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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC Directors

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Baillie Gifford Japan Trust PLC Directors

Board of Directors (6)

Matt Brett

Manager

–

Joanna Beaufort Pitman

Director

7 yrs 11 mosAge: 62British

Sharon Mary Brown

Director

6 yrs 7 mosAge: 57British

Simon Lee Davis

Director

4 yrs 7 mosAge: 60British

Patricia Rose Lewis

Director

2 yrs 9 mosAge: 55British

Robert Edwin Talbut

Director

2 mosAge: 65British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
MB Matt Brett	Manager	–	–	–
JB Joanna Beaufort Pitman	Director	28 Jun 2018	7 yrs 11 mos	British
SM Sharon Mary Brown	Director	3 Oct 2019	6 yrs 7 mos	British
SL Simon Lee Davis	Director	1 Oct 2021	4 yrs 7 mos	British
PR Patricia Rose Lewis	Director	1 Aug 2023	2 yrs 9 mos	British
RE Robert Edwin Talbut	Director	2 Mar 2026	2 mos	British

Former Directors (15)

David Paul Kidd

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 1 mosResigned: 10 Dec 2025

James Keith Ross Falconer

Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 10 mosResigned: 17 May 2022

Martin Harley Paling

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 1 mosResigned: 16 Dec 2021

Nicholas Alastair Charles Bannerman

Director

Tenure: 16 yrs 2 mosResigned: 5 Dec 2019

Paul Stephen Dimond

Director

Tenure: 12 yrs 5 mosResigned: 6 Dec 2018

Martin Gilbert Barrow

Director

Tenure: 14 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Nov 2015

Richard Arthur Barfield

Director

Tenure: 16 yrs 11 mosResigned: 26 Nov 2014

George Malcolm Murray

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 10 Dec 2008

Andrew Graham Stewart McCallum

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 6 Dec 2005

Richard Ronald James Burns

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 7 mosResigned: 6 Dec 2005

George Veitch

Director

Tenure: 11 yrs 9 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2001

Douglas Christopher Patrick McDougall

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 18 Nov 1998

John Ashton Dare

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 1 Oct 1997

Rowan Robin Menzies

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 25 Jul 1989

James George Charles White

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 29 May 1989

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
David Paul Kidd	Director	30 Nov 2015	10 Dec 2025	10 yrs 1 mos	British
James Keith Ross Falconer	Director	8 Jul 2014	17 May 2022	7 yrs 10 mos	British
Martin Harley Paling	Director	1 Nov 2008	16 Dec 2021	13 yrs 1 mos	British
Nicholas Alastair Charles Bannerman	Director	2 Oct 2003	5 Dec 2019	16 yrs 2 mos	British
Paul Stephen Dimond	Director	31 Jul 2006	6 Dec 2018	12 yrs 5 mos	British
Martin Gilbert Barrow	Director	2 Oct 2001	30 Nov 2015	14 yrs 1 mos	British
Richard Arthur Barfield	Director	1 Dec 1997	26 Nov 2014	16 yrs 11 mos	British
George Malcolm Murray	Director	–	10 Dec 2008	–	British
Andrew Graham Stewart McCallum	Director	–	6 Dec 2005	–	British
Richard Ronald James Burns	Director	1 May 2001	6 Dec 2005	4 yrs 7 mos	Scottish
George Veitch	Director	25 Jul 1989	30 Apr 2001	11 yrs 9 mos	British
Douglas Christopher Patrick McDougall	Director	25 Jul 1989	18 Nov 1998	9 yrs 4 mos	British
John Ashton Dare	Director	–	1 Oct 1997	–	American
Rowan Robin Menzies	Director	–	25 Jul 1989	–	British
James George Charles White	Director	–	29 May 1989	–	British

Board of Directors (6)

Matt Brett

Manager

–

Joanna Beaufort Pitman

Director

7 yrs 11 mosAge: 62British

Sharon Mary Brown

Director

6 yrs 7 mosAge: 57British

Simon Lee Davis

Director

4 yrs 7 mosAge: 60British

Patricia Rose Lewis

Director

2 yrs 9 mosAge: 55British

Robert Edwin Talbut

Director

2 mosAge: 65British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
MB Matt Brett	Manager	–	–	–
JB Joanna Beaufort Pitman	Director	28 Jun 2018	7 yrs 11 mos	British
SM Sharon Mary Brown	Director	3 Oct 2019	6 yrs 7 mos	British
SL Simon Lee Davis	Director	1 Oct 2021	4 yrs 7 mos	British
PR Patricia Rose Lewis	Director	1 Aug 2023	2 yrs 9 mos	British
RE Robert Edwin Talbut	Director	2 Mar 2026	2 mos	British

Former Directors (15)

David Paul Kidd

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 1 mosResigned: 10 Dec 2025

James Keith Ross Falconer

Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 10 mosResigned: 17 May 2022

