Pacific Assets Trust Board of Directors

Pacific Assets Trust Board of Directors

All of the Directors are members of the Audit, Engagement and Remuneration, and Nomination Committees.

Andrew Impey

Andrew Impey (Chair)
Andrew was appointed to the Board in July 2022. He is the Chairman of JP Morgan UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc. He was previously a consultant at Rathbones Investment Management, a partner of Albion Capital Group LLP and joint managing director at OLIM Limited. He has over 30 years’ fund management experience including managing a number of Investment trusts. Prior to joining OLIM in 2009, he was Chief Investment Officer at Singer & Friedlander Investment Management. He is a charity trustee and chairs a number of investment committees including the HMS Victory Preservation Company.

Charlotta Ginman, FCA

Charlotta Ginman, FCA
Charlotta was appointed to the Board in October 2014. A Chartered Accountant, Charlotta is Chair of the Audit Committee. She is a non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Polar Capital Technology Trust plc and Keywords Studios plc. She is also a non-executive Director of Unicorn AIM VCT plc, Gamma Communications plc and Boku Inc. As three out of Charlotta’s six non-executive directorships are with quoted investment companies which involve less time commitment than trading companies, Charlotta is able to devote sufficient time to all of her appointments.

Sian Hansen

Sian Hansen
Sian was appointed to the Board in August 2015. She is the Chair of the Engagement and Remuneration Committee. Sian is currently the Chief Operating Officer of C|T Group, as well as a non-executive Director of the JP Morgan Multi-Asset Trust PLC and a member of the Advisory Boards of EBF International (Shanghai) Ltd and Cerno Capital Partners LLP. Previously she was Executive Director of the Legatum Institute and before this, Managing Director of the UK think tank Policy Exchange.

Robert Talbut

Robert Talbut
Robert was appointed as a Director in September 2016. He is the Senior Independent Director. He is non-executive Chairman of Shires Income PLC and Schroder UK Mid Cap Fund PLC, and a non-executive Director of JP Morgan American Investment Trust plc. He is also an independent member of M&G plc’s With Profits Committee. Robert was formerly a director and Chief Investment Officer at Royal London Asset Management Limited.

Edward Troughton

Edward Troughton
Edward was appointed as a director in December 2019. He is a partner at Oldfield Partners LLP and was previously the Principle Representative Officer of Bank of London and the Middle East in Dubai. Before that he was Managing Director of Alliance Trust Investments for seven years and Managing Director at BlackRock with various responsibilities including Head of Institutional Business Development and Head of Asia, based in Hong Kong. He started his career at Barings Asset Management as an Asian Equity portfolio manager.

Nandita Sahgal

Nandita Sahgal
Nandita was appointed to the Board in January 2024. She is the Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at the UK India Business Council and a Non-executive Director at Murray Income Trust Plc. Previously, she was a Managing Director, Infrastructure Asset Management at ThomasLloyd Group Ltd. She has over 25 years’ emerging markets experience working in asset management, equity capital markets and M&A at ThomasLloyd Group, Insinger de Beaufort and Seymour Pierce. Prior to joining ThomasLloyd, Nandita was Chief Executive Officer at IL&FS Global Financial Services (UK) Ltd., the UK subsidiary of the investment banking arm of IL&FS. She holds a Bachelors in Economics and Business from The University of Edinburgh, is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment.