Octopus AIM VCT PLC announced that Andrew Boteler, who has been serving on the board since the company was launched in 1998 and as Chairman since 2016, will not be offering himself for re-election at the forthcoming AGM. Neal Ransome, who has been a board member since 2016 is to take over as Chairman and Andrew Boteler will chair the audit committee. The company also announced that Roger Smith, chairman since 2016 and audit chair before that, is not seeking re-election at the AGM.