Martin Harley Paling

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 1 mosResigned: 16 Dec 2021

Nicholas Alastair Charles Bannerman

Director

Tenure: 16 yrs 2 mosResigned: 5 Dec 2019

Paul Stephen Dimond

Director

Tenure: 12 yrs 5 mosResigned: 6 Dec 2018

Martin Gilbert Barrow

Director

Tenure: 14 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Nov 2015

Richard Arthur Barfield

Director

Tenure: 16 yrs 11 mosResigned: 26 Nov 2014

George Malcolm Murray

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 10 Dec 2008

Andrew Graham Stewart McCallum

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 6 Dec 2005

Richard Ronald James Burns

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 7 mosResigned: 6 Dec 2005

George Veitch

Director

Tenure: 11 yrs 9 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2001

Douglas Christopher Patrick McDougall

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 18 Nov 1998

John Ashton Dare

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 1 Oct 1997

Rowan Robin Menzies

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 25 Jul 1989

James George Charles White

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 29 May 1989

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
David Paul Kidd	Director	30 Nov 2015	10 Dec 2025	10 yrs 1 mos	British
James Keith Ross Falconer	Director	8 Jul 2014	17 May 2022	7 yrs 10 mos	British
Martin Harley Paling	Director	1 Nov 2008	16 Dec 2021	13 yrs 1 mos	British
Nicholas Alastair Charles Bannerman	Director	2 Oct 2003	5 Dec 2019	16 yrs 2 mos	British
Paul Stephen Dimond	Director	31 Jul 2006	6 Dec 2018	12 yrs 5 mos	British
Martin Gilbert Barrow	Director	2 Oct 2001	30 Nov 2015	14 yrs 1 mos	British
Richard Arthur Barfield	Director	1 Dec 1997	26 Nov 2014	16 yrs 11 mos	British
George Malcolm Murray	Director	–	10 Dec 2008	–	British
Andrew Graham Stewart McCallum	Director	–	6 Dec 2005	–	British
Richard Ronald James Burns	Director	1 May 2001	6 Dec 2005	4 yrs 7 mos	Scottish
George Veitch	Director	25 Jul 1989	30 Apr 2001	11 yrs 9 mos	British
Douglas Christopher Patrick McDougall	Director	25 Jul 1989	18 Nov 1998	9 yrs 4 mos	British
John Ashton Dare	Director	–	1 Oct 1997	–	American
Rowan Robin Menzies	Director	–	25 Jul 1989	–	British
James George Charles White	Director	–	29 May 1989	–	British

Board of Directors (6)

Matt Brett

Manager

–

Joanna Beaufort Pitman

Director

7 yrs 11 mosAge: 62British

Sharon Mary Brown

Director

6 yrs 7 mosAge: 57British

Simon Lee Davis

Director

4 yrs 7 mosAge: 60British

Patricia Rose Lewis

Director

2 yrs 9 mosAge: 55British

Robert Edwin Talbut

Director

2 mosAge: 65British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
MB Matt Brett	Manager	–	–	–
JB Joanna Beaufort Pitman	Director	28 Jun 2018	7 yrs 11 mos	British
SM Sharon Mary Brown	Director	3 Oct 2019	6 yrs 7 mos	British
SL Simon Lee Davis	Director	1 Oct 2021	4 yrs 7 mos	British
PR Patricia Rose Lewis	Director	1 Aug 2023	2 yrs 9 mos	British
RE Robert Edwin Talbut	Director	2 Mar 2026	2 mos	British

Former Directors (15)

David Paul Kidd

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 1 mosResigned: 10 Dec 2025

James Keith Ross Falconer

Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 10 mosResigned: 17 May 2022

