Northern Venture Trust PLC has appointed Richard Green to the board as a non-executive director. Mr. Green is an experienced private equity professional with board level leadership experience in both executive and non-executive roles of private companies, partnerships and a quoted investment trust plus extensive experience on industry boards and charities. He was formerly with Kleinwort Benson Development Capital and was a founder of the spin-out business which became August Equity LLP, where he was managing partner until 2009 and then chairman until his retirement in April 2014.

Mr. Green has over 20 years' experience as a non-executive director including healthcare, technology, media, engineering and manufacturing companies and is a past chairman of the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association and a former member of the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.