Brait S.E.'s Board of Directors appointed John C. Botts as an Independent Non Executive Director of the company with effect from 29 January 2016. John is senior advisor in the London office of investment firm Allen & Company and a senior advisor and member of the investment committee at Corsair Capital. He is the nonexecutive chairman of Euromoney Institutional Investor plc as well as fulfilling this role on the boards of several privately owned companies. John was the nonexecutive chairman of United Business Media plc from 2007 to 2012. Prior to his current roles, John served in a variety of capacities at Citibank, including chief executive officer and then chairman of Citicorp Investment Bank Limited in Europe, Middle East and Africa. John also served as chairman of Citicorp's Venture Capital Investment Committee in Europe.
The company also announced that Colin Keogh has resigned as a NonExecutive Director from the Board with effect from 29 January 2016 for personal reasons.