– UK, Edinburgh – abrdn Asia Focus plc (LON: AAS) today announced the appointment of Lindsay Cooper to its Board as an independent non-executive Director, effective from 15 June 2022.
“I am delighted to welcome Lindsay to the Board. Lindsay brings a significant amount of Asian investment and small cap expertise to the Board and, being based in Singapore, is perfectly placed to assist in overseeing the execution of the Company’s expanded investment mandate that was approved by shareholders in January 2022.” said Board chairman, Nigel Cayzer.
About Lindsay Cooper
Lindsay Cooper is a Singapore permanent resident and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. After working in corporate finance in Hong Kong in the early 1990s, Lindsay co-founded Arisaig Partners in 1996, an independent Investment Management business where, for 20 years, he had investment responsibility for the USD3bn Arisaig Asia Consumer Fund. Following semi-retirement, Lindsay founded Chic & Unique Pte Ltd, a boutique hotels and hospitality business with operations in Asia and Europe, and, more recently, founded Chi Tree Health, a preventative healthcare enterprise in Singapore. Mr. Cooper is also closely involved with two charities: representing Singapore on the Magic Bus Global Board; and as a non-executive director on the board of Angkor Hospital for Children in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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