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Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC Directors

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Aberdeen Asia Focus PLC Directors

Board of Directors (11)

Tony Roper

Chair

–

Paul Diggle

Chief Economist

–

Dan Grandage

Chief Sustainability Officer

–

Davina Cordelia Curling

Non-Executive Director

2 yrs 6 mosAge: 62British

Abby Glennie

Co-Manager

–

Lizzy Galbraith

Senior Political Economist

–

Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust

Investment Trust

–

Charlotte Mary Black

Director

7 yrs 8 mosAge: 66British

Krishna Shanmuganathan

Director

6 yrs 3 mosAge: 52British

Alexander William Galletly Gonzalez Finn

Director

4 yrs 2 mosAge: 65British,American

Lucy Henrietta MacDonald

Director

2 yrs 9 mosAge: 63British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
TR Tony Roper	Chair	–	–	–
Paul Diggle	Chief Economist	–	–	–
Dan Grandage	Chief Sustainability Officer	–	–	–
DC Davina Cordelia Curling	Non-Executive Director	1 Mar 2024	2 yrs 6 mos	British
AG Abby Glennie	Co-Manager	–	–	–
Lizzy Galbraith	Senior Political Economist	–	–	–
DI Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust	Investment Trust	–	–	–
CM Charlotte Mary Black	Director	16 Jan 2019	7 yrs 8 mos	British
KS Krishna Shanmuganathan	Director	3 Jun 2020	6 yrs 3 mos	British
AW Alexander William Galletly Gonzalez Finn	Director	13 Jul 2022	4 yrs 2 mos	British,American
LH Lucy Henrietta MacDonald	Director	5 Dec 2023	2 yrs 9 mos	British

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
The Earl of Antrim	Non-Executive Director	–	–

Prior year comparison (1 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
The Earl of Antrim	Non-Executive Director	£9,883	£9,883

Former Directors (16)

Lindsay William Ernest Cooper

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 10 mosResigned: 12 Apr 2026

Earl Of Antrim Randal Alexander St John McDonnell

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 5 mosResigned: 5 Dec 2023

Mr. Nigel Kenneth Cayzer

Director

Tenure: 27 yrs 2 mosResigned: 30 Nov 2022

Debbie Jane Guthrie

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 3 mosResigned: 14 Apr 2022

Philip Edward Yea

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 11 mosResigned: 1 Dec 2020

Martin James Gilbert

Executive Director

Tenure: 25 yrs 2 mosResigned: 27 Nov 2020

Hugh Young

Director

Tenure: 25 yrs 2 mosResigned: 27 Nov 2020

Haruko Fukuda Obe

Director

Tenure: 17 yrs 2 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2020

Christopher Simon Maude

Director

Tenure: 11 yrs 10 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2019

Mark Robert Hadsley-Chaplin

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 4 mosResigned: 29 Nov 2016

Alan Scott Kemp

Director

Tenure: 17 yrs 7 mosResigned: 3 Dec 2013

Iain Ogilvy Swain Saunders

Director

Tenure: 2 yrs 1 mosResigned: 10 Oct 2006

Radhika Ajmera

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 4 mosResigned: 16 Sept 2004

