BGCG Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust Plc

Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust plc (the "Company")  is pleased to announde that Baillie Gifford & Co has, following consultation with the Board, appointed Linda Lin as co-portfolio manager of the Company with effect from 1 February 2024. Linda will work alongside Sophie Earnshaw, and will replace Roderick Snell who will step away from the Company to focus on his Emerging Market and Asia Pacific responsibilities.

Linda is an investment manager in the China Equities team and a decision maker on Baillie Gifford's All China and China A share strategies. She is also a member of the Long Term Global Growth team. Linda joined Baillie Gifford in September 2014 and worked in Edinburgh until relocating to Shanghai in 2019 as Head of the Investment Team. She became a partner of the firm in May 2022 and is now based in Edinburgh. Prior to joining Baillie Gifford, Linda spent four years as a global equity analyst with Aubrey Capital and two years in real estate investment in China. She graduated BComm in Accounting and Finance from the University of Auckland, New Zealand in 2007 and MSc in Finance and Investment from the University of Edinburgh in 2011. Linda is a native Mandarin speaker.