Christopher Sharples

Career: VSO India 1965-66; C Czarnikow Ltd 1968-72, co fndr and dir Inter Commodities Ltd (renamed GNI Ltd in 1984 following partial acquisition by Gerrard & National plc) 1972-2000, fndr dir and chm ICV Ltd 1981-98, fndr dir and chm Royalblue plc 1982-90, vice-chm International Petroleum Exchange 1986-87 (dep chm 1986-); dir: Hiscox Dedicated Insurance Fund plc 1995-96, Gerrard Vivian Gray 1995-98, Futures and Options Assoc 1998-2000, Digital River Inc and Ltd 1998-2006, Unigestion (UK) Ltd 2000- (dep chm), Grandeye Ltd 2004-08, Seeker Wireless 2006-12, Wheatley Assocs Ltd 2010- (chm); chm: Assoc of Futures Brokers and Dealers 1987-92 (memb Rules Ctee 1987-91, chm Finance and General Purpose Ctee 1987-91), SFA 1991-95 (chm Exec Ctee 1991-95, chm Capital Rules Ctee 1991, memb Finance Ctee 1991-96), Lombard Street Research Ltd 1997-2000, Datastream International Ltd 1996-98, Membertrack Ltd 1999-2000; memb: Advsy Panel Securities and Investments Bd 1986-87, City Panel on Takeovers and Mergers 1991-95; MSI