Peter John Hames

Director

Tenure: 6 yrsResigned: 16 Sept 2004

Eric Carl Elstob

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 1 mosResigned: 28 Oct 2003

Sin Tho Wee

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 4 mosResigned: 31 Jan 2000

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Lindsay William Ernest Cooper	Director	15 Jun 2022	12 Apr 2026	3 yrs 10 mos	British
Earl Of Antrim Randal Alexander St John McDonnell	Director	1 Jul 2013	5 Dec 2023	10 yrs 5 mos	British
Mr. Nigel Kenneth Cayzer	Director	28 Sept 1995	30 Nov 2022	27 yrs 2 mos	British
Debbie Jane Guthrie	Director	16 Jan 2019	14 Apr 2022	3 yrs 3 mos	British
Philip Edward Yea	Director	23 Jan 2014	1 Dec 2020	6 yrs 11 mos	British
Martin James Gilbert	Executive Director	20 Sept 1995	27 Nov 2020	25 yrs 2 mos	British
Hugh Young	Director	20 Sept 1995	27 Nov 2020	25 yrs 2 mos	British
Haruko Fukuda Obe	Director	30 Jan 2003	31 Mar 2020	17 yrs 2 mos	British
Christopher Simon Maude	Director	16 May 2007	31 Mar 2019	11 yrs 10 mos	British
Mark Robert Hadsley-Chaplin	Director	1 Jul 2013	29 Nov 2016	3 yrs 4 mos	British
Alan Scott Kemp	Director	16 May 1996	3 Dec 2013	17 yrs 7 mos	British
Iain Ogilvy Swain Saunders	Director	16 Sept 2004	10 Oct 2006	2 yrs 1 mos	British
Radhika Ajmera	Director	22 May 2001	16 Sept 2004	3 yrs 4 mos	British
Peter John Hames	Director	28 Sept 1998	16 Sept 2004	6 yrs	British
Eric Carl Elstob	Director	28 Sept 1995	28 Oct 2003	8 yrs 1 mos	British
Sin Tho Wee	Director	28 Sept 1995	31 Jan 2000	4 yrs 4 mos	Singaporean

Board of Directors (11)

Tony Roper

Chair

–

Paul Diggle

Chief Economist

–

Dan Grandage

Chief Sustainability Officer

–

Davina Cordelia Curling

Non-Executive Director

2 yrs 6 mosAge: 62British

Abby Glennie

Co-Manager

–

Lizzy Galbraith

Senior Political Economist

–

Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust

Investment Trust

–

Charlotte Mary Black

Director

7 yrs 8 mosAge: 66British

Krishna Shanmuganathan

Director

6 yrs 3 mosAge: 52British

Alexander William Galletly Gonzalez Finn

Director

4 yrs 2 mosAge: 65British,American

Lucy Henrietta MacDonald

Director

2 yrs 9 mosAge: 63British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
TR Tony Roper	Chair	–	–	–
Paul Diggle	Chief Economist	–	–	–
Dan Grandage	Chief Sustainability Officer	–	–	–
DC Davina Cordelia Curling	Non-Executive Director	1 Mar 2024	2 yrs 6 mos	British
AG Abby Glennie	Co-Manager	–	–	–
Lizzy Galbraith	Senior Political Economist	–	–	–
DI Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust	Investment Trust	–	–	–
CM Charlotte Mary Black	Director	16 Jan 2019	7 yrs 8 mos	British
KS Krishna Shanmuganathan	Director	3 Jun 2020	6 yrs 3 mos	British
AW Alexander William Galletly Gonzalez Finn	Director	13 Jul 2022	4 yrs 2 mos	British,American
LH Lucy Henrietta MacDonald	Director	5 Dec 2023	2 yrs 9 mos	British

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
The Earl of Antrim	Non-Executive Director	–	–

Prior year comparison (1 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
The Earl of Antrim	Non-Executive Director	£9,883	£9,883

Former Directors (16)

Lindsay William Ernest Cooper

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 10 mosResigned: 12 Apr 2026

Earl Of Antrim Randal Alexander St John McDonnell

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 5 mosResigned: 5 Dec 2023

Mr. Nigel Kenneth Cayzer

Director

Tenure: 27 yrs 2 mosResigned: 30 Nov 2022

Debbie Jane Guthrie

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 3 mosResigned: 14 Apr 2022

Philip Edward Yea

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 11 mosResigned: 1 Dec 2020

Martin James Gilbert

Executive Director

Tenure: 25 yrs 2 mosResigned: 27 Nov 2020

Hugh Young

Director

Tenure: 25 yrs 2 mosResigned: 27 Nov 2020

Haruko Fukuda Obe

Director

Tenure: 17 yrs 2 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2020

Christopher Simon Maude

Director

Tenure: 11 yrs 10 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2019

Mark Robert Hadsley-Chaplin

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 4 mosResigned: 29 Nov 2016

Alan Scott Kemp

Director

Tenure: 17 yrs 7 mosResigned: 3 Dec 2013

Iain Ogilvy Swain Saunders

Director

Tenure: 2 yrs 1 mosResigned: 10 Oct 2006

Radhika Ajmera

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 4 mosResigned: 16 Sept 2004

