Last checked at 9 Aug 2021 15:44
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC
Appointment of Director
The Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Simon Davis (Sam) as a non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 October 2021.
Sam studied Japanese at Oxford before joining Morgan Grenfell & Co. Ltd, working initially in corporate finance in both London and Tokyo. He moved to Morgan Grenfell Asset Management in 1996 to work with a Tokyo-based team. In 2000 he joined Putnam Investments first in Boston, MA and then in London where, over his 19 year tenure, he managed Asian, European and broad international equity portfolios. As Putnam's Co-Head of Equities he oversaw a global investment team and was CEO of Putnam Investments Ltd, the group's UK regulated entity.
There is no further information required to be disclosed under Listing Rule 9.6.13.
The appointment of Mr Davis falls to be ratified by Shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in December 2021.
Baillie Gifford & Co Limited
Managers and Secretaries
9 August 2021