Rory Brooks CBE
Rory Brooks CBE is a British private equity investor and philanthropist who co-founded MML Capital Partners, a European mid-market growth capital firm with offices in London, Paris, Dublin, and New York. He served as its Chair until stepping down in 2023. Rory established the Rory and Elizabeth Brooks Foundation in 2005 with his wife Elizabeth, directing resources toward alleviating social disadvantage, advancing education, supporting poverty research, and promoting the arts. Rory has held trusteeships or chairmanships at organisations such as the Centre for Social Justice, IntoUniversity, and the Quintessentially Foundation.
Shrenik Davda
Shrenik has almost 40 years of banking experience in the CEEMEA (Central Eastern Europe Middle East Africa) region helping to build market-leading franchises for prominent global financial institutions such as JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank. He has also established and or run several regulated financial advisory boutiques and notably co-founded New Europe Capital Partners Ltd, which was acquired by Deutsche Bank. He started his career with Gulf International Bank in Bahrain and received his formal credit training at Citibank. He is currently an independent member of the Supervisory Board of Nova Ljubljanska Banka dd, a universal bank active in South Eastern Europe. In 2022 he was appointed as Lay Member of the Board of IPSO, the independent regulator of the newspaper and magazine industry in the UK.
Remuneration and Governance Code
Rory Brooks and Shrenik Davda have been reappointed for a second term of three years, commencing on 27 March 2026 to 26 March 2029.
Board Members of the Charity Commission are remunerated £350 per day for approximately 24 days a year.
These appointments have been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments. The appointments process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Under the Code, any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation, or candidature for election.
Rory Brooks has declared financial donations to the Conservative and Unionist Party, as recorded by the Electoral Commission, with the last donation taking place in November 2021. Shrenik Davda has declared no political activity.
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