Aged 63, Mr. Malcolm Groat is a Chartered Accountant and MBA graduate. Following an early career with PwC in London, he held CFO, COO, and CEO roles in international businesses, including with the construction engineering firm that is now Arcadis. Since 2005, Mr. Groat has held non-executive board positions, mainly with growth ventures listed on AIM but also with larger bodies such as the UK’s former Milk Marketing Board, Corps Security, and Baronsmead Second Venture Trust PLC. Mr. Groat chaired a Singapore-based consulting firm (2010-2012) and a UK-based technology group (2013-2015) that enables secure fast IT connectivity for financial institutions and military applications around the world.