James Wilkinson

Chairman at NEKTAN PLC

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James Henry Wilkinson is Non-Executive Chairman at Nektan Plc since 2016, Director at Markor Technology UK Ltd., Director at Dark Blue Therapeutics Ltd. since 2020, and Advisor at Xfund Management Co. LLC.
Former roles include Group Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director at Sportingbet Ltd. from 2012 to 2013, Director at Proxisense Ltd. from 2016 to 2020, Chief Financial Officer at Lonrho Ltd. from 2013 to 2015, Chief Financial Officer at Johnson Service Group Plc from 2004 to 2007, Chief Financial Officer at Inform Group Ltd in 2004, Chief Financial Officer at IBC Informa Ltd. from 1994 to 2005, and Chief Financial Officer at Oxford Science Enterprises PLC from 2015 to 2026.
Education includes undergraduate studies completed in 1984 at Wolverhampton Grammar School Ltd.

James Wilkinson active positions

Companies	Position	Start
NEKTAN PLC	Chairman	2016-01-30
Nektan UK Ltd. Nektan UK Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and develops solutions for mobile phones	Director/Board Member	-
Dark Blue Therapeutics Ltd. Dark Blue Therapeutics Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a biotechnology company that develops precision oncology medicines	Director/Board Member	2020-08-20
Xfund Management Co. LLC Xfund Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Xfund invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of enterprise, consumer and health service sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Consultant / Advisor	-

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Former positions of James Wilkinson

Companies	Position	End
Oxford Science Enterprises PLC Oxford Science Enterprises PLC Investment ManagersFinance Oxford Science Enterprises invests in companies located in the United Kingdom. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of health tech, deep tech, and life sciences sectors. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of GBP 0.1 – 10 million.	Director of Finance/CFO	2026-03-30
Proxisense Ltd. Proxisense Ltd. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Operates as a multi-technology and multi-market start-up company that develops novel sensor products	Director/Board Member	2020-10-18
Lonrho Ltd. Lonrho Ltd. MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Functions as an investment holding company	Director of Finance/CFO	2015-05-31
Sportingbet Ltd. Sportingbet Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Operates as an online sports betting platform	Director of Finance/CFO	2013-02-28
JOHNSON SERVICE GROUP PLC	Director of Finance/CFO	2007-08-30

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Private companies	12
Lonrho Ltd. Lonrho Ltd. MiscellaneousMiscellaneous Functions as an investment holding company	Miscellaneous
Johnson Service Group Plc Johnson Service Group Plc Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides textile rental, drycleaning, catering and corporate hospitality services	Commercial Services
Sportingbet Ltd. Sportingbet Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Operates as an online sports betting platform	Technology Services
Inform Group Ltd Inform Group Ltd Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services E-commerce, digital and litho printing and computer reselling company	Commercial Services
IBC Informa Ltd. IBC Informa Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides business information and education through multiple distribution	Commercial Services
Nektan UK Ltd. Nektan UK Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Designs and develops solutions for mobile phones	Technology Services
Xfund Management Co. LLC Xfund Management Co. LLC Investment ManagersFinance Xfund invests in companies located in the United States. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of enterprise, consumer and health service sectors. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Finance
Nektan Plc Nektan Plc Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Develops mobile gaming platforms	Technology Services
Oxford Science Enterprises PLC Oxford Science Enterprises PLC Investment ManagersFinance Oxford Science Enterprises invests in companies located in the United Kingdom. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of health tech, deep tech, and life sciences sectors. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of GBP 0.1 – 10 million.	Finance
Wolverhampton Grammar School Ltd. Wolverhampton Grammar School Ltd. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Proxisense Ltd. Proxisense Ltd. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Operates as a multi-technology and multi-market start-up company that develops novel sensor products	Electronic Technology
Dark Blue Therapeutics Ltd. Dark Blue Therapeutics Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Operates as a biotechnology company that develops precision oncology medicines	Health Technology