On the 18th November QuotedData hosted the last of our three ESG focused webinars. This Governance webinar highligthed managers who actively engage with investee companies to ensure best practices are introduced and maintained and the shareholders are a key consideration in the management of businesses. We would like to thank all our speakers and our attendees for joining us.
- Adrian Lim (Asia Dragon Trust)
- Joe Bauernfreund (AVI Global Trust)
- Stuart Widdowson (Odyssean Investment Trust)
- Jason Baggaley (Standard Life Investments Property Income)
Adrian Lim (Asia Dragon Trust) – Governance Day
Adrian Lim is a senior investment manager on the Asia Pacific (ex Japan) team at abrdn. Adrian originally joined the company in 2000 as a manager in private equity, on the acquisition of Murray Johnstone, but transferred to his current post soon afterwards. Previously, Adrian worked for Arthur Andersen LLP as an associate director advising clients on mergers & acquisitions in the region.
Adrian graduated with a BAcc from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is a CFA Charterholder. For more information, click here.
Joe Bauernfreund (AVI Global Trust) – Governance Day
Joe Bauernfreund is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Asset Value Investors. He is the manager of AVI Global Trust and AVI Japan Opportunity Trust and responsible for all investment decisions across AVI’s strategies. Joe has over 24 years’ experience in the finance industry.
Before joining AVI in 2002, Joe worked six years for a real estate investment organisation in London. He has a Masters in Finance from the London Business School. For more information, click here.
Stuart Widdowson (Odyssean Investment Trust) – Governance Day
Stuart is the Managing Partner of Odyssean Capital, which he founded in 2017. He has spent the last 18 years investing in public and private UK small and mid-size corporates and a further two years providing investment advice in the same field.
Stuart began his career as a strategy consultant undertaking commercial due diligence and strategy projects for private equity and corporate clients. In 2001 he joined HgCapital and spent five years executing small and mid-cap leveraged buyouts in the UK and Germany, including working on a number of public to private transactions of UK quoted companies. For more information, click here.
Jason Baggaley (Standard Life Investments Property Income) – Governance Day
Jason Baggaley manages the Guernsey registered and London-listed Standard Life Investments Property Income Trust. Jason, who joined the company in 1996, has 30 years’ industry experience and is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. For more information, click here.