James Anderson

Born: 1959

Nationality: UK citizen.

Independence: Independent of the Company and management and independent of major shareholders.

Direct or related person ownership: 550,000 class B shares.

Committee work: Chairman of the People & Remuneration Committee.

Current appointments: Partner at Lingotto, trustee at Johns Hopkins University and member of the Investment Committee, Senior advisor to the Board of Antler Group, Chair of Panmure House Prize Panel, member of the investment committee of University College, Oxford.

James Anderson was elected Chairman of the Board of Kinnevik in 2021. James became partner at Baillie Gifford in 1987 and led the European Equity Team and co-founded the Long Term Global Growth Strategy in 2003 and Chaired the International Growth Portfolio Construction Group 2003-2019, including as co-manager of the Vanguard International Growth Fund. He was also manager of Scottish Mortgage Trust during 2000-2015 and joint manager 2015-2022. He has studied at the universities of Oxford, Carleton and Johns Hopkins.