The Board of Becket Invest plc announced the appointment of James Crossley as an Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 December 2023. James has a Bachelor of Arts (Economics and Business) from Leeds Metropolitan University and joined Lloyd's of London on the underwriting side before relocating to the UAE where he started working in the Dubai office of an Isle of Man based firm of trustees. Following a successful tenure as a trustee, managing multinational clients, he began a new role with a European family office, focusing on trading listed equities and undertaking private equity transactions, specializing in mining and commodities.