Board of directors

Mr Tautscher is an experienced Financial Services former executive who now focuses on acting as an Independent Director on Listed and Private Funds as well as other regulated businesses. He is currently a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee for two AIM Listed Boards, a LSE listed Aircraft Leasing platform as well as a local Bank and Asset Manager. From 1994 until 2018, Andreas was a senior executive at Deutsche Bank and was most recently CEO Channel Islands and Head of Financial Intermediaries for EMEA and LATAM. He also sat on the UK Regional Governance Board of Deutsche and the EMED Wealth Management Exco. He has also served on Local Government advisory committees and was for six years a non-executive director on the Virgin Group Board. Andreas’ first career was in the oil industry as a geologist before moving to PricewaterhouseCoopers CI LLP where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1994.

He was appointed as Director on 7 May 2024 and as Chairman of the Company as of 1st November 2024.

All Directors are independent of the Investment Manager and free from any business or other relationship that could materially interfere with the exercise of their independent judgement.

The Directors are committed to zero tolerance towards the criminal facilitation of tax evasion.

The Board has established an Audit Committee, a Nomination Committee and a Management Engagement Committee, in each case with formally delegated duties and responsibilities within written terms of reference. The terms of reference may be requested by contacting the Company Secretary (reci@aztecgroup.co.uk or 01481 748831).

Mrs Farnon is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and qualified as an accountant in 1983. She is a former Banking and Finance partner of KPMG Channel Islands from 1990 until 2001 and head of the Channel Island Audit Practice from 1999. She has served as President of the Guernsey Society of Chartered and Certified Accountants and as a member of the States of Guernsey Audit Commission and as vice-chair of the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. Susie is a non-executive director of one other investment company listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a board member of the Association of Investment Companies from 2018 until January 2025. 

She was appointed on the 20th February 2018.

All Directors are independent of the Investment Manager and free from any business or other relationship that could materially interfere with the exercise of their independent judgement.

The Directors are committed to zero tolerance towards the criminal facilitation of tax evasion.

The Board has established an Audit Committee, a Nomination Committee and a Management Engagement Committee, in each case with formally delegated duties and responsibilities within written terms of reference. The terms of reference may be requested by contacting the Company Secretary (reci@aztecgroup.co.uk or 01481 748831).

Mrs McHugh is an experienced investment professional with over 25 years in the financial services industry, including roles in investment management and private banking. She has worked with publicly listed banks such as HSBC, Barclays and Butterfield Bank, primarily within international financial centres. Her career includes senior investment roles, most recently as Chief Investment Officer at Wealthify, a UK-regulated digital adviser within the Aviva PLC group, and previously as Managing Director of 1818 Venture Capital, a Guernsey-based licensed asset manager. In addition to her executive experience, Colleen serves as a non-executive director on the boards of listed and private investment funds, as well as a Guernsey-licensed commercial and captive insurance company. Colleen is a Chartered Wealth Manager and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investment (CISI). She holds an Economics degree from the University of Ireland, Galway, and an MBA from the University of London and the ESG Certificate from the  CFA Institute. 

She was appointed on the 1st March 2021. 

All Directors are independent of the Investment Manager and free from any business or other relationship that could materially interfere with the exercise of their independent judgement.

The Directors are committed to zero tolerance towards the criminal facilitation of tax evasion.

The Board has established an Audit Committee, a Nomination Committee and a Management Engagement Committee, in each case with formally delegated duties and responsibilities within written terms of reference. The terms of reference may be requested by contacting the Company Secretary (reci@aztecgroup.co.uk or 01481 748831).

Mr Thompson has over 30 years’ experience in the offshore finance industry. He is a Chartered Accountant (ICAEW), Chartered Director (IoD) and a former chairman of the Guernsey Branch of the Institute of Directors. Mark is a non-executive director of Rocq Capital Holdings Limited and was formerly the chairman of the London listed investment company Trian Investors 1 Ltd. Mark worked for KPMG for 31 years in London, Hong Kong and Guernsey where his roles included audit partner, head of audit and senior partner of KPMG in the Channel Islands.

Mark worked for KPMG for 31 years in London, Hong Kong and Guernsey where his roles included audit partner, head of audit and seniorpartner of KPMG in the Channel Islands.

He was appointed on the 4th November 2024.

All Directors are independent of the Investment Manager and free from any business or other relationship that could materially interfere with the exercise of their independent judgement.

The Directors are committed to zero tolerance towards the criminal facilitation of tax evasion.

The Board has established an Audit Committee, a Nomination Committee and a Management Engagement Committee, in each case with formally delegated duties and responsibilities within written terms of reference. The terms of reference may be requested by contacting the Company Secretary (reci@aztecgroup.co.uk or 01481 748831).