Samantha (Sam) Wren, CEO of IPGL, a privately owned investment firm and shareholder in BamCore, acts in an advisory capacity to the firm. Before IPGL, Sam was previously Group CFO and COO of NEX Group Plc, the electronic FX and government bond markets, and post-trade operator. She also held senior finance positions at London listed companies Rank Group Plc and Rentokil Initial plc. Sam is a chartered management accountant, has a degree in economics, and is a non-executive director of both the UK equity income fund City of London Investment Trust plc and English winemaker Chapel Down Group plc as well as several other non-quoted companies in her capacity as IPGL’s CEO including IPGL’s property development vehicle, Faro Capital.