29th Feb 2008 12:57
British Smaller Companies VCT PLC29 February 2008 British Smaller Companies VCT plc ("the Company") 29 February 2008 The Company announces that, with effect from the AGM in August 2008 itsChairman, Sir Andrew Hugh Smith will retire from the Board. The Board welcomes Helen Sinclair, who will join the board as non-executiveDirector on 1 March 2008 and who, subject to her appointment being confirmed bythe shareholders at the AGM, will succeed Sir Andrew as Chairman immediatelyfollowing the AGM. Starting in investment banking, Helen then spent 8 years at 3i plc focussing onMBO and growth capital investments. Helen co-founded Matrix Private Equityraising a successful technology fund, the Matrix Venture Fund VCT plc and ageneralist fund, the Matrix Enterprise Fund. She subsequently became ManagingDirector of Matrix Private Equity before moving to take on a portfolio of rolesin 2004. She is a Non-Executive Director of Hotbed Fund Managers Ltd, The Income & GrowthVCT plc and Matrix Income & Growth 4 VCT plc and is an appointed advisor to thefund manager of Trapezia Capital Partners II LP and the Creative Capital Fund. The only further details required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule9.6.13 are the names of the companies of which Helen Sinclair is a partner andof which she was a past director in the last five years: Current Partnerships:Hotbed Parallel Ventures 2007 LP Past Directorships:Matrix Enterprise Fund Nominees LimitedMatrix Group LimitedMatrix Private Equity (Managers) LimitedMatrix Private Equity LimitedMPE Partners LimitedPaul Costelloe Collections LimitedSignature Brands Group Limited As of today, Helen has no interest in the ordinary shares of the Company. For further information contact: Jonathan Becher Landsbanki : 020 7426 9000 David Hall YFM Private Equity Limited: 0161 819 3195 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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