DIRECTORS
Oliver Vaughan, Executive Chairman (D.O.B 28/07/1946)
In 1966 Oliver co-founded Juliana’s Holdings PLC, which became the world’s largest discotheque
entertainment group and which floated on the Official List of the London Stock Exchange in 1983.
Following its sale for over £30 million to Wembley PLC in 1988, Oliver became an executive director
ofWembley PLC. In 1994 Oliver was appointed chief executive of the newly-formed Gander Holdings
PLC, a London based property company specialising in the acquisition and development of prime Kensington and Chelsea residential real estate. Gander Holdings PLC was one of the first 15 companies to join AIM. Oliver was a founder director of what is currently The Evolution Group PLC and served as a director of that company from 1997 to 2006 and is chairman of Hansard Communications Limited. Until 5 December 2008 Oliver was the Chairman of Blue Oar. Oliver has been a director of a number of AIM quoted investment companies. Oliver is registered with the FSA as an Investment Adviser and is a partner in Whim Gully Capital LLP.
Michael Jackson, Non-executive Director (D.O.B 16/03/1950)
Michael founded Elderstreet Investments Limited in 1990 and is its Executive Chairman. For the past
25 years, he has specialised in raising finance and investing in quoted and unquoted smaller companies.
Michael has been Chairman of two FTSE 100 companies, PartyGaming PLC and from 1997 until
August 2006, The Sage Group PLC. He is also a director of and investor in many other quoted and
unquoted companies, including Elderstreet portfolio companies Snacktime plc and Kellan Group PLC.
Michael studied law at Cambridge University, and qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers and
Lybrand before spending five years in marketing for various US multinational technology companies.
David Snow, Non-executive Director (D.O.B. 20/04/1961)
David was involved in the money and derivatives markets for 20 years, starting at Cayzer Limited before
joining Harlow Butler. Until 1999 he was Chief Executive of Harlow Butler UK Limited and Garban
Europe Limited, where he was responsible for approximately 500 brokers (money markets, capital
markets and foreign exchange) and 100 back office staff. He prepared Garban Europe Limited for a successful stock market float (a year later the company merged with ICAP). Since then he has developed his private interests which include property, printing, security and farming. David was a non- executive directorof Blue Oar from June 2007 to 5 December 2008.
KEY STAFF
Oliver Cooke ACA FCCA, Company Secretary
Oliver, is a Chartered Accountant, and has served as Financial Director or as Executive Chairman on the boards of a number of AIM companies. He has also served as a board member of a number of Full List and private companies.
His principal focus is on the development of Evolve’s corporate potential and on the sourcing, structuring and execution of investments and other corporate transactions on the Company’s behalf.
Charles Vaughan, Analyst
Prior to joining Evolve, Charles, who has a Masters degree in English from Cambridge University, worked in the Small Cap market sector as a financial analyst. He is involved with the sourcing, analysis and structuring of investments on the Company’s behalf. He reports directly to the executive board. He is a member of the SII and approved by the FSA with qualifications in Investment Management and in Corporate Finance