Peter John Hames

Director

Tenure: 6 yrsResigned: 16 Sept 2004

Eric Carl Elstob

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 1 mosResigned: 28 Oct 2003

Sin Tho Wee

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 4 mosResigned: 31 Jan 2000

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Lindsay William Ernest Cooper	Director	15 Jun 2022	12 Apr 2026	3 yrs 10 mos	British
Earl Of Antrim Randal Alexander St John McDonnell	Director	1 Jul 2013	5 Dec 2023	10 yrs 5 mos	British
Mr. Nigel Kenneth Cayzer	Director	28 Sept 1995	30 Nov 2022	27 yrs 2 mos	British
Debbie Jane Guthrie	Director	16 Jan 2019	14 Apr 2022	3 yrs 3 mos	British
Philip Edward Yea	Director	23 Jan 2014	1 Dec 2020	6 yrs 11 mos	British
Martin James Gilbert	Executive Director	20 Sept 1995	27 Nov 2020	25 yrs 2 mos	British
Hugh Young	Director	20 Sept 1995	27 Nov 2020	25 yrs 2 mos	British
Haruko Fukuda Obe	Director	30 Jan 2003	31 Mar 2020	17 yrs 2 mos	British
Christopher Simon Maude	Director	16 May 2007	31 Mar 2019	11 yrs 10 mos	British
Mark Robert Hadsley-Chaplin	Director	1 Jul 2013	29 Nov 2016	3 yrs 4 mos	British
Alan Scott Kemp	Director	16 May 1996	3 Dec 2013	17 yrs 7 mos	British
Iain Ogilvy Swain Saunders	Director	16 Sept 2004	10 Oct 2006	2 yrs 1 mos	British
Radhika Ajmera	Director	22 May 2001	16 Sept 2004	3 yrs 4 mos	British
Peter John Hames	Director	28 Sept 1998	16 Sept 2004	6 yrs	British
Eric Carl Elstob	Director	28 Sept 1995	28 Oct 2003	8 yrs 1 mos	British
Sin Tho Wee	Director	28 Sept 1995	31 Jan 2000	4 yrs 4 mos	Singaporean

Board of Directors (11)

Tony Roper

Chair

–

Paul Diggle

Chief Economist

–

Dan Grandage

Chief Sustainability Officer

–

Davina Cordelia Curling

Non-Executive Director

2 yrs 6 mosAge: 62British

Abby Glennie

Co-Manager

–

Lizzy Galbraith

Senior Political Economist

–

Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust

Investment Trust

–

Charlotte Mary Black

Director

7 yrs 8 mosAge: 66British

Krishna Shanmuganathan

Director

6 yrs 3 mosAge: 52British

Alexander William Galletly Gonzalez Finn

Director

4 yrs 2 mosAge: 65British,American

Lucy Henrietta MacDonald

Director

2 yrs 9 mosAge: 63British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
TR Tony Roper	Chair	–	–	–
Paul Diggle	Chief Economist	–	–	–
Dan Grandage	Chief Sustainability Officer	–	–	–
DC Davina Cordelia Curling	Non-Executive Director	1 Mar 2024	2 yrs 6 mos	British
AG Abby Glennie	Co-Manager	–	–	–
Lizzy Galbraith	Senior Political Economist	–	–	–
DI Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust	Investment Trust	–	–	–
CM Charlotte Mary Black	Director	16 Jan 2019	7 yrs 8 mos	British
KS Krishna Shanmuganathan	Director	3 Jun 2020	6 yrs 3 mos	British
AW Alexander William Galletly Gonzalez Finn	Director	13 Jul 2022	4 yrs 2 mos	British,American
LH Lucy Henrietta MacDonald	Director	5 Dec 2023	2 yrs 9 mos	British

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
The Earl of Antrim	Non-Executive Director	–	–

Prior year comparison (1 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
The Earl of Antrim	Non-Executive Director	£9,883	£9,883

Former Directors (16)

Lindsay William Ernest Cooper

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 10 mosResigned: 12 Apr 2026

