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Garry Watson is a former managing director of Hill Samuel Bank (Head of Investment Finance), Legal Services Ombudsman for Scotland and a Governor and Deputy Chairman of the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute in Aberdeen. He is currently a Director and Chairman of the Governance Committee of Places for People Group, one of the largest UK providers of mixed tenure housing.

One of the founders of Braveheart, Geoffrey is a well known business angel and deal maker. Geoffrey has written columns on investment for various national broadsheets and regularly speaks at business events in Scotland. Other than Braveheart, he is a director of NESTech (the challenge fund of the universities of St Andrews, Dundee, and Aberdeen), and sits on the advisory board of EPSRC (a steering body for innovation in UK Biotechnology). Geoffrey's contribution to Scottish businesses was recognised by the receipt of a special Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Scotland) award in 2008.
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Carolyn Smith has an honours degree in accountancy from the University of Stirling and is a Chartered Secretary. She spent five years working in insolvency before moving to business development and investment. After five years working in private equity with LINC Scotland, the national association for business angels in Scotland, she joined Braveheart in 2000.

Colin joined both the board and the management team in October 2008, bringing with him experience of public markets and venture backed technology companies. Prior to joining Braveheart he was Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary, and before that Chief Operating Officer, at Digital Bridges Ltd, a leading global provider of mobile entertainment software applications to the mobile telecommunications industry. Previous to that he worked as Finance Director and Company Secretary at VISION Group plc, a LSE listed Edinburgh University technology spin-out which pioneered CMOS imaging. Colin is also Company Secretary for the Group.

Edward has UK and international industry experience. Latterly he was Director, Industry and Enterprise Development with the Scottish Development Agency. He has been chairman of a number of 3i-invested companies as well as other companies including the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre. He has also been a Director of TSB Bank Scotland and Watson & Philip. He is currently chairman of two companies, and on the board of two other companies and one charitable trust.

Ken joined the board in September 2007. He is a non-executive director of two listed groups and one private company, a member of the Court of the University of Glasgow, and provides advisory services to clients in real estate and renewable energy. He has extensive experience as finance director of listed and private groups in real estate, consumer goods, manufacturing and construction. Ken is a graduate, chartered accountant.

Jeremy is Chairman of Allenby Capital, The Brendoncare Foundation and of Eagle Crown Productions Ltd. and is a Director of London Symphony Orchestra and Sefton Resources Inc. Previously Jeremy was a partner in Hoblyn, Dix & Maurice and a Director of Vickers Da Costa before joining Teather & Greenwood in 1979 where he went on to become Chairman. He subsequently joined Hichens, Harrison & Co as Chairman in 2004. Jeremy joined the Board in June 2008.