Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon appoints Jamie Skinner to its Board as Non-Executive Director

– UK, Edinburgh – Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (LON:BGS) today announced the appointment of Jamie Skinner as a non-executive Director, with effect from 7 December 2018.

Neil Donaldson, Chairman of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon commented: “My fellow Directors and I are delighted to welcome Jamie to the Board. Jamie has many years of experience in Asian markets and his extensive knowledge will be of great benefit to the Board and to the Managers.”

The appointment of Mr Skinner falls to be ratified by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2019.

About Jamie Skinner

Jamie Skinner is a qualified accountant and a fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. Jamie joined Cazenove & Co in 1989 as a corporate finance executive working principally on investment companies and also other sector IPO activity, and in 1995 he was appointed Managing Director of the Johannesburg office. In 1999 Jamie joined Martin Currie Investment Management Limited as a director and in 2014 was appointed Head of Client Services. Jamie served as President and CEO of The China Fund, Inc. until 2012, President and CEO of The Taiwan Fund, Inc. until 2014 and President of the Martin Currie Business Trust until 2015. Jamie also served on the boards of Martin Currie, Inc. and the Martin Currie Japan Absolute Return Fund up to his retirement from Martin Currie on 31 July 2018.

Jamie is a non-executive director of Ediston Property Investment Company plc and the Asian Opportunities Absolute Return Fund Limited and Audit Chair of the Ashoka India Equity Trust plc.

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