The Board of Capital Gearing Trust P.l.c. announced the appointment of Ravi Anand as a non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 August 2023. Ravi is a highly experienced corporate financier and qualified as a chartered accountant. He is currently the Managing Director of Thincats Group Limited, a leading alternative lender focused on the funding needs of mid-sized SMEs.
Ravi has a wide-ranging role at Thincats Group from setting strategic direction to heading up the day-to-day funding activities for the group, as well as overseeing credit, including chairing the investment committee. Ravi has more than 30 years of financial services experience. He has created businesses and led numerous corporate transactions, in senior roles at boutique investment bank, Dexion Capital, start up to growth asset manager, New Star and with traditional big company experience from HSBC Investment Bank, Flemings and KPMG.