Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust

Stephen is head of the European Equity Team. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2005, and became a partner of the firm in 2024. Stephen has been involved in running the European portion of the Global Core Strategy and Managed Strategy since 2019, as well as a member of the International All Cap Portfolio Construction Group. Prior to joining the team he spent time in the US, UK Smaller Companies and Japanese equities teams. Stephen graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Financial Mathematics in 2005.

Chris is an investment manager in the European Equity Team and has been a member of the International Alpha Portfolio Construction Group since 2021. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2012. He graduated BA (Hons) in Music from the University of Oxford in 2009, MMus in Music Performance from the Royal Welsh School of Music and Drama in 2010 and MSc in Music, Mind and Brain from Goldsmiths College in 2011.

He has spent 25 years working in the investment management sector and until November 2019 was chief executive officer of Miton Group PLC following six years with the firm.  Prior to this he was head of investment trusts at JP Morgan Asset Management for more than ten years having joined Robert Fleming in 1995.  He is currently chairman of Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust PLC, chairman of the audit committee of Fidelity Japan Trust PLC and of BlackRock American Income Trust plc. He was also a non-executive director of Premier Miton Group PLC until 7 July 2023. He was appointed a Director of the Company on 1 October 2023 and Chairman in 2025.

She is an experienced investment professional who has spent her career investing across global equity markets, as well as in the property and private equity markets in the UK. She has a sophisticated understanding of ESG considerations, particularly with regard to social and governance concerns. She is currently the chief investment officer at Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation and is also a non-executive director and chair of the audit and risk committee of Riverstone Credit Opportunities Income Plc. She was appointed a Director of the Company in 2021.

He was head of client relations, sales and marketing for Invesco Perpetual’s listed investment funds business until his retirement in June 2017. He is currently chairman of Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust plc and CT UK High Income Trust plc,  a director of Chelverton UK Dividend Trust plc and Consistent Unit Trust Management Company Limited. He was appointed a Director of the Company in 2019 and Chairman of the Audit Committee in 2024.

She has over 30 years of fund management experience. She was managing director and head of Pan European equities at Russell Investments. Prior to that she was head of European equities at F&C, ISIS and Royal & SunAlliance. Davina has also held positions at Nikko Capital Management (UK) and Kleinwort Benson and was previously senior independent director of BlackRock Greater Europe Investment Trust plc, retiring at the end of her tenure in 2023.  She is currently the senior independent director of abrdn Asia Focus plc. She is a non-executive director of Henderson Opportunities Trust plc and an independent member of the Investment Committee of St. James’s Place. She was appointed a Director of the Company on 1 November 2024.