– UK, Edinburgh – Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (LON: BGS) today announced the appointments of Claire Finn and Abigail Rotheroe to its Board as Non-Executive Directors, effective respectively from 1 November 2021 and from 1 March 2022.
“My fellow Directors and I are delighted to welcome Claire and Abigail to the Board. They have extensive and relevant business and finance experience and their appointments will maintain the Board’s depth and breadth.” said Board Chairman, Neil Donaldson.
About Claire Finn
Claire Finn began her career in Japan in 1995 before moving back to the UK in 1999. She worked for Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank in London from 1999 to 2001. In 2001 she joined Henderson Global Investors undertaking roles in client service and product development. In 2005 Claire joined Merrill Lynch Investment Managers as VP of Product Development. MLIM was subsequently bought by BlackRock and Claire moved into the distribution team, rising to the position of Managing Director of Defined Contributions, Unit Linked, and Platforms. Claire left BlackRock in 2018 and transitioned to a portfolio career in 2019. She is now a director of The Law Debenture Corporation PLC, Octopus Apollo VCT PLC, Artemis Fund Managers Limited, and Sparrows Capital Limited.
About Abigail Rothero
Abigail Rothero is a CFA charterholder whose investment career began at Schroder Capital Management in 1987 as an analyst on the Japanese desk. She worked in Hong Kong for Schroders and then HSBC, managing specialist Asia/Pacific equity portfolios for Japanese clients. On her return to London in 1994, she joined Threadneedle Investments with responsibility for the Threadneedle Asia Growth Fund, Threadneedle Asia, and Pacific inc. Japan Growth Fund and the TIML India Fund. Since 2013 Abigail has been at the forefront of social and impact investing and has published broadly on the subject. She is the Investment Director of Snowball Impact Management, an asset manager that invests responsibly to achieve impact alongside financial returns.
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