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Baillie Gifford appoints Chris van der Kuyl as non-exec director insider.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from insider.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Chris van der Kuyl and Miss Rachael Palmer as non-executive Directors of the Company with effect from 1 June 2021.
Chris van der Kuyl is one of Scotland s leading entrepreneurs working across the technology, media, gaming and entertainment sectors. Chris is most notably co-Founder and Chairman of multiple award-winning games developer 4J Studios, best known for developing Minecraft for Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo games consoles. He and fellow co-Founder Paddy Burns launched Chroma Ventures, the investment arm of 4J Studios, in 2021.
Chris is also Chairman of Puny Astronaut, TVSquared, Broker Insights, Stormcloud Games and Parsley Box Plc and sits on the boards of Blippar, Ace Aquatec, and ADV Holdings. Alongside his commercial roles, he was the founding Chairman of Entrepreneurial Scotland and is currently a member of multiple advisory and local charity boards. Elected as one of the youngest Fellows of t
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