MURRAY STEELE

Portfolio NED & Chair

Octopus Apollo VCT, Surface Generation

Murray has delivered NED development programmes for over 12,000 Board members, both in the UK and internationally. As well as his work for the Financial Times, he has delivered NED Programmes for the UK Private Equity and Venture Capital Industry, the Quoted Companies Alliance and numerous customised in- house programmes. His work is underpinned by over 30 years of Chair and NED experience. He has held over 20 Chair and NED positions covering virtually every type of organisation both in the UK and internationally. 

Currently he is Chair of Octopus Apollo VCT plc – the UK’s second largest VCT which is a FTSE listed company investing in UK unquoted B2B SaaS AI enabled companies.

He has degrees in mechanical engineering from Glasgow University, an accounting qualification and an MBA from Cranfield School of Management where he was also a faculty member for over 30 years.