Non-Executive Directors
Dr. Clive Morton OBE
Non-Executive Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Director, 64
Dr Clive Morton is Chairman of Dermasalve Sciences PLC, Chairman of Sabien Technology Group PLC and Professor at Middlesex University Business School. He is the founder of the Morton Partnership and a past member of the DTI Partnership Panel. Until recently Clive was Chairman of Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He is formerly Business Development Director at Anglian Water International, and during his career has held the position of Personnel Director at Northern Electric Plc, Rolls-Royce Industrial Power Group, Anglian Water Plc and Komatsu UK Ltd. He holds a PhD in Industrial Relations from the London School of Economics.
Barclay Forrest OBE, FRAGS
Non-Executive Director, 66
Barclay Forrest is a Scottish farmer. He was a founding committee member of British Cereal Exports. His many public appointments, have included Vice President of the Scottish National Farmers' Union (1981), Chairman of British Cereal Exports (1995 - 2000) and Chairman of the Oxford Farming Conference (2004). Barclay is currently Vice President of the China Britain Business Council (CBBC) and a Non-Executive Director of Helius Energy Plc and the China Global Investment Fund (CGIF).
Professor Chris Leaver CBE, FRSE, FRS
Non-Executive Director, 65
Chris Leaver, Emeritus Professor of Plant Science at the University of Oxford, is a leading expert in the understanding of the molecular and biochemical basis of plant growth and differentiation. He was Sibthorpian Professor and head of Department of Plant Science at Oxford University from 1990-2007. He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Western Australia and a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Moira Black CBE
Non-Executive Director, 57
Moira Black has had an active and distinguished career in accountancy and public services. She is currently Chairman of The North West London Hospitals NHS Trust and a Non-Executive Director of Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), the procurement and support organisation within the UK Ministry of Defence. She is also Chairman of the DE&S Audit Committee, an independent Director of The Payments Council and a Member of the General Optical Council and its Honorary Treasurer. Moira qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse.
Brian Myerson
Non-Executive Director, 49
Brian is Chief Executive Officer of Principle Capital Group, whose managed funds are significant shareholders in D1. Brian co-founded Principle Capital in November 2004 and has been a director of several listed UK companies, including Greycoat plc (1994 to 1996) and Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group Plc (2002 to 2005), where he was Chairman. He was also a Non-Executive Director of Sage Group, a South African listed life assurance and financial services business, from 2003 to 2004.
