Board of Directors

Jim is a highly respected investor and entrepreneur, and has a distinguished track record across biotechnology, clean food, property, banking, mining, and hospitality. A graduate in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from Oxford University, Jim began his career in fund management with GT and Thornton in Asia and the U.S. before co-founding Regent Pacific Group Limited, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, where he remains Executive Chair. Through his family office, Burnbrae Group Limited, he focuses on disruptive technologies and holds leadership roles in Agronomics, Juvenescence, Bradda Head, and Manx Financial Group.

Lance is member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and Institute of Directors. He previously headed Partners Group¹s Guernsey office, serving on the Guernsey boards and chairing the Risk & Audit and AML committees and a member of the Investment Oversight committee. He has over 10 years’ experience in private equity investment administration and management. In the past, Lance has owned and operated retail franchises, marketed and sold small businesses as a business broker and worked as a financial adviser in New Zealand. He is currently a non-executive director of Pearl Holding Limited and Partners Group Private Equity Performance Holdings Limited (both investment funds managed by Partners Group).

Luke Cairns is a highly experienced finance professional with a strong network having worked in the City of London for 19 years in corporate finance. A Guernsey resident, Luke was previously Head of Corporate Finance and Managing Director at Northland Capital Partners, an AIM focused Nomad and Broker, and has worked with many growth companies across several sectors and regions on a wide range of transactions, including IPOs, secondary fundraisings, corporate restructurings and takeovers. Luke has also held directorships on both listed and private companies across various sectors.

Denham brings decades of board-level experience across listed and private companies operating in financial services, property, mining, life sciences, biotech, clean food, and manufacturing. He began his career in stockbroking at Sheppards & Chase before moving into corporate planning at Hogg Robinson plc, a global insurance broker. Denham is currently Managing Director of Burnbrae Group Limited, a private international asset management firm.

James is a former Lieutenant General in the British Army, brings more than three decades of high-level leadership and strategic experience. He served as Commander of NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and Deputy Commander of Coalition Forces Afghanistan. Following his military career, he became CEO of Weybourne Ltd, the family office of Sir James Dyson, overseeing a multibillion-pound portfolio spanning financial investments, agriculture, and real estate.