Lord Flight has announced that he is to stand down as Chairman of the EIS Association at the end of this year.
Lord Flight has been Chairman for 18 years and has had a huge impact on both the Association and the wider EIS ecosystem.
Under his Chairmanship, the Association has grown significantly and both the EIS and SEIS are now widely recognised as key contributors to the UK’s success as a world leader for innovation and entrepreneurship.
The S/EIS is responsible for more than £30 billion of investment into 53,000 startups and today, more than 50,000 people are investing through the S/EIS every year.
Lord Flight shared that he “has been extremely proud to preside over the successful development of the EISA over the past 18 years.”
