George Elliott has a proven track record in profitably scaling technology companies. Since 2007 he has been non-executive chair/director of over 25 companies.

His main achievements centre around building businesses, including four initial public offerings (IPOs) that compete and win on the global stage.

George was a keynote speaker on The Role of the Non-Executive Director in Growing a Company, a programme organised by the University of Edinburgh Business School and FWB Park Brown. He is also a regular presenter at conferences and dinners.

George, formerly a partner of Grant Thornton, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and has a degree in Accountancy and Finance from Heriot-Watt University. George is a former rugby player having captained both Heriots FP, Melrose RFC and Scottish Schools under 19 age group. He lives in the Scottish Borders and is a keen salmon fisher.

Jane Stewart is an independent director and Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ Board level experience across industry, private equity investment and corporate finance. She is a Non-Executive Director / Chair with a portfolio of interests from private company Boards at varying stages of growth (environmental and technology sectors) to the Circular Economy Investment Fund. A Women’s Enterprise Scotland Ambassador, Jane has been recognised by Innovate UK in the National Women in Innovation Awards 2022 as one of the UK’s leading female entrepreneurs and was Highly Commended Scottish Businesswoman of the Year 2017.

Alasdair is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Having qualified with EY, he has 35 years experience in Corporate Finance, Banking and Private Equity and has assumed a number of roles as Finance Director and Non Executive for both private equity backed companies and some of Scotland’s most prominent and acquisitive family businesses.

He currently holds the position of Group Finance Director of McLaren Packaging, acts as Investment Adviser to the Turner and Co family office , and is a Trustee of The Newark Trust, a charity which he helped found, and which seeks to alleviate child poverty and help young people with additional support needs in Inverclyde.

In 2023 he was named Scottish CFO of the Year for Family Owned Businesses.

Andrew Brown is the CFO of Ooni Pizza Ovens. Having joined the business as its ninth employee in 2017, Andrew has helped steer Ooni to become one of the world’s leading outdoor cooking brands, with sales totalling almost $1bn over the past 6 years.

Prior to joining Ooni, Andrew spent 9 years in KPMG’s Financial Sector Audit practice, specialising in investment management and funds. He is a Chartered Accountant, and in 2023 was named Scottish CFO of the Year for Growth/Scale Up.