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Fidelity European Trust plc Directors

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Fidelity European Trust plc Directors

Board of Directors (7)

Fleur Meijs

Chair

9 yrs 1 mosAge: 55Dutch

Davina Jane Walter

Chair

1 yrs 11 mosAge: 71British

Sir Mark Ivan Rogers

Non-Executive Director

6 yrs 9 mosAge: 66British

Milyae Park

Non-Executive Director

4 yrs 9 mosAge: 56British

Victoria Katherine Hastings

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 1 mosAge: 59British

Alex Wright

Portfolio manager

–

Rutger Koopmans

Director

1 yrs 1 mosAge: 68Dutch

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
FM Fleur Meijs	Chair	1 Sept 2017	9 yrs 1 mos	Dutch
DJ Davina Jane Walter	Chair	1 Nov 2024	1 yrs 11 mos	British
SM Sir Mark Ivan Rogers	Non-Executive Director	1 Jan 2020	6 yrs 9 mos	British
MP Milyae Park	Non-Executive Director	1 Jan 2022	4 yrs 9 mos	British
VK Victoria Katherine Hastings	Non-Executive Director	29 Sept 2025	1 yrs 1 mos	British
AW Alex Wright	Portfolio manager	–	–	–
RK Rutger Koopmans	Director	29 Sept 2025	1 yrs 1 mos	Dutch

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Audit Committee Chair	Non-Executive Director	£39,000	£39,000

Prior year comparison (1 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Audit Committee Chair	Non-Executive Director	£32,500	£32,500

Former Directors (18)

Paul Tennant Yates

Senior Independent Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 12 May 2026

Vivian Paul Bazalgette

Chair

Tenure: 9 yrs 5 mosResigned: 9 May 2025

Marion Jane Sears

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 10 May 2022

Sir Robin Christian Howard Niblett

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 4 mosResigned: 12 May 2020

James Peyton Robinson

Chair

Tenure: 10 yrs 11 mosResigned: 14 May 2018

Simon John Fraser

Director

Tenure: 14 yrs 10 mosResigned: 15 May 2017

Humphrey Van Der Klugt

Senior Independent Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 11 mosResigned: 12 May 2016

Simon D'Olier Duckworth

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 3 mosResigned: 16 May 2013

Robert Philippe Walther

Director

Tenure: 18 yrs 8 mosResigned: 18 May 2010

David Macdonald Simpson

Director

Tenure: 11 yrsResigned: 19 May 2009

Johan Bjorkman

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 3 mosResigned: 12 Feb 2007

Albert Francke

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 2 mosResigned: 1 Feb 2003

Barry Richard James Bateman

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 10 mosResigned: 26 Jul 2002

