title="Susan (Susie) Rippingall"

Susie is a Member of the Nominations and Remuneration Committee, Management Engagement Committee, and the Audit Committee. She has over 25 years’ fund management experience in Asian markets and was until 2013, portfolio manager of Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc. She worked in Hong Kong and Singapore, travelling extensively throughout the region. She is a former director of Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust Limited and Vietnam Enterprise Investments Limited, so brings excellent knowledge of the investment trust sector.

Susie is a non-executive director of First Sentier Investors Holdings Pty Limited and Sovereign Asset Management.