Audit Committee


Chairperson
Member
Member



Monica Cadogan

Non-executive, Independent Director
Chairperson of the Audit Committee
Member of the:  Nominations, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee
Date of appointment: 28 April 2021
Year of birth: 1981
Joined Purcari: 15 February 2018

Neil McGregor

Non-executive, Independent Director
Chairperson of the Nominations, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee
Member of:  Audit Committee
Date of appointment: 28 April 2022
Year of birth: 1961
Joined Purcari: 15 February 2018

Paula Catalina Banu

Non-executive, Independent Director 
Member of:  Audit Committee; Environmental, Social and Governance Committee
Date of appointment: 26 May 2023
Year of birth: 1987
Joined Purcari: 5 April 2023
  • Over 20 years of experience in management consultancy, construction companies, retail, and logistics in CEE.
  • Ex – CEO of Vivre Deco, the leading CEE e-commerce platform for home and furniture products.
  • BA in Banking, Corporate Finance and Securities Law from Bucharest University of Economic Studies.
  • Speaks: EN, RO.



  • Over 20 years of legal experience.
  • Founder and managing partner of McGregor & Partners SCA, a law firm associated with Stephenson Harwood.
  • Vice-Chair of the British Romanian Chamber of Commerce for Corporate Governance and relations with the British Chamber of Commerce.
  • Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Aberdeen.
  • Speaks: EN, RO, FR, BG, DE.
  • Member of the Cyprus Bar, experienced legal counsel, currently with Pavlos S. Papasavvas & Associates, advising on commercial, corporate, and business development matters.
  • Founder of PharmAlex.
  • LLB in International law from Coventry University, Double master’s in international law, LLM from Maastricht University, LLM from University of Zurich.
  • Speaks: RO, EN, GR, DE.

Member

Vasile Tofan

Non-executive Director
Chairperson of the Board of Directors
Member of: Audit Committee; Nominations, Remuneration and Corporate Governance Committee
Date of appointment: 26 May 2023
Year of birth: 1982
Joined Purcari: 15 February 2018

  • Over 15 years of experience in FMCG.
  • Senior Partner of Horizon Capital, with focus on investments in Consumer Goods and Technology sectors.
  • MBA from Harvard Business School with distinction, Master of Science in Public Management From Erasmus University Rotterdam.
  • Speaks: EN, RO, RU, FR, NL.
The Audit Committee has a monitoring and advisory role, and its mission consists in monitoring the financial reporting process and assisting the Board in carrying out its tasks related to financial reporting, internal control, and risk management.

The Audit Committee has the powers and responsibilities for the carrying out of the duties set forth in the BVB Corporate Governance Code and regulations, terms of reference, policies, resolutions, rules and other by-laws, internal documents of the Company and the Internal Regulation of the Audit Committee of the Company. The Audit Committee operates in line with and applies section 78 of the Cyprus Auditors Act, 2017.