Sir Charles Annand Fraser

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 8 mosResigned: 22 May 2001

Helmert Frans Van Den Hoven

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 8 mosResigned: 18 May 1998

Alan John Ainsworth

Director

Tenure: 1 yrsResigned: 22 Sept 1992

Ronald George Paterson

Director

Tenure: 1 mosResigned: 24 Sept 1991

Antony Howard Thomlinson

Director

Tenure: 1 mosResigned: 23 Sept 1991

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Paul Tennant Yates	Senior Independent Director	6 Mar 2017	12 May 2026	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Vivian Paul Bazalgette	Chair	1 Dec 2015	9 May 2025	9 yrs 5 mos	British
Marion Jane Sears	Non-Executive Director	17 Jan 2013	10 May 2022	9 yrs 4 mos	British
Sir Robin Christian Howard Niblett	Non-Executive Director	14 Jan 2010	12 May 2020	10 yrs 4 mos	British
James Peyton Robinson	Chair	1 Jun 2007	14 May 2018	10 yrs 11 mos	British
Simon John Fraser	Director	26 Jul 2002	15 May 2017	14 yrs 10 mos	British
Humphrey Van Der Klugt	Senior Independent Director	1 Jun 2007	12 May 2016	8 yrs 11 mos	British
Simon D'Olier Duckworth	Director	24 Feb 2003	16 May 2013	10 yrs 3 mos	British
Robert Philippe Walther	Director	24 Sept 1991	18 May 2010	18 yrs 8 mos	British
David Macdonald Simpson	Director	18 May 1998	19 May 2009	11 yrs	British
Johan Bjorkman	Director	6 Nov 2001	12 Feb 2007	5 yrs 3 mos	Swedish
Albert Francke	Director	1 Dec 1992	1 Feb 2003	10 yrs 2 mos	American
Barry Richard James Bateman	Director	24 Sept 1991	26 Jul 2002	10 yrs 10 mos	British
Sir Charles Annand Fraser	Director	24 Sept 1991	22 May 2001	9 yrs 8 mos	British
Helmert Frans Van Den Hoven	Director	24 Sept 1991	18 May 1998	6 yrs 8 mos	Dutch
Alan John Ainsworth	Director	24 Sept 1991	22 Sept 1992	1 yrs	British
Ronald George Paterson	Director	16 Aug 1991	24 Sept 1991	1 mos	British
Antony Howard Thomlinson	Director	16 Aug 1991	23 Sept 1991	1 mos	British

Board of Directors (7)

Fleur Meijs

Chair

9 yrs 1 mosAge: 55Dutch

Davina Jane Walter

Chair

1 yrs 11 mosAge: 71British

Sir Mark Ivan Rogers

Non-Executive Director

6 yrs 9 mosAge: 66British

Milyae Park

Non-Executive Director

4 yrs 9 mosAge: 56British

Victoria Katherine Hastings

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 1 mosAge: 59British

Alex Wright

Portfolio manager

–

Rutger Koopmans

Director

1 yrs 1 mosAge: 68Dutch

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
FM Fleur Meijs	Chair	1 Sept 2017	9 yrs 1 mos	Dutch
DJ Davina Jane Walter	Chair	1 Nov 2024	1 yrs 11 mos	British
SM Sir Mark Ivan Rogers	Non-Executive Director	1 Jan 2020	6 yrs 9 mos	British
MP Milyae Park	Non-Executive Director	1 Jan 2022	4 yrs 9 mos	British
VK Victoria Katherine Hastings	Non-Executive Director	29 Sept 2025	1 yrs 1 mos	British
AW Alex Wright	Portfolio manager	–	–	–
RK Rutger Koopmans	Director	29 Sept 2025	1 yrs 1 mos	Dutch

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Audit Committee Chair	Non-Executive Director	£39,000	£39,000

Prior year comparison (1 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Audit Committee Chair	Non-Executive Director	£32,500	£32,500

Former Directors (18)

Paul Tennant Yates

Senior Independent Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 12 May 2026

Vivian Paul Bazalgette

Chair

Tenure: 9 yrs 5 mosResigned: 9 May 2025

Marion Jane Sears

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 10 May 2022

Sir Robin Christian Howard Niblett

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 4 mosResigned: 12 May 2020

James Peyton Robinson

Chair

Tenure: 10 yrs 11 mosResigned: 14 May 2018

Simon John Fraser

Director

Tenure: 14 yrs 10 mosResigned: 15 May 2017

Humphrey Van Der Klugt

Senior Independent Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 11 mosResigned: 12 May 2016

Simon D'Olier Duckworth

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 3 mosResigned: 16 May 2013

Robert Philippe Walther

Director

Tenure: 18 yrs 8 mosResigned: 18 May 2010

David Macdonald Simpson

Director

Tenure: 11 yrsResigned: 19 May 2009

Johan Bjorkman

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 3 mosResigned: 12 Feb 2007

Albert Francke

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 2 mosResigned: 1 Feb 2003

Barry Richard James Bateman

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 10 mosResigned: 26 Jul 2002

