Molten Ventures plc (LON:GROW, Euronext Dublin: GRW), a leading venture capital firm investing in and developing high-growth digital technology businesses, has announced the appointment of Lara Naqushbandi as a non-executive director of the Company, effective 11 September 2023. She will also become a member of the Audit, Risk & Valuations, Nomination and Remuneration Committees.
Ms Naqushbandi is currently the CEO of ETFuels Limited, a green fuels company focused on decarbonisation of hard to abate industry. She brings a wealth of global commercial and strategic experience, having previously held roles in finance and sustainability at Google, Rio Tinto and Goldman Sachs. She also has investment experience at Klesch Group, Climate Change Capital and Bridgewater Associates. Lara currently serves as a board fellow at the real estate investment trust Assura Plc. She has lived and worked in every continent other than Antarctica and has a BA and MBA from Harvard.
Grahame Cook, Interim Chair of Molten Ventures, commented:
“On behalf of the Board I am delighted to welcome Lara to Molten. Lara brings experience and skills that will complement those of the other Board members and her appointment follows completion of an extensive selection process by the Nomination Committee, assisted by an independent recruitment firm. We look forward to working with her in the coming years.”
