Draper Esprit announced the appointment of Sarah Gentleman as Non-Executive Director with effect from 8 September 2021. Sarah will become Chair of the Remuneration Committee and will also be a member of the Audit, Risk & Valuations Committee and Nominations Committee. Sarah is Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Remuneration Committee and Member of the Audit, Risk & Nomination Committees at Rathbone Brothers. She has over 30 years' experience working in a combination of strategic and financial roles, having started her career as an analyst at McKinsey & Company. These include Business Development Director at Egg UK and Chief Financial Officer at LCR Telecom. Until 2012, she was a sell side banking analyst at Sanford Bernstein where she covered French, Spanish and Italian banks. Most recently, Sarah has been working as an advisor to early-stage technology companies with a focus on FinTech. Sarah's appointment follows the recent appointment of Gervaise Slowey as a Non-Executive Director in July 2021.