Sir Charles Annand Fraser

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 8 mosResigned: 22 May 2001

Helmert Frans Van Den Hoven

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 8 mosResigned: 18 May 1998

Alan John Ainsworth

Director

Tenure: 1 yrsResigned: 22 Sept 1992

Ronald George Paterson

Director

Tenure: 1 mosResigned: 24 Sept 1991

Antony Howard Thomlinson

Director

Tenure: 1 mosResigned: 23 Sept 1991

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Paul Tennant Yates	Senior Independent Director	6 Mar 2017	12 May 2026	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Vivian Paul Bazalgette	Chair	1 Dec 2015	9 May 2025	9 yrs 5 mos	British
Marion Jane Sears	Non-Executive Director	17 Jan 2013	10 May 2022	9 yrs 4 mos	British
Sir Robin Christian Howard Niblett	Non-Executive Director	14 Jan 2010	12 May 2020	10 yrs 4 mos	British
James Peyton Robinson	Chair	1 Jun 2007	14 May 2018	10 yrs 11 mos	British
Simon John Fraser	Director	26 Jul 2002	15 May 2017	14 yrs 10 mos	British
Humphrey Van Der Klugt	Senior Independent Director	1 Jun 2007	12 May 2016	8 yrs 11 mos	British
Simon D'Olier Duckworth	Director	24 Feb 2003	16 May 2013	10 yrs 3 mos	British
Robert Philippe Walther	Director	24 Sept 1991	18 May 2010	18 yrs 8 mos	British
David Macdonald Simpson	Director	18 May 1998	19 May 2009	11 yrs	British
Johan Bjorkman	Director	6 Nov 2001	12 Feb 2007	5 yrs 3 mos	Swedish
Albert Francke	Director	1 Dec 1992	1 Feb 2003	10 yrs 2 mos	American
Barry Richard James Bateman	Director	24 Sept 1991	26 Jul 2002	10 yrs 10 mos	British
Sir Charles Annand Fraser	Director	24 Sept 1991	22 May 2001	9 yrs 8 mos	British
Helmert Frans Van Den Hoven	Director	24 Sept 1991	18 May 1998	6 yrs 8 mos	Dutch
Alan John Ainsworth	Director	24 Sept 1991	22 Sept 1992	1 yrs	British
Ronald George Paterson	Director	16 Aug 1991	24 Sept 1991	1 mos	British
Antony Howard Thomlinson	Director	16 Aug 1991	23 Sept 1991	1 mos	British

Board of Directors (7)

Fleur Meijs

Chair

9 yrs 1 mosAge: 55Dutch

Davina Jane Walter

Chair

1 yrs 11 mosAge: 71British

Sir Mark Ivan Rogers

Non-Executive Director

6 yrs 9 mosAge: 66British

Milyae Park

Non-Executive Director

4 yrs 9 mosAge: 56British

Victoria Katherine Hastings

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 1 mosAge: 59British

Alex Wright

Portfolio manager

–

Rutger Koopmans

Director

1 yrs 1 mosAge: 68Dutch

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
FM Fleur Meijs	Chair	1 Sept 2017	9 yrs 1 mos	Dutch
DJ Davina Jane Walter	Chair	1 Nov 2024	1 yrs 11 mos	British
SM Sir Mark Ivan Rogers	Non-Executive Director	1 Jan 2020	6 yrs 9 mos	British
MP Milyae Park	Non-Executive Director	1 Jan 2022	4 yrs 9 mos	British
VK Victoria Katherine Hastings	Non-Executive Director	29 Sept 2025	1 yrs 1 mos	British
AW Alex Wright	Portfolio manager	–	–	–
RK Rutger Koopmans	Director	29 Sept 2025	1 yrs 1 mos	Dutch

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Audit Committee Chair	Non-Executive Director	£39,000	£39,000

Prior year comparison (1 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Audit Committee Chair	Non-Executive Director	£32,500	£32,500

Former Directors (18)

Paul Tennant Yates

Senior Independent Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 12 May 2026

Vivian Paul Bazalgette

Chair

Tenure: 9 yrs 5 mosResigned: 9 May 2025

Marion Jane Sears

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 10 May 2022

Sir Robin Christian Howard Niblett

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 4 mosResigned: 12 May 2020

James Peyton Robinson

Chair

Tenure: 10 yrs 11 mosResigned: 14 May 2018

Simon John Fraser

Director

Tenure: 14 yrs 10 mosResigned: 15 May 2017

Humphrey Van Der Klugt

Senior Independent Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 11 mosResigned: 12 May 2016

