The British Business Bank (BBB) has appointed two new non-executive directors to its board.
Formerly an investor on BBC tv programme Dragons' Den, Piers is chairman and an investor in Soulmatefood and sits on the boards of Nesta and the Aleto Foundation.
Piers has experience in founding, growing and selling SMEs and raising capital for venture, credit and hedge funds.
“I'm very excited to be joining the British Business Bank, an organisation that brings a huge amount of value and expertise to smaller business finance markets,” said Piers.
“I look forward to adding my experience to an already highly-accomplished board and playing my role in supporting SMEs for which access to external finance is key to growth.”
Amanda is currently director of Jaren Consulting and has over 30 years of marketing experience, including 16 years at HSBC in its global commercial banking arm, where she was global head of marketing.
“The British Business Bank is entering an exciting new phase of its development, including an extension of its information offering to smaller UK businesses and an enhancement of its marketing support for its growing product portfolio,” said Amanda.
Lord Smith, chair of the BBB, said it was delighted to welcome both Piers and Amanda to the board.
“Piers' entrepreneurial and small business finance expertise, together with Amanda's impressive marketing credentials, bring valuable experience to our board.
“These appointments will be very important as the bank grows and we extend our operations, especially in the areas of patient capital and in the provision of information for scale-up companies.”
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