Micap Directors and Commitees

• Bill Mapstone - Non Executive Chairman

  Bill joined the board of Micap in January 2007 a non-executive Chairman. Bill has many years experience in the food industry, most recently as Chairman of Chaucer Foods Ltd, a major supplier of food ingredients, until its sale in April 2006 and as Chairman of Hill Station plc, the AIM quoted ice cream business. Along with many years of business experience, Bill brings a vast amount of knowledge of, and contacts in, the food market as Micap looks to take its yeast encapsulation products to further commercialisation.

• Michael Norris, CEO

  Michael became CEO in June 2005, having joined the Group as Finance Director in June 2002. He previously held the position of Finance Director at Honeycombe Leisure plc and Cafe Inns plc. He is a qualified accountant and spent 12 years in various finance roles within the leisure industry. During his tenure at Honeycombe Leisure plc and Cafe Inns plc he was involved in the admissions of these companies to AIM

• Neil David Crabb, Non-Executive Director

  Neil joined the Company in September 2000.  He is Chief Operating Officer of Sigma Capital plc, a fund management business quoted on AIM, providing assistance to a number of early-stage UK companies.  He has previously worked as an investment manager running both quoted and unquoted technology portfolios.  Neil is a director of a number of early stage companies.

• Ian McManus, Non-Executive Director

  Ian McManus joined the Company in January 2003, and is a former director of Aventis Cropscience and AgrEvo.  He previously held board and senior management positions in Schering AG, Merck & Co and Beecham.  He has extensive knowledge of the agrochemical and pharmaceutical sector and is currently a non-executive director of Becker Underwood Inc and a number of other companies.

Remuneration Committee

The remuneration committee consists of the Bill Mapstone  plus one other non-executive director. The Committee determines the remuneration and benefits of the executive directors.


Audit Committee

The Audit committee consists of Neil Crabb (as Chairman) plus one other non-executive director. The executive directors attend by invitation. It meets with the Company’s external auditors at least once a year. Its role is to review the interim and final financial statements for approval by the Board and ensure the financial and operating controls of the Company are fuctioning satisfactorily.