REG - Baillie Gifford Shin - Portfolio Manager Changes

Baillie Gifford Shin NipponAnnouncement

28/05/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 2900K  Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC  28 May 2025

BAILLIE GIFFORD SHIN NIPPON PLC (BGS)

 

Legal Entity Identifier: X5XCIPCJQCSUF8H1FU83

 

Portfolio Manager Changes

 

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC (the "Company") announces that Brian Lum,
deputy portfolio manager, has been appointed as the Company's lead portfolio
manager and takes over from Praveen Kumar with immediate effect. Jared
Anderson has been appointed as deputy portfolio manager.

 

This follows an internal review by Baillie Gifford. Brian Lum has 18 years'
experience with Baillie Gifford. Jared Anderson has 8 years' experience with
Baillie Gifford and is co-manager of the Japanese Fund. Portfolio manager
biographies are set out below. No changes are anticipated to the Company's
investment objective or policy, nor to the investment process applied by the
Japanese team.

 

The Chairman of the Company, commented:

 

"The Board notes the internal review by Baillie Gifford and would like to
thank Praveen Kumar for his long-standing contribution to the management of
the Company's portfolio.

 

The Board welcomes Brian Lum to his new role and Jared Anderson as deputy
manager of the Company's portfolio. These portfolio management changes are one
of several measures Baillie Gifford has implemented over the last year."

 

Portfolio Manager Biographies

 

Brian Lum
Brian Lum joined Baillie Gifford in 2006 and is an investment manager in the
Japanese Equities Team. He was recently appointed as deputy portfolio manager
of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon and co-manager of the Japanese Smaller
Companies Fund. He is also a member of the International Growth Portfolio
Construction Group. He is a CFA Charterholder and graduated with an MSci and
BA (Hons) in Physics from the University of Cambridge in 2006.

 

Jared Anderson

Jared Anderson joined Baillie Gifford in 2016 and is an investment manager in
the Japanese Equities Team. He is co-manager of the Japanese Fund and Japanese
Smaller Companies Fund. Before he joined Baillie Gifford he spent two years as
an Assistant Economist at the Scottish Government. Jared graduated MA (Hons)
in Economics from the University of Edinburgh in 2012.

 

28 May 2025

 

Enquiries:

For further information please contact:

Innes Urquhart, Winterflood Securities Limited

Tel: 020 3100 0000

 

Jonathan Atkins, Director, Four Communications

Tel: 0203 920 0555 or 07872 495396

 

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