Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust plc announced further to its previously announced succession plans, the Board of the company announced the appointment of Sally Duckworth as an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 21 March 2025. It is expected that Ms Duckworth will assume the chairmanship of the Audit and Risk Committee from the date of the upcoming Annual General Meeting of the Company. Ms Duckworth has worked in the financial services sector since 1990 and in the venture capital and private equity industry since 2000.
She qualified as an accountant with Price Waterhouse before gaining experience in investment banking at J.P. Morgan and early-stage venture capital at Quester Capital Management. She co-founded an angel investor network and has a track record of board and senior operational roles in a range of technology businesses. Ms Duckworth is currently Chairman of StorMagic Limited, a private software defined storage company, Audit and Risk Chair of JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust plc, Chair of the UK Sustainability Disclosure Technical Advisory Committee, and Non-Executive Director of Molten Ventures VCT.
Upon appointment, Ms Duckworth will be a member of all of the Board's committees. Ms Duckworth does not currently hold any shares in the Company.