Earl Of Antrim Randal Alexander St John McDonnell

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 5 mosResigned: 5 Dec 2023

Mr. Nigel Kenneth Cayzer

Director

Tenure: 27 yrs 2 mosResigned: 30 Nov 2022

Debbie Jane Guthrie

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 3 mosResigned: 14 Apr 2022

Philip Edward Yea

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 11 mosResigned: 1 Dec 2020

Martin James Gilbert

Executive Director

Tenure: 25 yrs 2 mosResigned: 27 Nov 2020

Hugh Young

Director

Tenure: 25 yrs 2 mosResigned: 27 Nov 2020

Haruko Fukuda Obe

Director

Tenure: 17 yrs 2 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2020

Christopher Simon Maude

Director

Tenure: 11 yrs 10 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2019

Mark Robert Hadsley-Chaplin

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 4 mosResigned: 29 Nov 2016

Alan Scott Kemp

Director

Tenure: 17 yrs 7 mosResigned: 3 Dec 2013

Iain Ogilvy Swain Saunders

Director

Tenure: 2 yrs 1 mosResigned: 10 Oct 2006

Radhika Ajmera

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 4 mosResigned: 16 Sept 2004

Peter John Hames

Director

Tenure: 6 yrsResigned: 16 Sept 2004

Eric Carl Elstob

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 1 mosResigned: 28 Oct 2003

Sin Tho Wee

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 4 mosResigned: 31 Jan 2000

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Lindsay William Ernest Cooper	Director	15 Jun 2022	12 Apr 2026	3 yrs 10 mos	British
Earl Of Antrim Randal Alexander St John McDonnell	Director	1 Jul 2013	5 Dec 2023	10 yrs 5 mos	British
Mr. Nigel Kenneth Cayzer	Director	28 Sept 1995	30 Nov 2022	27 yrs 2 mos	British
Debbie Jane Guthrie	Director	16 Jan 2019	14 Apr 2022	3 yrs 3 mos	British
Philip Edward Yea	Director	23 Jan 2014	1 Dec 2020	6 yrs 11 mos	British
Martin James Gilbert	Executive Director	20 Sept 1995	27 Nov 2020	25 yrs 2 mos	British
Hugh Young	Director	20 Sept 1995	27 Nov 2020	25 yrs 2 mos	British
Haruko Fukuda Obe	Director	30 Jan 2003	31 Mar 2020	17 yrs 2 mos	British
Christopher Simon Maude	Director	16 May 2007	31 Mar 2019	11 yrs 10 mos	British
Mark Robert Hadsley-Chaplin	Director	1 Jul 2013	29 Nov 2016	3 yrs 4 mos	British
Alan Scott Kemp	Director	16 May 1996	3 Dec 2013	17 yrs 7 mos	British
Iain Ogilvy Swain Saunders	Director	16 Sept 2004	10 Oct 2006	2 yrs 1 mos	British
Radhika Ajmera	Director	22 May 2001	16 Sept 2004	3 yrs 4 mos	British
Peter John Hames	Director	28 Sept 1998	16 Sept 2004	6 yrs	British
Eric Carl Elstob	Director	28 Sept 1995	28 Oct 2003	8 yrs 1 mos	British
Sin Tho Wee	Director	28 Sept 1995	31 Jan 2000	4 yrs 4 mos	Singaporean

Board of Directors (11)

Tony Roper

Chair

–

Paul Diggle

Chief Economist

–

Dan Grandage

Chief Sustainability Officer

–

Davina Cordelia Curling

Non-Executive Director

2 yrs 6 mosAge: 62British

Abby Glennie

Co-Manager

–

Lizzy Galbraith

Senior Political Economist

–

Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust

Investment Trust

–

Charlotte Mary Black

Director

7 yrs 8 mosAge: 66British

Krishna Shanmuganathan

Director

6 yrs 3 mosAge: 52British

Alexander William Galletly Gonzalez Finn

Director

4 yrs 2 mosAge: 65British,American

Lucy Henrietta MacDonald

Director

2 yrs 9 mosAge: 63British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
TR Tony Roper	Chair	–	–	–
Paul Diggle	Chief Economist	–	–	–
Dan Grandage	Chief Sustainability Officer	–	–	–
DC Davina Cordelia Curling	Non-Executive Director	1 Mar 2024	2 yrs 6 mos	British
AG Abby Glennie	Co-Manager	–	–	–
Lizzy Galbraith	Senior Political Economist	–	–	–
DI Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust	Investment Trust	–	–	–
CM Charlotte Mary Black	Director	16 Jan 2019	7 yrs 8 mos	British
KS Krishna Shanmuganathan	Director	3 Jun 2020	6 yrs 3 mos	British
AW Alexander William Galletly Gonzalez Finn	Director	13 Jul 2022	4 yrs 2 mos	British,American
LH Lucy Henrietta MacDonald	Director	5 Dec 2023	2 yrs 9 mos	British

