The board of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust PLC announced the appointment of Mr. Jonathan Silver as a non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 September 2022. Jonathanis a qualified accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Jonathan has held various senior financial positions throughout his career, including 21 years as Chief Financial Officer on the main Board of Laird plc from 1994 until 2015.

Jonathan was the Chairman of the Audit Committee at Invesco Income and Growth Trust plc from 2007 until 2021. Jonathan is a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit and Risk committee of Henderson High Income Trust plc, a position he has held since 2019 and is also a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Spirent Communications plc, a position he has held since 2015. Since 2017 Jonathan has been a non-executive director of East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust.

The appointment of Mr. Jonathan Silver falls to be ratified by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2023.