Bruce Powell

Bruce joined the Aferian board in August 2022 and chairs the Audit Committee. A qualified FCA, Bruce has accumulated extensive board-level experience over the past 30+ years. He is currently Chairman of Threadless Closures Ltd, a packaging company focused on the international beverage market, and Crateight Ltd which develops reusable packaging solutions for the movement and storage of high-value artworks. He has previously been Chairman of Dataform Print Management Ltd and held non-executive directorships with Princeton Consulting Ltd, ApaTech Ltd and Kofax plc, where he served on the board for 18 years. He also held the post of CFO for both DiscoverIE Group plc (IT components), and semiconductor and software design company Imagination Technologies plc. Bruce has a strong interest in education. He is Chairman of Holyport College and has previously been Chairman of two Charitable Trusts in the sector. He was awarded an MBE for services to education in January 2021.