Simon D'Olier Duckworth

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 3 mosResigned: 16 May 2013

Robert Philippe Walther

Director

Tenure: 18 yrs 8 mosResigned: 18 May 2010

David Macdonald Simpson

Director

Tenure: 11 yrsResigned: 19 May 2009

Johan Bjorkman

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 3 mosResigned: 12 Feb 2007

Albert Francke

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 2 mosResigned: 1 Feb 2003

Barry Richard James Bateman

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 10 mosResigned: 26 Jul 2002

Sir Charles Annand Fraser

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 8 mosResigned: 22 May 2001

Helmert Frans Van Den Hoven

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 8 mosResigned: 18 May 1998

Alan John Ainsworth

Director

Tenure: 1 yrsResigned: 22 Sept 1992

Ronald George Paterson

Director

Tenure: 1 mosResigned: 24 Sept 1991

Antony Howard Thomlinson

Director

Tenure: 1 mosResigned: 23 Sept 1991

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Paul Tennant Yates	Senior Independent Director	6 Mar 2017	12 May 2026	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Vivian Paul Bazalgette	Chair	1 Dec 2015	9 May 2025	9 yrs 5 mos	British
Marion Jane Sears	Non-Executive Director	17 Jan 2013	10 May 2022	9 yrs 4 mos	British
Sir Robin Christian Howard Niblett	Non-Executive Director	14 Jan 2010	12 May 2020	10 yrs 4 mos	British
James Peyton Robinson	Chair	1 Jun 2007	14 May 2018	10 yrs 11 mos	British
Simon John Fraser	Director	26 Jul 2002	15 May 2017	14 yrs 10 mos	British
Humphrey Van Der Klugt	Senior Independent Director	1 Jun 2007	12 May 2016	8 yrs 11 mos	British
Simon D'Olier Duckworth	Director	24 Feb 2003	16 May 2013	10 yrs 3 mos	British
Robert Philippe Walther	Director	24 Sept 1991	18 May 2010	18 yrs 8 mos	British
David Macdonald Simpson	Director	18 May 1998	19 May 2009	11 yrs	British
Johan Bjorkman	Director	6 Nov 2001	12 Feb 2007	5 yrs 3 mos	Swedish
Albert Francke	Director	1 Dec 1992	1 Feb 2003	10 yrs 2 mos	American
Barry Richard James Bateman	Director	24 Sept 1991	26 Jul 2002	10 yrs 10 mos	British
Sir Charles Annand Fraser	Director	24 Sept 1991	22 May 2001	9 yrs 8 mos	British
Helmert Frans Van Den Hoven	Director	24 Sept 1991	18 May 1998	6 yrs 8 mos	Dutch
Alan John Ainsworth	Director	24 Sept 1991	22 Sept 1992	1 yrs	British
Ronald George Paterson	Director	16 Aug 1991	24 Sept 1991	1 mos	British
Antony Howard Thomlinson	Director	16 Aug 1991	23 Sept 1991	1 mos	British

Board of Directors (7)

Fleur Meijs

Chair

9 yrs 1 mosAge: 55Dutch

Davina Jane Walter

Chair

1 yrs 11 mosAge: 71British

Sir Mark Ivan Rogers

Non-Executive Director

6 yrs 9 mosAge: 66British

Milyae Park

Non-Executive Director

4 yrs 9 mosAge: 56British

Victoria Katherine Hastings

Non-Executive Director

1 yrs 1 mosAge: 59British

Alex Wright

Portfolio manager

–

Rutger Koopmans

Director

1 yrs 1 mosAge: 68Dutch

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
FM Fleur Meijs	Chair	1 Sept 2017	9 yrs 1 mos	Dutch
DJ Davina Jane Walter	Chair	1 Nov 2024	1 yrs 11 mos	British
SM Sir Mark Ivan Rogers	Non-Executive Director	1 Jan 2020	6 yrs 9 mos	British
MP Milyae Park	Non-Executive Director	1 Jan 2022	4 yrs 9 mos	British
VK Victoria Katherine Hastings	Non-Executive Director	29 Sept 2025	1 yrs 1 mos	British
AW Alex Wright	Portfolio manager	–	–	–
RK Rutger Koopmans	Director	29 Sept 2025	1 yrs 1 mos	Dutch

