Sir David Cooksey (Age 67)

Sir David Cooksey GBE was one of the founders of the Private Equity and Venture Capital industry in Europe. He retired as Chairman of Advent Venture Partners LLP in 2006, a firm that he founded in 1981. He was the first Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association in 1984/5 and Chairman of the EVCA (the European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association) in 2005/6 and remains on its board.

Since 2006 he has been Chairman of London & Continental Railways Ltd, the company that built the high speed rail link from London to the Channel Tunnel and owns the British interest in Eurostar. He has been an independent director of Resolution Plc (and its predecessor Resolution Life Group Ltd) since 2003 and chairs its Remuneration Committee and is a member of its Nominations Committee. He was appointed as an independent director of the Establishment Investment Trust plc in 2002 and chairs its Audit Committee.

In February 2005, he retired as a non-executive director of the Bank of England having served on the Court for eleven years, and as Chairman of the Committee of Non-Executive Directors since 2001. He was Chairman of the Audit Commission from 1986-1995 and a Governor of the Wellcome Trust from 1995 to 1999.

Sir David holds an MA in Metallurgy.

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