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Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC Directors

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Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC Directors

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Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust PLC Directors

Board of Directors (8)

Jeremy Whitley

Chairman

9 yrs 2 mosAge: 61British

Michelle Maria Paisley

Non-Executive Director, Chair of Audit Committee

6 yrs 1 mosAge: 57British

David Benda

Non-Executive Director

–

Karen Natalie Roydon

Non-Executive Director

2 yrs 5 mosAge: 48British

Andrew Gerald Harvey Baird

Senior Independent Director

8 yrs 11 mosAge: 71British

Sreevardhan Agarwal

Lead Manager

–

Martin Lau

Co-Manager

–

Sree Agarwal

lead manager

–

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
JW Jeremy Whitley	Chairman	6 Mar 2017	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Michelle Maria Paisley	Non-Executive Director, Chair of Audit Committee	6 Apr 2020	6 yrs 1 mos	British
David Benda	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–
Karen Natalie Roydon	Non-Executive Director	8 Dec 2023	2 yrs 5 mos	British
Andrew Gerald Harvey Baird	Senior Independent Director	28 Jun 2017	8 yrs 11 mos	British
SA Sreevardhan Agarwal	Lead Manager	–	–	–
ML Martin Lau	Co-Manager	–	–	–
SA Sree Agarwal	lead manager	–	–	–

Director Remuneration

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Jeremy Whitley	Chair	£43,050	£43,050
Michelle Paisley	Non-Executive Director	£36,900	£36,900
Andrew Baird	Non-Executive Director	£31,083	£31,083
Uma Bhugtiar	Non-Executive Director	£30,750	£30,750
Karen Roydon	Non-Executive Director	£30,750	£30,750
Anne West	Non-Executive Director	–	–

Prior year comparison (6 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Jeremy Whitley	Chair	£39,617	£39,617
Michelle Paisley	Non-Executive Director	£31,933	£31,933
Andrew Baird	Non-Executive Director	£28,000	£28,000
Uma Bhugtiar	Non-Executive Director	£24,296	£24,296
Karen Roydon	Non-Executive Director	£20,529	£20,529
Anne West	Non-Executive Director	–	–

Former Directors (12)

Uma Bhugtiar

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 2 yrsResigned: 28 Oct 2025

Anne Edmond West

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 5 mosResigned: 7 Dec 2023

James Gordon Dickson Ferguson

Director

Tenure: 18 yrs 3 mosResigned: 20 Jul 2022

Alexandra Jane MacKesy

Director

Tenure: 16 yrsResigned: 2 Apr 2020

Doctor Janet Patricia Morgan

Director

Tenure: 22 yrs 10 mosResigned: 7 Dec 2017

Steven Kean Davidson

Secretary

Tenure: 6 yrs 7 mosResigned: 26 Oct 2017

Sir Nathaniel William Hamish MacLeod

Director

Tenure: 15 yrs 4 mosResigned: 25 Jan 2011

Thomas Stanley Rowan

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 8 mosResigned: 31 Oct 2008

David Brian Elwis Pike

Director

Tenure: 12 yrs 9 mosResigned: 30 Nov 2007

Ivor Reginald Guild

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 22 Apr 2004

Bruce Watson Minto

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 27 Feb 1995

Roderick Lawrence Bruce

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 27 Feb 1995

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Uma Bhugtiar	Non-Executive Director	19 Oct 2023	28 Oct 2025	2 yrs	British
Anne Edmond West	Director	21 Jul 2010	7 Dec 2023	13 yrs 5 mos	British
James Gordon Dickson Ferguson	Director	1 Apr 2004	20 Jul 2022	18 yrs 3 mos	British
Alexandra Jane MacKesy	Director	1 Apr 2004	2 Apr 2020	16 yrs	British
Doctor Janet Patricia Morgan	Director	27 Feb 1995	7 Dec 2017	22 yrs 10 mos	British
Steven Kean Davidson	Secretary	1 Mar 2011	26 Oct 2017	6 yrs 7 mos	–
Sir Nathaniel William Hamish MacLeod	Director	1 Sept 1995

Board of Directors (8)

