Diane Jane Clarke

Executive Director

Diane was appointed to the Board on 23 October 2009, she is an experienced company director having recently joined Hillberry Trust Company Limited in the Isle of Man.  Diane had previously spent seven years working for IFG International Limtied and before that HSBC Trust Corporation.

August "Guus" Johannes Francisca Maria Berting

Non-Executive Director

Guus joined the board in August 2008, he has extensive knowledge of the collectables market, having previously worked at Sotheby's.

Clement Hadrian Chambers

Non-Executive Director

Clement was appointed to the Board on 16 November 2010, he is Managing Director and co-founder of ADVFN plc, the AIM listed online financial information group.  He has been a director of publicly listed and private companies for more than 15 years and is able to bring a wealth of experience to his role as Non-executive Director with Avarae.

Matthew Wood ACA

Non-Executive Director

Matt graduated with a First Class honours degree in Economics in 1996 and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1999.  He subsequently joined the corporate finance department of Beeson Gregory Limited (now Evolution Securities) in 2000 where he advised growing companies on tranactions including IPOs, secondary fundraisings, M&A and corporate restructuring.  Matt also advised corporate clients on the UK regulatory framework including the Listing Rules, the AIM Rules, the City Code and general corporate governance matters.  He left Evolution Securities in April 2006 to become a director of, and a consultant to, a number of private and public companies.

Matt is mostly occupied in the marketing of Avarae to both existing and potential institutional investors, mainly in the UK, through promotion of the unique concept of coin investment through a listed company with an objective of adding to the pool of funds from which the Company can make further investment.