Directorate Change

RNS Number : 6806G

Baillie Gifford China Grwth TrstPLC

26 November 2020

 

Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust plc

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800KOK5G3XYI7ZX18

Appointment of Director

The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Magdalene Miller as a non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 26 November 2020.

Magdalene is a former Investment Director with Aberdeen Standard Investments' global emerging market team.  Based in London and Edinburgh, she spent 32 years managing listed equity portfolios, investing in Japanese, Asian Pacific and UK markets. In the 10 years before her retirement in 2018, she ran the Standard Life China Sicav, one of the top performing funds in its sector. A native of Hong Kong, Magdalene is fluent in Cantonese and Mandarin and has travelled extensively in China and Asia over the course of her career. She currently serves as a trustee for an educational endowment fund and participates in volunteering work. 

Susan Platts-Martin, Chair of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust, commented:

"My fellow Directors and I are delighted to welcome Magdalene to the Board. Magdalene has many years of experience of investing in Asian equities and, specifically, China. Her appointment will enhance the Board's effectiveness following the recent change in the Company's strategy."

The appointment of Ms Magdalene Miller falls to be ratified by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2021.

There is no information required to be disclosed under section 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules.

Baillie Gifford & Co Limited

Managers and Secretaries

26 November 2020

Regulated Information Classification:   Additional regulated information required to be disclosed under relevant laws.

 

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