The Board of Crown Place VCT PLC announced that, following a formal and competitive selection process, Penny Freer has been appointed to the Board with effect from 31 October 2014. Penny is an experienced investment banker with extensive experience at Board level. From 2000 - 2004 she led Robert W Baird's UK equities division; prior to this she spent 8 years at Credit Lyonnais Securities where she headed the small and mid-cap equities business.

She jointly founded Capital Markets Group in 2004, a corporate advisory business.