Martin Harley Paling

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 1 mosResigned: 16 Dec 2021

Nicholas Alastair Charles Bannerman

Director

Tenure: 16 yrs 2 mosResigned: 5 Dec 2019

Paul Stephen Dimond

Director

Tenure: 12 yrs 5 mosResigned: 6 Dec 2018

Martin Gilbert Barrow

Director

Tenure: 14 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Nov 2015

Richard Arthur Barfield

Director

Tenure: 16 yrs 11 mosResigned: 26 Nov 2014

George Malcolm Murray

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 10 Dec 2008

Andrew Graham Stewart McCallum

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 6 Dec 2005

Richard Ronald James Burns

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 7 mosResigned: 6 Dec 2005

George Veitch

Director

Tenure: 11 yrs 9 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2001

Douglas Christopher Patrick McDougall

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 18 Nov 1998

John Ashton Dare

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 1 Oct 1997

Rowan Robin Menzies

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 25 Jul 1989

James George Charles White

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 29 May 1989

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
David Paul Kidd	Director	30 Nov 2015	10 Dec 2025	10 yrs 1 mos	British
James Keith Ross Falconer	Director	8 Jul 2014	17 May 2022	7 yrs 10 mos	British
Martin Harley Paling	Director	1 Nov 2008	16 Dec 2021	13 yrs 1 mos	British
Nicholas Alastair Charles Bannerman	Director	2 Oct 2003	5 Dec 2019	16 yrs 2 mos	British
Paul Stephen Dimond	Director	31 Jul 2006	6 Dec 2018	12 yrs 5 mos	British
Martin Gilbert Barrow	Director	2 Oct 2001	30 Nov 2015	14 yrs 1 mos	British
Richard Arthur Barfield	Director	1 Dec 1997	26 Nov 2014	16 yrs 11 mos	British
George Malcolm Murray	Director	–	10 Dec 2008	–	British
Andrew Graham Stewart McCallum	Director	–	6 Dec 2005	–	British
Richard Ronald James Burns	Director	1 May 2001	6 Dec 2005	4 yrs 7 mos	Scottish
George Veitch	Director	25 Jul 1989	30 Apr 2001	11 yrs 9 mos	British
Douglas Christopher Patrick McDougall	Director	25 Jul 1989	18 Nov 1998	9 yrs 4 mos	British
John Ashton Dare	Director	–	1 Oct 1997	–	American
Rowan Robin Menzies	Director	–	25 Jul 1989	–	British
James George Charles White	Director	–	29 May 1989	–	British

Board of Directors (6)

Matt Brett

Manager

–

Joanna Beaufort Pitman

Director

7 yrs 11 mosAge: 62British

Sharon Mary Brown

Director

6 yrs 7 mosAge: 57British

Simon Lee Davis

Director

4 yrs 7 mosAge: 60British

Patricia Rose Lewis

Director

2 yrs 9 mosAge: 55British

Robert Edwin Talbut

Director

2 mosAge: 65British

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
MB Matt Brett	Manager	–	–	–
JB Joanna Beaufort Pitman	Director	28 Jun 2018	7 yrs 11 mos	British
SM Sharon Mary Brown	Director	3 Oct 2019	6 yrs 7 mos	British
SL Simon Lee Davis	Director	1 Oct 2021	4 yrs 7 mos	British
PR Patricia Rose Lewis	Director	1 Aug 2023	2 yrs 9 mos	British
RE Robert Edwin Talbut	Director	2 Mar 2026	2 mos	British

Former Directors (15)

David Paul Kidd

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 1 mosResigned: 10 Dec 2025

James Keith Ross Falconer

Director

Tenure: 7 yrs 10 mosResigned: 17 May 2022

Martin Harley Paling

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 1 mosResigned: 16 Dec 2021

Nicholas Alastair Charles Bannerman

Director

Tenure: 16 yrs 2 mosResigned: 5 Dec 2019

Paul Stephen Dimond

Director

Tenure: 12 yrs 5 mosResigned: 6 Dec 2018

Martin Gilbert Barrow

Director

Tenure: 14 yrs 1 mosResigned: 30 Nov 2015

Richard Arthur Barfield

Director

Tenure: 16 yrs 11 mosResigned: 26 Nov 2014

George Malcolm Murray

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 10 Dec 2008

Andrew Graham Stewart McCallum

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 6 Dec 2005

Richard Ronald James Burns

Director

Tenure: 4 yrs 7 mosResigned: 6 Dec 2005

George Veitch

Director

Tenure: 11 yrs 9 mosResigned: 30 Apr 2001

Douglas Christopher Patrick McDougall

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 18 Nov 1998

John Ashton Dare

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 1 Oct 1997

Rowan Robin Menzies

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 25 Jul 1989

James George Charles White

Director

Tenure: –Resigned: 29 May 1989

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
David Paul Kidd	Director	30 Nov 2015	10 Dec 2025	10 yrs 1 mos	British
James Keith Ross Falconer	Director	8 Jul 2014	17 May 2022	7 yrs 10 mos	British
Martin Harley Paling	Director	1 Nov 2008	16 Dec 2021	13 yrs 1 mos	British
Nicholas Alastair Charles Bannerman	Director	2 Oct 2003	5 Dec 2019	16 yrs 2 mos	British
Paul Stephen Dimond	Director	31 Jul 2006	6 Dec 2018	12 yrs 5 mos	British
Martin Gilbert Barrow	Director	2 Oct 2001	30 Nov 2015	14 yrs 1 mos	British
Richard Arthur Barfield	Director	1 Dec 1997	26 Nov 2014	16 yrs 11 mos	British
George Malcolm Murray	Director	–	10 Dec 2008	–	British
Andrew Graham Stewart McCallum	Director	–	6 Dec 2005	–	British
Richard Ronald James Burns	Director	1 May 2001	6 Dec 2005	4 yrs 7 mos	Scottish
George Veitch	Director	25 Jul 1989	30 Apr 2001	11 yrs 9 mos	British
Douglas Christopher Patrick McDougall	Director	25 Jul 1989	18 Nov 1998	9 yrs 4 mos	British
John Ashton Dare	Director	–	1 Oct 1997	–	American
Rowan Robin Menzies	Director	–	25 Jul 1989	–	British
James George Charles White	Director	–	29 May 1989	–	British