BGF has appointed Sagacity Solutions CEO and co-founder Anita Dougall as a non-executive director.

Dougall has scaled the consumer data intelligence business since 2005 and it ranked second in the Independent E2E Forum’s 100 fastest-growing female-led UK businesses in 2025.

Her background spans senior roles in investment banking at NatWest Markets and credit strategy leadership at One2One (now EE).

The board shake-up also sees long-serving non-executive director Alice Avis stepping down in April 2026, as BGF continues its wider push to back UK growth companies, including a £300 million commitment to female-powered businesses within its £3 billion investment pledge.