Director Remuneration (FYE 2025)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Audit Committee Chair	Non-Executive Director	£39,000	£39,000

Prior year comparison (1 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Audit Committee Chair	Non-Executive Director	£32,500	£32,500

Former Directors (18)

Paul Tennant Yates

Senior Independent Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 12 May 2026

Vivian Paul Bazalgette

Chair

Tenure: 9 yrs 5 mosResigned: 9 May 2025

Marion Jane Sears

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 4 mosResigned: 10 May 2022

Sir Robin Christian Howard Niblett

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 4 mosResigned: 12 May 2020

James Peyton Robinson

Chair

Tenure: 10 yrs 11 mosResigned: 14 May 2018

Simon John Fraser

Director

Tenure: 14 yrs 10 mosResigned: 15 May 2017

Humphrey Van Der Klugt

Senior Independent Director

Tenure: 8 yrs 11 mosResigned: 12 May 2016

Simon D'Olier Duckworth

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 3 mosResigned: 16 May 2013

Robert Philippe Walther

Director

Tenure: 18 yrs 8 mosResigned: 18 May 2010

David Macdonald Simpson

Director

Tenure: 11 yrsResigned: 19 May 2009

Johan Bjorkman

Director

Tenure: 5 yrs 3 mosResigned: 12 Feb 2007

Albert Francke

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 2 mosResigned: 1 Feb 2003

Barry Richard James Bateman

Director

Tenure: 10 yrs 10 mosResigned: 26 Jul 2002

Sir Charles Annand Fraser

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 8 mosResigned: 22 May 2001

Helmert Frans Van Den Hoven

Director

Tenure: 6 yrs 8 mosResigned: 18 May 1998

Alan John Ainsworth

Director

Tenure: 1 yrsResigned: 22 Sept 1992

Ronald George Paterson

Director

Tenure: 1 mosResigned: 24 Sept 1991

Antony Howard Thomlinson

Director

Tenure: 1 mosResigned: 23 Sept 1991

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Paul Tennant Yates	Senior Independent Director	6 Mar 2017	12 May 2026	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Vivian Paul Bazalgette	Chair	1 Dec 2015	9 May 2025	9 yrs 5 mos	British
Marion Jane Sears	Non-Executive Director	17 Jan 2013	10 May 2022	9 yrs 4 mos	British
Sir Robin Christian Howard Niblett	Non-Executive Director	14 Jan 2010	12 May 2020	10 yrs 4 mos	British
James Peyton Robinson	Chair	1 Jun 2007	14 May 2018	10 yrs 11 mos	British
Simon John Fraser	Director	26 Jul 2002	15 May 2017	14 yrs 10 mos	British
Humphrey Van Der Klugt	Senior Independent Director	1 Jun 2007	12 May 2016	8 yrs 11 mos	British
Simon D'Olier Duckworth	Director	24 Feb 2003	16 May 2013	10 yrs 3 mos	British
Robert Philippe Walther	Director	24 Sept 1991	18 May 2010	18 yrs 8 mos	British
David Macdonald Simpson	Director	18 May 1998	19 May 2009	11 yrs	British
Johan Bjorkman	Director	6 Nov 2001	12 Feb 2007	5 yrs 3 mos	Swedish
Albert Francke	Director	1 Dec 1992	1 Feb 2003	10 yrs 2 mos	American
Barry Richard James Bateman	Director	24 Sept 1991	26 Jul 2002	10 yrs 10 mos	British
Sir Charles Annand Fraser	Director	24 Sept 1991	22 May 2001	9 yrs 8 mos	British
Helmert Frans Van Den Hoven	Director	24 Sept 1991	18 May 1998	6 yrs 8 mos	Dutch
Alan John Ainsworth	Director	24 Sept 1991	22 Sept 1992	1 yrs	British
Ronald George Paterson	Director	16 Aug 1991	24 Sept 1991	1 mos	British
Antony Howard Thomlinson	Director	16 Aug 1991	23 Sept 1991	1 mos	British