Kirstie Gould
Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary
Kirstie Gould, aged 52, was appointed to the board on 4 January 2018. Kirstie has spent over 2 years with Hornby as a consultant in the finance department previous to this appointment. Kirstie qualified as a chartered accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1997 and since then has held senior management and directorship roles across a number of high growth SME firms including Affini Technology Limited (part of the TTG Group) and Gamma Communications plc.
Daniel Carter
Non-Executive Director
Daniel Carter, age 30, was appointed as a Non-Executive Director on 16 July 2020. Daniel is currently an analyst at Phoenix Asset Management and does not hold any other directorships. Daniel graduated from the University of Bath with a BSc (Hons) in Economics.
Daniel holds no shares in the Company but has an interest in the Aurora Investment Trust which owns 14.2% of the ordinary shares of the Company. Accordingly, Daniel has an indirect beneficial interest in the ordinary shares of the Company. Daniel acquired his interest in the Aurora Investment Trust on the same terms as any other investor and does not control how the shares in the Company, owned by the Aurora Investment Trust, are voted.
Oliver Raeburn
Chief-Executive Officer
Oliver Raeburn, aged 54, was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on 23 January 2023. A psychology graduate at the University of Leicester, Olly’s career started out in advertising, including a 9 year stint as owner / manager of a London agency. A move into the corporate world saw Olly spend the next 6 years as Marketing Director at Coral and subsequently Brand Director for Ladbrokes and Coral in the new formed Ladbrokes Coral PLC. Two years as Chief Marketing Officer at Rank PLC were followed by a move to Paperchase as CMO in 2019. Having been promoted to CEO in 2020 he guided the company through an administration process during the Covid pandemic, followed by a turnaround process, refinancing and sale of the business in August 2022.
Nicholas Batram
Non-Executive Director
Nicholas (Nick) Batram, aged 57, was appointed as Non-Executive Director on 12 February 2024. Nick has an extensive background in finance, with over 30 years experience working for financial institutions. The vast majority of his time was spent focused on researching and advising small and mid-cap companies. In 2016, Nick joined Entain Plc, the FTSE 100 sports betting and gaming group, initially heading up Investors Relations & Strategy and until recently as Group Director of M&A and Corporate Development.