David Barron, ex-CEO of Miton Group, is set to join the board of the Baillie Gifford European Growth trust as a non-executive director from 1 October, the trust said in a regulatory update today (24 July).
He has 25 years' experience in investment management and was CEO of Miton until November 2019, after six years at the company. Baillie Gifford European Growth trust commits to 'never waste a crisis' approach Prior to that, Barron worked as head of investment trusts at JP Morgan Asset Management for over a decade, having joined Robert Fleming & Co in 1995, which was then acquired by JPMAM in 2000. Barron is currently chair of the Dunedin Income Growth Investment trust and on the audit committee of the Fidelity Japan trust, as well as being a non-executive director of the BlackRock S...
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