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Vin Murria
Vin has over 20 years' experience of working for private equity backed and publicly listed companies focused on the software sector. During this time, Vin has held a number of senior positions, including Chief Executive Officer of Computer Software Group pic, which she took private in May 2007. The company merged with IRIS in July 2007 and was subsequently sold to Hellman Friedman for $1 billion. Vin is a Partner at Elderstreet Capital, and prior to this was European Chief Operating Officer for Kewill Systems Pic and Chairman of Leeds Group Pic. She remains a Chair or Non-Executive Director to a number of companies, including Concateno pic, BSG pic and Innovise Pic.

Barbara Firth, Chief Financial Officer
Barbara has many years of experience in senior managerial and financial roles and was previously Chief Financial Officer of Computer Software Group plc where she worked closely with Vin Murria and Michael Jackson until the merger with IRIS in 2007. For the two years following the merger Barbara was Acquisitions and Integration Director of the combined group. Prior to joining Computer Software Group plc in 2000, Barbara was UK CFO for Roberts Pharmaceuticals Inc and a senior member of the Roberts/Shire merger task force in 1999.

Michael Jackson, Chairman
Michael founded Elderstreet Investments Limited in 1990 and is its Executive Chairman. For the past 25 years, he has specialised in raising finance and investing in the smaller companies sector. Michael is currently Chairman of PartyGaming Plc and until August 2006 was Chairman of a FTSE100 company, The Sage Group Plc. Other former directorships include Computer Software Group Plc and Planit Holdings. He is also a Director and investor in many other quoted and unquoted companies, including Netstore Plc. Michael studied law at Cambridge University, and qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers and Lybrand before spending five years in marketing for various US multinational technology companies.

Mark Watts, Director
Mark has been advising the boards of UK public companies since 1998. As a management consultant, he was responsible for strategic development projects for international clients including Ford Motor Company (US), Cummins (Japan) and 3M (Europe). In the UK, Mark undertook financial analysis and modelling projects for Barclays Bank, Shell and BP.

At Marwyn, Mark and James Corsellis have undertaken 67 transactions, raising an aggregate equity of close to £1.2 billion in acquisition funding for Marwyn-backed management teams and special purpose acquisition vehicles from 2002 to date. He is a Managing Partner in Marwyn Capital LLP and Marwyn Investment Management LLP as well as a Director of portfolio companies Melorio plc, Silverdell plc, Praesepe plc, and Entertainment One Ltd. Mark was also a Director of Inspicio plc and Talarius plc.