Baillie Gifford Japan Trust announces Sam Davis to its Board as upcoming Non-Executive Director

– UK, Edinburgh –  Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC (LON: BGFD) today announced the appointment of Sam Davis to its Board as a non-executive Director with effect from 1 October 2021.

About Sam Davis

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.

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