Andy Irvine ^{1, 2, 3} is Non-Executive Chairman of Jones Lang La Salle Scotland, and has over 30 years’ experience in the field of commercial property development and investment. He’s also Chairman of Montanaro European Smaller Companies PLC, a Non-Executive Director of BlackRock North American Income Trust PLC, and a Director of Securities Trust of Scotland PLC.

Mr. Irvine is a former Chairman of Celtic Rugby, a past Chairman of the British and Irish Lions Limited, and a past President of the Scottish Rugby Union.

Appointed on 15 April 2010
Appointed as Chairman on 5 July 2016

All of the Directors are Non-Executive Directors and (with the exception of Ms McCabe) are independent.

¹ Member of the Audit Committee
² Member of the Management Engagement Committee
³ Member of the Nomination Committee

Sharon Brown ^{1, 2, 3} was Finance Director of Dobbies Garden Centres Ltd between 1998 and 2013. She’s a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of F&C Capital and Income Investment Trust PLC, and McColl’s Retail Group PLC.

Mrs. Brown previously held a senior financial position at John Menzies PLC, and is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

Appointed on 15 April 2010
Appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committee on 26 October 2010
Appointed as Senior Independent Director on 5 July 2016

All of the Directors are Non-Executive Directors and (with the exception of Ms McCabe) are independent.

¹ Member of the Audit Committee
² Member of the Management Engagement Committee
³ Member of the Nomination Committee

Dean Buckley ^1,2,3 is a Non-executive Director of JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust plc. He was previously Chief Executive Officer at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership. Prior to this appointment he held several positions at HSBC Bank plc, including Chief Executive Officer for HSBC Asset Management UK and Middle East and Chief Investment Officer for HSBC Asset Management, European equities, and held a number of senior fund manager positions at Prudential Portfolio Managers. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.

Appointed on 3 November 2015

All of the Directors are Non-Executive Directors and (with the exception of Ms McCabe) are independent.

¹ Member of the Audit Committee
² Member of the Management Engagement Committee
³ Member of the Nomination Committee

Nigel Foster ^1,2,3 has over 35 years’ experience in the investment management industry. Prior to joining the Board he was a Managing Director at BlackRock where he headed all market facing activities, including trading and capital markets, for the EMEA region. He was also Global Head of Derivatives at BlackRock and predecessor firms for 27 years. Nigel has led a number of prominent financial rescues and is the author of The Derivatives Game, a book that traces the story of derivatives from ancient times to the present day.

Appointed on 1 September 2015

All of the Directors are Non-Executive Directors and (with the exception of Ms McCabe) are independent.

¹ Member of the Audit Committee
² Member of the Management Engagement Committee
³ Member of the Nomination Committee

Nicky McCabe ³ is a Non-Executive Director of Artemis Fund Managers, Aberdeen Income Fund Limited, Bristol University, Vitality Life Limited and Discovery Holdings Europe Limited. She was previously Head of Fidelity’s Investment Trusts, a Director of FIL Investment Services (UK) Limited, FIL Retirement Services Limited and Financial Administration Services Limited, Chief Operating Officer of Eight Roads and of Fidelity’s investment management teams, having joined Fidelity in 1999 as Head of Investment Administration. Prior to this, she worked for HSBC Asset Management and McKinsey & Co.

Appointed on 9 December 2004

All of the Directors are Non-Executive Directors and (with the exception of Ms McCabe) are independent.

³ Member of the Nomination Committee

Claire Boyle^1,2,3 is qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand in 1993 and has over 17 years’ experience working in finance and equity investment management running portfolios over a wide range of sectors for international corporate, Government, State and retail clients, including unit and investment trusts. She was a Partner at Oxburgh Partners LLP with responsibility for their European Equity Hedge Fund. Prior to that she was a European Equity Fund Manager at American Express Asset Management, where her role included both portfolio management and business development. She started her investment career with Robert Fleming Investment Management. Claire is a non-executive director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust Plc.

Appointed on 24 June 2019

All of the Directors are Non-Executive Directors and (with the exception of Ms McCabe) are independent.

¹Member of the Audit Committee

²Member of the Management Engagement Committee

³Member of the Nomination Committee