HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited (LON:HVPE), a FTSE 250 investment company with global exposure to private companies, managed by HarbourVest Partners, has announced that Alan Devine has joined the Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 14 May 2026. Alan will also be a member of the Audit & Risk, Nomination, Remuneration and Management Engagement & Service Provider Committees. Subject to shareholder approval of his election to the Board of the Company, the Board intends to appoint Alan as Senior Independent Director with effect from the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting, replacing Francesca Barnes who will not offer herself for re-election.
Alan is a Non-Executive Director (“NED”) of the Bank of London & The Middle East where he holds the regulated position of Chair of the Risk Committee. He also chairs the Irish based private company known as GSLS, a PE led cash logistics business. Alan is also a Member of Court of Heriot-Watt University where he sits on the Donations & Investments Committee, and he currently acts as an advisor for a neobank.
Alan has extensive Private Equity experience from both his Executive and Non-Executive career. He was NED and then Chair for Patria Private Equity Trust for some 12 years until late March past and he has acted as the Independent NED for certain Private Equity owned investment companies in the Financial Services space.
Alan’s Executive career spanned some 36 years at RBS where he held a number of Senior Executive leadership roles in commercial, corporate and investment banking across a range of asset classes.
Commenting on the appointment, Ed Warner, Chair of HVPE, said:
“I am delighted to welcome Alan to the Board of HVPE and to his future role as Senior Independent Director. Alan brings broad and relevant experience from his distinguished career in financial services and his long engagement with the private equity industry, which my Board colleagues and I believe will prove invaluable to HVPE and our shareholders. We look forward to working closely with Alan over the coming years.”
HarbourVest also stated that it expects to announce its annual results for the 12 months ended 31 January 2026 on Thursday, 28 May 2026.
The Annual Report and Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, along with the accompanying RNS, will be available on HVPE’s website at the same time. Meanwhile, the Company will continue to release monthly estimated NAV updates as usual.
HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited is a Guernsey-incorporated, closed-end investment company which is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index. HVPE is designed to offer shareholders long-term capital appreciation by investing in a private equity portfolio diversified by geography, stage of investment, vintage year, and industry. The Company invests in and alongside HarbourVest-managed funds which focus on primary fund commitments, secondary investments and direct co-investments in operating companies. HVPE’s investment manager is HarbourVest Advisers L.P., an affiliate of HarbourVest Partners, LLC, an independent, global private markets asset manager with over 43 years of experience.
