom. Until 2012, she was a sell side banking analyst at
Sanford Bernstein where she covered French, Spanish and Italian
banks. Most recently, Sarah has been working as an advisor to
early-stage technology companies with a focus on FinTech.
Sarah's appointment follows the recent appointment of Gervaise
Slowey as a Non-Executive Director in July 2021.
Karen Slatford, Chair of Draper Esprit, said:
"Sarah's diverse expertise further strengthens the Draper Esprit
Board and will be invaluable in ensuring an even more robust
corporate governance structure as a FTSE 250 company in support of
our continued growth. We welcome her to the business as we progress
with our journey towards becoming Europe's leading venture capital
investor."
Sarah has no interests in the shares of Draper Esprit Plc. There
are no details to disclose for Sarah Gentleman under Listing Rule
9.6.13.
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Enquiries
Enquiries:
Draper Esprit plc
Martin Davis (Chief Executive Officer)
Ben Wilkinson (Chief Financial Officer) +44 (0)20 7931 8800
Numis Securities
Joint Financial Adviser and Corporate
Broker
Simon Willis
Richard Thomas
Jamie Loughborough +44 (0)20 7260 1000
Goodbody Stockbrokers
Joint Financial Adviser and Corporate
Broker,
Euronext Dublin Sponsor
Don Harrington
Charlotte Craigie
Linda Clarke +44 (0) 20 3841 6202
Powerscourt
Public relations
Elly Williamson +44 (0)7970 246 725 /
Jane Glover +44 (0)7713 246 126
About Draper Esprit
Draper Esprit is one of the most active venture capital firms in
Europe, investing in disruptive, high growth technology companies.
We believe the best entrepreneurs in Europe are capable of building
the global businesses of the future. We fuel their growth with
long-term capital, access to international networks and decades of
experience building businesses.
Currently, Draper Esprit is a shareholder in a diverse portfolio
of 71 companies with 17 of those part of our core portfolio which
accounts for over 60% of our holdings. Our core companies include
UiPath, Aircall, Graphcore and Revolut. We invest across four
sectors: Consumer Technology, Enterprise Technology, Hardware and
Deeptech, and Digital Health and Wellness, with highly experienced
partners constantly looking for new opportunities in each. We look
for high-growth companies operating in new markets, with a serious
potential for global expansion, strong IP, powerful technology, and
management teams to deliver success. We also look for businesses
with the potential to generate strong margins to ensure rapid,
sustainable growth in substantial addressable markets.
Draper Esprit provides an opportunity for public market
investors to access these fast-growing tech businesses, without
having to commit to long term investments with limited liquidity.
Since IPO to the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange plc in
June 2016, we have deployed circa GBP550m+ capital into fast
growing tech companies and have realised over GBP300m. In June
2021, we raised gross proceeds of circa GBP111m to help us
capitalise on the transition to a digital future in a European VC
market which is expanding rapidly but is still less than one
quarter of the combined size of the US and European market by
value.
For more information, go to https://draperesprit.com/
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