Jeremy Whitley

Chairman

9 yrs 2 mosAge: 61British

Michelle Maria Paisley

Non-Executive Director, Chair of Audit Committee

6 yrs 1 mosAge: 57British

David Benda

Non-Executive Director

–

Karen Natalie Roydon

Non-Executive Director

2 yrs 5 mosAge: 48British

Andrew Gerald Harvey Baird

Senior Independent Director

8 yrs 11 mosAge: 71British

Sreevardhan Agarwal

Lead Manager

–

Martin Lau

Co-Manager

–

Sree Agarwal

lead manager

–

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
JW Jeremy Whitley	Chairman	6 Mar 2017	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Michelle Maria Paisley	Non-Executive Director, Chair of Audit Committee	6 Apr 2020	6 yrs 1 mos	British
David Benda	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–
Karen Natalie Roydon	Non-Executive Director	8 Dec 2023	2 yrs 5 mos	British
Andrew Gerald Harvey Baird	Senior Independent Director	28 Jun 2017	8 yrs 11 mos	British
SA Sreevardhan Agarwal	Lead Manager	–	–	–
ML Martin Lau	Co-Manager	–	–	–
SA Sree Agarwal	lead manager	–	–	–

Director Remuneration

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Jeremy Whitley	Chair	£43,050	£43,050
Michelle Paisley	Non-Executive Director	£36,900	£36,900
Andrew Baird	Non-Executive Director	£31,083	£31,083
Uma Bhugtiar	Non-Executive Director	£30,750	£30,750
Karen Roydon	Non-Executive Director	£30,750	£30,750
Anne West	Non-Executive Director	–	–

Prior year comparison (6 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Jeremy Whitley	Chair	£39,617	£39,617
Michelle Paisley	Non-Executive Director	£31,933	£31,933
Andrew Baird	Non-Executive Director	£28,000	£28,000
Uma Bhugtiar	Non-Executive Director	£24,296	£24,296
Karen Roydon	Non-Executive Director	£20,529	£20,529
Anne West	Non-Executive Director	–	–

Former Directors (12)

Uma Bhugtiar

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 2 yrsResigned: 28 Oct 2025

Anne Edmond West

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 5 mosResigned: 7 Dec 2023

James Gordon Dickson Ferguson

Director

Tenure: 18 yrs 3 mosResigned: 20 Jul 2022

Alexandra Jane MacKesy

Director

Tenure: 16 yrsResigned: 2 Apr 2020

Doctor Janet Patricia Morgan

Director

Tenure: 22 yrs 10 mosResigned: 7 Dec 2017

Steven Kean Davidson

Secretary

Tenure: 6 yrs 7 mosResigned: 26 Oct 2017

Sir Nathaniel William Hamish MacLeod

Director

Tenure: 15 yrs 4 mosResigned: 25 Jan 2011

Thomas Stanley Rowan

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 8 mosResigned: 31 Oct 2008

David Brian Elwis Pike

Director

Tenure: 12 yrs 9 mosResigned: 30 Nov 2007

Ivor Reginald Guild

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 22 Apr 2004

Bruce Watson Minto

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 27 Feb 1995

Roderick Lawrence Bruce

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 27 Feb 1995

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Uma Bhugtiar	Non-Executive Director	19 Oct 2023	28 Oct 2025	2 yrs	British
Anne Edmond West	Director	21 Jul 2010	7 Dec 2023	13 yrs 5 mos	British
James Gordon Dickson Ferguson	Director	1 Apr 2004	20 Jul 2022	18 yrs 3 mos	British
Alexandra Jane MacKesy	Director	1 Apr 2004	2 Apr 2020	16 yrs	British
Doctor Janet Patricia Morgan	Director	27 Feb 1995	7 Dec 2017	22 yrs 10 mos	British
Steven Kean Davidson	Secretary	1 Mar 2011	26 Oct 2017	6 yrs 7 mos	–
Sir Nathaniel William Hamish MacLeod	Director	1 Sept 1995

Board of Directors (8)

