Non-executive directors

Ann Cairns

Chair of the Board and Nomination Committee

Chair of the Board and Nomination Committee, Ann concluded her executive career as Vice Chair of Mastercard, following a senior leadership career spanning investment banking and global transaction services. She brings over 15 years of board experience, including service on the group boards of AstraZeneca and Intercontinental Exchange, as well as UK government board roles within the Department for Business. Ann currently serves on the boards of impact investor Lightrock and London Business School. She is a long-standing advocate for gender balance in leadership and has chaired the 30% Club, alongside championing women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Karen Green

Independent Board member and Chair of Audit and Risk Committee

Karen started her career as an investment banker with Baring Brothers and then Schroders. She subsequently held various senior positions at GE Capital, Stonepoint Capital and Aspen Insurance Holdings, where she was a member of the Executive Committee and CEO of Aspen UK. She is the Senior Independent Director of Phoenix Group Holdings PLC, Great Portland Estates PLC, and the Miller broking group¹. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Admiral Insurance Group PLC and Hamilton Insurance Group Ltd. She is Trustee of Wellbeing of Women and also a Governor of Bute House Preparatory School for Girls.

Krishnan Rajagopalan

Independent Board member

Krishnan is the former President and CEO of Heidrick & Struggles, a global leadership advisory firm providing executive search, leadership assessment, organisation and team effectiveness and culture-shaping services. He is Chairman of the Board for NobleReach Foundation, Vice-Chairman of the Board of Smithsonian’s Natural History Museum and advises several AI/Talent platforms.  He previously served as a Vice-President and partner with a global management consulting firm, where he focused on strategy, operations, and transformation.

Peter Rutland

President and Managing Partner, CVC

Peter joined CVC in 2007 and is head of CVC's private equity activities in the financial services industry, based in London. From 2002 to 2007, he worked for Advent International 2002. Peter holds an MA degree from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from INSEAD.

Franck Cohen

Independent Board member

Franck began his career in 1987, when he created an ERP company in France. In 2008, he joined SAP, where he was the President of EMEA for seven years before becoming the global Chief Customer Officer of the company. Franck studied Mathematics and Electronic Engineering at Tel Aviv University. He is the chairman of CYE, a cyber security company in Israel. He is also the chairman of Gocardless, a payment platform in the UK.

Faris Cassim

Senior Portfolio Manager, ADIA

Faris is a Senior Portfolio Manager in ADIA’s Private Equities Department. Since joining in 2014, Faris has led a number of ADIA investments in the financial and business services sectors. Before joining ADIA, Faris worked in the corporate development and investment banking groups at UBS. Faris holds a Master in Finance from ETH Zurich and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL).

Osama Nahhat

Senior Managing Director, CVC

Chair of Remuneration Committee

Osama is a member of the CVC Strategic Opportunities investment platform and is based in London. Previously, he worked in the European investment team of Bain Capital and as a strategy consultant at Bain & Co. in the Middle East. Osama has an MSc in Financial Economics from Oxford University and a BEng from McGill University.

Stefan Janke

Senior Investment Manager, ADIA

Stefan is an Investment Manager in ADIA’s Private Equities Department. Prior to joining ADIA in 2018, he worked in Morgan Stanley’s Investment Banking Division in Frankfurt and London. Stefan holds a bachelor’s degree in General Management from EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht.

Board meetings and attendance

The Board met at least four times in 2025, in accordance with its annual schedule and whenever the Chair or one or more of its members requested a meeting. Board meetings and Board committee meetings were held over several days, ensuring there was time for review and discussion. At each meeting, the Board members discussed the goals and outcome of the meeting, as well as topics such as the functioning and composition of the Board. Also discussed during each meeting were the reports of the different committees of the Board. Members of the ExCo are regularly invited to provide updates on topics within their area of expertise.