Directors

Chairman

Barry M Rose FIA
Barry M Rose

Barry M Rose was appointed a Director in 1998 and became Chairman in 2009. He has wide experience of investing in international markets, including Japan. He was formerly a director of Scottish Provident Institution and was chief executive of Scottish Provident UK. He is currently a director of Wolfson Microelectronics plc, Optos plc and Dimensional Imaging Ltd.
 

Directors 

P Francis Charig
P Francis Charig

Francis Charig was appointed a Director in 2005. He has considerable knowledge of the technology and financial sectors in Japan and is the founder and Chief Executive of Antix Labs Limited. He was named a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer in 2006. Francis is the former Head of the Trading Systems Business Unit at the London Stock Exchange and was the chairman of the Open Contents Platform Association based in Tokyo.
 
Iain A McLaren CA
Iain A McLaren CA

Iain McLaren was appointed a Director in 2009 and is Chairman of the Audit Committee. He has extensive experience of financial reporting, auditing, corporate governance and general management. He retired from KPMG in 2008 having been a partner for 27 years and was Senior Partner in Scotland from 1999 to 2004. He is currently Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Cairn Energy Plc.  He is also a Non-Executive Director of Investors Capital Trust Plc and a director of a number of other companies.
 
Angus J Tulloch
Angus J Tulloch

Angus J Tulloch was appointed a Director in 2007 and has over 27 years' investment experience. After working as an accountant with Whinney Murray, the National Bus Company and Elba Growers, he joined Cazenove in 1980 where he specialised in Far East equity investment. Returning to Scotland in 1988, he joined Stewart Ivory to establish a self-standing Asia Pacific (ex Japan) desk. He is currently Joint Managing Partner of the First State Asia Pacific and Global Emerging Markets team, where his primary focus is stock selection and portfolio construction.
 
 
Simon C N Somerville

Simon C N Somerville was appointed a Director on 17 June 2010. He has over 20 years’ experience in Japanese and Asian equities. Having worked for over 14 years at Cazenove Fund Management, latterly as the Head of Global Equities, he joined Jupiter Asset Management in 2005 where he is currently Co-Head of Asian equities and a Director of Jupiter Asset Management Limited.