Jonathan Agnew

Chairman

Mr Agnew is the Chairman of the Company, having been appointed to the Board on 7 April 2006. He is also chairman of Beazley Group plc, The Cayenne Trust plc and Ashmore Global Opportunities Fund, as well as being senior independent director of Rightmove plc. Mr Agnew was formerly a managing director of Morgan Stanley and subsequently group chief executive of Kleinwort Benson Group and has been chairman of Nationwide Building Society, Limit plc, Gerrard Group plc and Henderson Geared Income & Growth Trust plc.

Robert Rayne

Chief Executive Officer

The Hon Robert Rayne is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. He established LMS Capital's investment activities in the early 1980s and has an extensive track record in private equity in both the UK and the US. He has backed companies in a wide range of sectors including media, consumer, technology and energy, often in conjunction with other investment firms which LMS Capital helped to establish as founder investor. Prior investments include Jazz FM plc, British Sky Broadcasting Group plc, Century Power and Light Limited, Weatherford International Limited and First Leisure Corporation plc in the UK; and Exodus Communications Inc, Commerce One Inc and Polycom Inc in the US. At present his directorships include Weatherford International Limited,  Chyron Corporation, Cityspace Limited and Corizon Limited.

Robbie joined London Merchant Securities plc in 1968, and was appointed Investment Director in 1983, Joint Managing Director in 1998 and Chief Executive in May 2001. He has been on the boards of a number of public companies, and is currently also Non-Executive Chairman of Derwent London plc, a Central London specialist property company.

Martin Pexton

Managing Director

Martin is the Managing Director of the Company and is responsible for its day-to-day management, including its investment activities. He is currently a member of the boards of Cityspace Limited, Elateral Limited, Vio Worldwide Limited and Wesupply Limited.

Martin joined London Merchant Securities plc in 2002, and was on the main board from 2002 to 2007. During this time he was responsible for the investment in Inflexion plc. His previous experience includes Allen & Overy, Deloitte Haskins & Sells, the UK Atomic Energy Authority and the Royal Navy. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has an MBA from the London Business School and a BA from Durham University.

 Tony Sweet

Chief Financial Officer

Tony joined LMS Capital in April 2006 as Chief Financial Officer. In addition to his finance responsibilities, he participates actively in investment activities, particularly supporting portfolio companies in formulating strategic plans and funding requirements. He is currently a director of Wesupply Limited.

Prior to joining the Company, he was the CFO of Systems Union Group plc, an AIM-quoted international software business, where he was responsible for the group finance function and was also involved in a number of cross-border acquisitions. Before that, Tony was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he gained experience of a variety of sectors and geographies. His clients included large multi-national companies as well as smaller entrepreneurial businesses, many of which he helped through mergers, acquisitions and listings both in the UK and overseas. Tony is a Chartered Accountant and a graduate of Oxford University.

John Barnsley

Non-executive Director

Mr Barnsley is the Senior Independent Non-executive Director of the Company, having been appointed to the Board on 7 April 2006. He currently holds a number of other directorships, including: Grainger Trust plc, KCS Global Holdings Limited (where he is chairman), Northern Investors Company plc, American Appraisal Associates LLP and European Cardiovascular Genetics Foundation. Prior to December 2001, Mr Barnsley spent 22 years as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, including four years as UK managing partner.

Richard Christou

Non-executive Director

Mr Christou is an independent Non-executive Director of the Company, having been appointed to the Board on 7 April 2006. He has been executive chairman of Fujitsu Services Holdings plc since April 2004. With a law degree from Cambridge, Mr Christou began his career in 1967 and spent a number of years as legal adviser and company secretary of STC Telecommunications Ltd. In 1985, he became company secretary and legal director of Solaglas (UK) Ltd, before returning, in 1987, to STC plc as Director, Commercial and Legal Affairs. He moved to ICL in 1990, becoming chief executive in 2000. ICL plc changed its name to Fujitsu Services Holdings plc in April 2002.

Bernard Duroc-Danner

Non-executive Director

Dr Duroc-Danner is a Non-executive Director of the Company, having been appointed to the Board on 7 April 2006. Dr Duroc-Danner has been chairman, president and chief executive officer of Weatherford International Limited since 1998. Prior to this position he was president and chief executive officer of EVI Inc, Weatherford International Limited's predecessor company. He is also a director of a number of other oilfield service sector companies. He holds a Ph.D in economics from Wharton (University of Pennsylvania) and has previously held positions at Arthur D. Little and Mobil Oil Inc.