Jeremy Whitley

Chairman

9 yrs 2 mosAge: 61British

Michelle Maria Paisley

Non-Executive Director, Chair of Audit Committee

6 yrs 1 mosAge: 57British

David Benda

Non-Executive Director

–

Karen Natalie Roydon

Non-Executive Director

2 yrs 5 mosAge: 48British

Andrew Gerald Harvey Baird

Senior Independent Director

8 yrs 11 mosAge: 71British

Sreevardhan Agarwal

Lead Manager

–

Martin Lau

Co-Manager

–

Sree Agarwal

lead manager

–

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
JW Jeremy Whitley	Chairman	6 Mar 2017	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Michelle Maria Paisley	Non-Executive Director, Chair of Audit Committee	6 Apr 2020	6 yrs 1 mos	British
David Benda	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–
Karen Natalie Roydon	Non-Executive Director	8 Dec 2023	2 yrs 5 mos	British
Andrew Gerald Harvey Baird	Senior Independent Director	28 Jun 2017	8 yrs 11 mos	British
SA Sreevardhan Agarwal	Lead Manager	–	–	–
ML Martin Lau	Co-Manager	–	–	–
SA Sree Agarwal	lead manager	–	–	–

Director Remuneration

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Jeremy Whitley	Chair	£43,050	£43,050
Michelle Paisley	Non-Executive Director	£36,900	£36,900
Andrew Baird	Non-Executive Director	£31,083	£31,083
Uma Bhugtiar	Non-Executive Director	£30,750	£30,750
Karen Roydon	Non-Executive Director	£30,750	£30,750
Anne West	Non-Executive Director	–	–

Prior year comparison (6 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Jeremy Whitley	Chair	£39,617	£39,617
Michelle Paisley	Non-Executive Director	£31,933	£31,933
Andrew Baird	Non-Executive Director	£28,000	£28,000
Uma Bhugtiar	Non-Executive Director	£24,296	£24,296
Karen Roydon	Non-Executive Director	£20,529	£20,529
Anne West	Non-Executive Director	–	–

Former Directors (12)

Uma Bhugtiar

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 2 yrsResigned: 28 Oct 2025

Anne Edmond West

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 5 mosResigned: 7 Dec 2023

James Gordon Dickson Ferguson

Director

Tenure: 18 yrs 3 mosResigned: 20 Jul 2022

Alexandra Jane MacKesy

Director

Tenure: 16 yrsResigned: 2 Apr 2020

Doctor Janet Patricia Morgan

Director

Tenure: 22 yrs 10 mosResigned: 7 Dec 2017

Steven Kean Davidson

Secretary

Tenure: 6 yrs 7 mosResigned: 26 Oct 2017

Sir Nathaniel William Hamish MacLeod

Director

Tenure: 15 yrs 4 mosResigned: 25 Jan 2011

Thomas Stanley Rowan

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 8 mosResigned: 31 Oct 2008

David Brian Elwis Pike

Director

Tenure: 12 yrs 9 mosResigned: 30 Nov 2007

Ivor Reginald Guild

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 22 Apr 2004

Bruce Watson Minto

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 27 Feb 1995

Roderick Lawrence Bruce

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 27 Feb 1995

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Uma Bhugtiar	Non-Executive Director	19 Oct 2023	28 Oct 2025	2 yrs	British
Anne Edmond West	Director	21 Jul 2010	7 Dec 2023	13 yrs 5 mos	British
James Gordon Dickson Ferguson	Director	1 Apr 2004	20 Jul 2022	18 yrs 3 mos	British
Alexandra Jane MacKesy	Director	1 Apr 2004	2 Apr 2020	16 yrs	British
Doctor Janet Patricia Morgan	Director	27 Feb 1995	7 Dec 2017	22 yrs 10 mos	British
Steven Kean Davidson	Secretary	1 Mar 2011	26 Oct 2017	6 yrs 7 mos	–
Sir Nathaniel William Hamish MacLeod	Director	1 Sept 1995

Board of Directors (8)

