Dawson Buck, Non-executive Chairman
Dawson has over twenty years’ senior international experience within the electronic security, property, retail and IT industries. Dawson was a founder and the CEO of Automated Loss Prevention Ltd, which he led from its inception to its sale to the Sensormatic Electronic Corporation Inc. in 1992. Until 2005 Dawson was Deputy Chief Executive of ANGLE plc.
Ian Ford, BA (Hons) FCA, CEO and CFO
Ian is a Chartered Accountant who trained with PwC and its predecessor firms in London. Ian has over 30 years’ post qualification experience, with more than 25 years in senior financial roles with UK and US listed growth companies, to include Rubicon Group plc and SITEL Europe plc, the latter as Group Finance Director. Ian played key roles in the rapid growth of these businesses, including extensive merger and acquisition activity. Ian joined the Company as Finance Director in 2007 and he has been very closely involved with the Company’s relationships and contracts with DSM, By-Health and the Company’s investors over that time.
Dr Niamh O’Kennedy BSc MSc PhD, Chief Scientific Officer
Niamh is a research chemist, specialising in the field of natural products chemistry, who has been working with Provexis since 2000. Niamh’s experience in isolating and characterising plant-derived compounds and understanding the roles these play in complex biological systems has been pivotal in the development of Provexis’ lead product, Fruitflow®, and the health claim for Fruitflow® which was adopted by the European Food Safety Authority (‘EFSA’).
Audit committee
The audit committee consists of the Chairman, and it meets at least twice each year.
The audit committee is responsible for ensuring that the financial performance of the Company is properly reported on and monitored and for meeting with the auditors and reviewing the reports from the auditors relating to accounts and internal control systems.
