QCA PRINCIPLE 6 - Board Experience
Board of Directors
For details of the Board of Directors, please click here.
On-going development
Alex Abrey is a Chartered Certified Accountant. As part of his professional development, he attends relevant courses and maintains his qualification through Continuing Professional Development under the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants.
Robin Cridland is a Chartered Accountant. As part of his professional development, he attends relevant courses and maintains his qualification through Continuing Professional Development under the Association of Chartered Accountants.
Sean Smith is a member of the Institute of Directors with access to online tools and courses and attends industry conferences including the Association of Biocontrol Industry Manufacturers.
Lykele van der Broek keeps up-to-date by regularly reading economic and management literature, by being briefed by external advisors on matters such as remuneration, corporate governance, and liaising with consultants who inform the board of changes in legislation, best practice or public perception.
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Director
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Product supply chain and management
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Intellectual Property
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Chemicals industry
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General management
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Other public company (Board level)
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Funding
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A Abrey
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R Cridland
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S Smith
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✓
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L van der Broek
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External advisors
The Company uses external advisors, where necessary, as follows:
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Advisors
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Role
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Nominated Advisor
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Provides advice on AIM Compliance
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Commercial Lawyer
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Provides advice on legal issues such as commercial agreements
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Auditor
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Audits the Report and Accounts of the Company
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Regulatory lawyer
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Provides advice on regulatory asppects of the business
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The Board’s Role
The Board, under the Chairman’s leadership, is responsible for ensuring our long-term success.
It informs and approves our strategy and corporate goals and monitors our performance against them. It determines that we have the necessary resources, systems and controls to achieve our objectives, and assesses the culture and standards of behaviour throughout Eden.
The Board is also responsible for other critical decisions, including approving the corporate budget; ensuring we have the right funding; approving material contracts; and reporting to shareholders.
The Directors believe that the Board, taken as a whole, has sufficient expertise and a variety of complementary skills for the Company to operate and develop its business satisfactorily for the benefit of the shareholders over the medium to long-term.
As the Company grows, the Board will inevitably grow, which will provide an opportunity for the gender imbalance that the Company currently has, to be addressed.
Internal advisors
The Company Secretary is the only internal advisor that the Company currently has.
The Company Secretary is responsible for the efficient administration of Eden, particularly with regard to ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and for ensuring that decisions of the board of directors are implemented.