Jeremy Whitley

Chairman

9 yrs 2 mosAge: 61British

Michelle Maria Paisley

Non-Executive Director, Chair of Audit Committee

6 yrs 1 mosAge: 57British

David Benda

Non-Executive Director

–

Karen Natalie Roydon

Non-Executive Director

2 yrs 5 mosAge: 48British

Andrew Gerald Harvey Baird

Senior Independent Director

8 yrs 11 mosAge: 71British

Sreevardhan Agarwal

Lead Manager

–

Martin Lau

Co-Manager

–

Sree Agarwal

lead manager

–

Name	Role	Appointed	Tenure	Nationality
JW Jeremy Whitley	Chairman	6 Mar 2017	9 yrs 2 mos	British
Michelle Maria Paisley	Non-Executive Director, Chair of Audit Committee	6 Apr 2020	6 yrs 1 mos	British
David Benda	Non-Executive Director	–	–	–
Karen Natalie Roydon	Non-Executive Director	8 Dec 2023	2 yrs 5 mos	British
Andrew Gerald Harvey Baird	Senior Independent Director	28 Jun 2017	8 yrs 11 mos	British
SA Sreevardhan Agarwal	Lead Manager	–	–	–
ML Martin Lau	Co-Manager	–	–	–
SA Sree Agarwal	lead manager	–	–	–

Director Remuneration

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Jeremy Whitley	Chair	£43,050	£43,050
Michelle Paisley	Non-Executive Director	£36,900	£36,900
Andrew Baird	Non-Executive Director	£31,083	£31,083
Uma Bhugtiar	Non-Executive Director	£30,750	£30,750
Karen Roydon	Non-Executive Director	£30,750	£30,750
Anne West	Non-Executive Director	–	–

Prior year comparison (6 directors)

Director	Role	Base Salary	Total
Jeremy Whitley	Chair	£39,617	£39,617
Michelle Paisley	Non-Executive Director	£31,933	£31,933
Andrew Baird	Non-Executive Director	£28,000	£28,000
Uma Bhugtiar	Non-Executive Director	£24,296	£24,296
Karen Roydon	Non-Executive Director	£20,529	£20,529
Anne West	Non-Executive Director	–	–

Former Directors (12)

Uma Bhugtiar

Non-Executive Director

Tenure: 2 yrsResigned: 28 Oct 2025

Anne Edmond West

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 5 mosResigned: 7 Dec 2023

James Gordon Dickson Ferguson

Director

Tenure: 18 yrs 3 mosResigned: 20 Jul 2022

Alexandra Jane MacKesy

Director

Tenure: 16 yrsResigned: 2 Apr 2020

Doctor Janet Patricia Morgan

Director

Tenure: 22 yrs 10 mosResigned: 7 Dec 2017

Steven Kean Davidson

Secretary

Tenure: 6 yrs 7 mosResigned: 26 Oct 2017

Sir Nathaniel William Hamish MacLeod

Director

Tenure: 15 yrs 4 mosResigned: 25 Jan 2011

Thomas Stanley Rowan

Director

Tenure: 13 yrs 8 mosResigned: 31 Oct 2008

David Brian Elwis Pike

Director

Tenure: 12 yrs 9 mosResigned: 30 Nov 2007

Ivor Reginald Guild

Director

Tenure: 9 yrs 2 mosResigned: 22 Apr 2004

Bruce Watson Minto

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 27 Feb 1995

Roderick Lawrence Bruce

Director

Tenure: 0 mosResigned: 27 Feb 1995

Name	Role	Appointed	Resigned	Tenure	Nationality
Uma Bhugtiar	Non-Executive Director	19 Oct 2023	28 Oct 2025	2 yrs	British
Anne Edmond West	Director	21 Jul 2010	7 Dec 2023	13 yrs 5 mos	British
James Gordon Dickson Ferguson	Director	1 Apr 2004	20 Jul 2022	18 yrs 3 mos	British
Alexandra Jane MacKesy	Director	1 Apr 2004	2 Apr 2020	16 yrs	British
Doctor Janet Patricia Morgan	Director	27 Feb 1995	7 Dec 2017	22 yrs 10 mos	British
Steven Kean Davidson	Secretary	1 Mar 2011	26 Oct 2017	6 yrs 7 mos	–
Sir Nathaniel William Hamish MacLeod	Director	1 Sept 1995