| Name |
Description |
| Cooper, Matthew |
Mr. Matthew J. Cooper is Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of The Core Business Plc. Mr. Cooper is Chairman of Octopus Investments Limited, one of the UK's venture capital fund managers. Prior to joining Octopus, he was the Principal Managing Director of Capital One Bank (Europe) plc where he was responsible for all aspects of the company's strategic direction and day-to-day operations in Europe. Mr. Cooper holds Non-Executive Directorships with Carbon Search Limited, and is Chairman at TDX Group Limited and 10Duke Software Limited. He is a Trustee of the Mental Health Foundation and served on the Board of Governors of Nottingham Trent University from 1999 to 2008. His Directorships inlcudes Octopus Capital plc, Octopus Investments Limited Phoenix VCT plc, Eclipse VCT plc, Eclipse VCT 2 plc, Eclipse VCT 3 plc, Eclipse VCT 4 plc, Octopus Apollo VCT 1 plc, Octopus Apollo VCT 2 plc, Octopus Protected VCT plc, Octopus Titan VCT 1 plc, Octopus Titan VCT 2 plc, Carbon Search Limited, TDX Group Limited, 10Duke Software Limited , My Dish Limited Global Collect BV. |
| Murray, Stirling |
Mr. Stirling Michael Murray is Chief Executive Officer, Director of The Core Business Plc. He has a proven track record of developing brands has successfully managed companies in both turnaround and growth environments and has worked in the international cosmetics and fragrance industry for over 25 years. He has held senior UK and international management and board roles for industry leaders including Revlon, Estée Lauder, Rimmel and Bourjois (Chanel). Between 1998 and 2002, while he was General Manager and Director, the turnover of Bourjois grew from over £16m to over £22m. He is a guest lecturer in Marketing at The London College of Fashion and is a member of its Industry Advisory Panel. He is also a director of Re-think Cosmetics Ltd, a 50 per cent. associate of the Company, and Blockhead Brands Ltd, a 12.5 per cent. associate of the Company. |
| Gilmour, Melissa |
Ms. Melissa Jane Gilmour is a Director of The Core Business Plc. She graduated with a commerce degree in New Zealand, also gained significant merchandising, branding and retail experience as a territory sales manager for Bendit, a then Australasian hair accessories brand. She came to the UK on a postgraduate scholarship in 1997 and subsequently worked in London for Taylor Research Associates Limited, a subsidiary of VoyagerIT.com plc, and later as Head of Research at Cater Barnard plc, an AIM listed group which included an FSA regulated corporate finance and financial services business. For the last three years she has prepared independent research notes on AIM and OFEX companies for various London-based corporate advisers. She is a research analyst for Axis International plc - a Mayfair based corporate finance company specialising in turnaround situations, and Griffin Corporate Finance Ltd, part of Griffin Group plc. She is an Associate of the Securities Institute (ASI) and is an Executive Director of Addworth plc. |