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
The Earl of Antrim	Non-Executive Director	–	–

Prior year comparison (1 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
The Earl of Antrim	Non-Executive Director	£9,883	£9,883

Former Directors (16)

Lindsay William Ernest Cooper

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 10 mosResigned: 12 Apr 2026

Earl Of Antrim Randal Alexander St John McDonnell

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 5 mosResigned: 5 Dec 2023

Mr. Nigel Kenneth Cayzer

Director

Tenure: 27 yrs 2 mosResigned: 30 Nov 2022

Debbie Jane Guthrie

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 3 mosResigned: 14 Apr 2022

Philip Edward Yea

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 11 mosResigned: 1 Dec 2020

Martin James Gilbert

Executive Director

Tenure: 25 yrs 2 mosResigned: 27 Nov 2020

Hugh Young

Director

Tenure: 25 yrs 2 mosResigned: 27 Nov 2020

Haruko Fukuda Obe

Director

Tenure: 17 yrs 2 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2020

Christopher Simon Maude

Director

Tenure: 11 yrs 10 mosResigned: 31 Mar 2019

Mark Robert Hadsley-Chaplin

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 4 mosResigned: 29 Nov 2016

Alan Scott Kemp

Director

Tenure: 17 yrs 7 mosResigned: 3 Dec 2013

Iain Ogilvy Swain Saunders

Director

Tenure: 2 yrs 1 mosResigned: 10 Oct 2006

Radhika Ajmera

Director

Tenure: 3 yrs 4 mosResigned: 16 Sept 2004

Peter John Hames

Director

Tenure: 6 yrsResigned: 16 Sept 2004

Eric Carl Elstob

Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 1 mosResigned: 28 Oct 2003

Sin Tho Wee

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 4 mosResigned: 31 Jan 2000

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Lindsay William Ernest Cooper	Director	15 Jun 2022	12 Apr 2026	3 yrs 10 mos	British
Earl Of Antrim Randal Alexander St John McDonnell	Director	1 Jul 2013	5 Dec 2023	10 yrs 5 mos	British
Mr. Nigel Kenneth Cayzer	Director	28 Sept 1995	30 Nov 2022	27 yrs 2 mos	British
Debbie Jane Guthrie	Director	16 Jan 2019	14 Apr 2022	3 yrs 3 mos	British
Philip Edward Yea	Director	23 Jan 2014	1 Dec 2020	6 yrs 11 mos	British
Martin James Gilbert	Executive Director	20 Sept 1995	27 Nov 2020	25 yrs 2 mos	British
Hugh Young	Director	20 Sept 1995	27 Nov 2020	25 yrs 2 mos	British
Haruko Fukuda Obe	Director	30 Jan 2003	31 Mar 2020	17 yrs 2 mos	British
Christopher Simon Maude	Director	16 May 2007	31 Mar 2019	11 yrs 10 mos	British
Mark Robert Hadsley-Chaplin	Director	1 Jul 2013	29 Nov 2016	3 yrs 4 mos	British
Alan Scott Kemp	Director	16 May 1996	3 Dec 2013	17 yrs 7 mos	British
Iain Ogilvy Swain Saunders	Director	16 Sept 2004	10 Oct 2006	2 yrs 1 mos	British
Radhika Ajmera	Director	22 May 2001	16 Sept 2004	3 yrs 4 mos	British
Peter John Hames	Director	28 Sept 1998	16 Sept 2004	6 yrs	British
Eric Carl Elstob	Director	28 Sept 1995	28 Oct 2003	8 yrs 1 mos	British
Sin Tho Wee	Director	28 Sept 1995	31 Jan 2000	4 yrs 4 mos	Singaporean