I’ve twice previously posted on Verticals valuation; this time I want to focus on their quality.
If you go to the investors section of Verticals website, you’ll see many individuals with impressive resumes who are all familiar with senior positions.
I’m just going to focus briefly on 3 of the most recent recruits and their most pertinent previous roles.
Patrick Ky joined Verticals board at the beginning of September 2025 following 10 years as Executive Director of The European Aviation Safety Agency. The European equivalent of the FAA.
Lord Andrew Parker joined the board in June 2025 after serving as Lord Chamberlain of the Royal Household, acting as the main channel of communication between the monarch and the House of Lords. This following a long career at MI5 (UK equivalent of FBI) where from 2013 to 2020 he served as Director General.
Carsten Stendevad joined in May 2025. He was previously the CEO of ATP, Denmark’s national pension plan.
These three people have a couple of things in common.
First and chief among them is integrity.
These are people whose lives are built upon it.
The second is that they are not short of options, and yet Dómhnal Slattery, an aerospace entrepreneur with almost 40 years’ experience was able to cherry pick them for his board.
One final thought, how would the market react if the former head of the FAA, the former head of the FBI and the former head of say The Federal Reserve were to join the board of one of Verticals peers?
Massive thanks to Prof G for the “Heads Up”.
Adam