Appointment of Director

RNS Number : 6883P

Baillie Gifford China Grwth TrstPLC

21 June 2022

 

Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust plc (BGCG)

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800KOK5G3XYI7ZX18

Appointment of Director

The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jonathan Silver as a non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 September 2022.

Jonathan is a qualified accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Jonathan has held various senior financial positions throughout his career, including 21 years as Chief Financial Officer on the main Board of Laird plc from 1994 until 2015. Jonathan was the Chairman of the Audit Committee at Invesco Income and Growth Trust plc from 2007 until 2021. Jonathan is a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk committee of Henderson High Income Trust plc, a position he has held since 2019 and is also a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Spirent Communications plc, a position he has held since 2015. Since 2017 Jonathan has been a non-executive director of East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.

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

"My fellow Directors and I are delighted to welcome Jonathan to the Board. Jonathan brings to the Board a wealth of experience relating to financial and accounting matters as well as his previous experience as a non-executive director."

Mr Silver does not hold any shares in the Company.

The appointment of Mr Jonathan Silver falls to be ratified by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2023.

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

Baillie Gifford & Co Limited

Managers and Secretaries

21 June 2022

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

 

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