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Investment Risk

All investment is subject to risk. The value of securities and any income from them may go down as well as up, and an investor may not get back the full amount of money invested. Past performance is not a reliable indicator or guarantee of future performance. There is no guarantee that the market price of OCI’s shares will fully reflect their underlying net asset value or that OCI’s investment objective will be achieved. You are strongly encouraged to seek individual advice from your professional adviser(s) before entering into any agreement to buy or sell any security or making any financial or investment decision.

Shares in OCI are traded on the Specialist Fund Segment of the main market of the London Stock Exchange and are intended for institutional, professional, professionally advised and knowledgeable investors primarily seeking exposure to private mid-market UK and Western European businesses through investment in the Oakley Capital Private Equity funds (or successor funds) and: (a) who understand and are willing to assume the potential risks of capital loss associated with investments in such companies, (b) who understand the illiquid nature of private equity compared to other asset classes, (c) for whom an investment in OCI’s shares would be of a long-term nature constituting part of a diversified portfolio, and (d) who understand, or who have been advised of, the potential risk from investing in companies admitted to the Specialist Fund Segment.

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Board of Directors

Oakley Capital Investments / About Us / Board of Directors

  • Caroline Foulger

    Chair

  • Richard Lightowler

    Senior Independent Director

  • Fiona Beck

    Non-Executive Director
  • Peter Dubens

    Peter Dubens

    Non Executive Director
  • Stewart Porter

    Stewart Porter

    Non Executive Director
Caroline Foulger

Caroline Foulger

Chair

Appointed on 7th June 2016 (appointed Chair September 2018)

Caroline Foulger has been an independent non-executive director in the financial services industry since early 2013. In addition to her seat on the OCI Board, Caroline currently sits on the Board of a FTSE 100 insurance company, a New York Stock Exchange listed bank and a number of private companies.

Caroline was previously a partner with PwC for 12 years, primarily leading the insurance practice in Bermuda serving listed clients with both audit and advisory services and has 25 years’ experience in public accounting. Caroline is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accounts in England & Wales and a Member of the Institute of Directors. Caroline is a resident of Bermuda.

Caroline also sits on the Board of Hiscox Limited, Atlas Arteria Holdings Limited and Ocean Wilsons Holding Limited.

Richard Lightowler

Richard Lightowler

Senior Independent Director

Appointed on 16 December 2019.

Richard has 25 years’ experience in public accounting, previously a Partner with KPMG in Bermuda. He was head of the KPMG Insurance Group in Bermuda for almost 14 years until leaving the firm in 2016, a member of the firm’s Global Insurance Leadership Team and Global Lead Partner for large international insurance groups listed on the New York and London Stock Exchanges.

Richard is a resident of Bermuda and is a Chartered Accountant of England & Wales. Richard has significant regulatory experience and led KPMG’s relationship with the Bermuda Monetary Authority (“BMA”). Richard brings with him a wealth of knowledge in financial services, expertise in best practice corporate governance and significant transactional experience.

Richard also sits on the Board of Hansa Investment Company Limited and Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited.

Fiona Beck

Fiona Beck

Non-Executive Director

Appointed on 1 October 2020.

Fiona has over 20 years’ leadership experience in listed and unlisted companies within the technology, telecoms, infrastructure and fintech sectors. Previously, she was CEO of Southern Cross Cable Networks for 14 years, a multinational telecommunications company. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Management Studies (Honors), is a Chartered Accountant (Australia and NZ), and is a member of the Institute of Directors (both UK and Australia). Fiona is a resident of Bermuda. Her sector relevant experience in the technology industry, and past leadership positions, provides for unique perspective and insights.

Fiona also sits on the Board of Atlas Arteria Holdings Limited, Ocean Wilsons Holding Limited, Ibex Limited and Twilio IP Holdings Limited (subsidiary of Twilio Inc.)

Peter Dubens

Peter Dubens

Non Executive Director

Appointed on 3rd July 2007

Peter Dubens is the founder and Managing Partner of the Oakley Capital Group, a privately owned asset management and advisory group comprising Private Equity, Venture Capital, Corporate Finance managing approximately €4.0 billion.

Peter founded Oakley Capital in 2002 to be a best of breed, entrepreneurially driven UK investment house. He wanted to create an ecosystem that supports companies through investment, whether they are early stage (through the venture capital businesses) or more established companies (through the Oakley Capital Funds).

Stewart Porter

Stewart Porter

Non Executive Director

Appointed on 25th September 2018.

Stewart has over 40 years of operational experience, both within private equity and TMT businesses, the latter being one of the Oakley Capital Funds’ three core sectors for investment.

During his career, Stewart has held positions as COO and CFO at Wilkinson Sword and TI Group, as well as Director of Finance & Business Development for Global Markets at Cable & Wireless.

Stewart was a founder and CFO of Pipex Communications plc. Stewart was instrumental in the development and successful sale of the Pipex group, helping it to grow from early stage start-up in 2000 to a business with over £400 million of revenues in 2009, mainly driven by a series of 14 acquisitions.

Stewart recently retired as COO of Oakley Capital Limited.

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