The partners have been named as Matthew Brett, investment manager in the Japanese equity team, James Squires, investment manager in the multi asset team, Amy Atack, director with responsibility for clients in emerging markets strategies, Nick Wood, director with responsibility for US financial intermediary clients and Evan Delaney, director of business risk and internal audit.
This news comes as Baillie Gifford announced in October last year that Sarah Whitley, partner and head of the Japanese Equities team, along with Stephen Rodger and Ken Barker, both partners within the firm’s fixed income area, are all due to retire on 30 April 2018.
Pete Cooke, partner with responsibility for clients in the long term global growth strategy, is also now retiring on the same date.
Brett is set to take over from Whitley as lead portfolio manager for the trust. He joined Baillie Gifford in 2003 and is co-manager of the Japanese and Japanese Income Growth funds.
Atack joined the firm in 2004 as an investment manager in the emerging markets equity team and Wood joined in 1999 working in performance and investment risk. Both moved over to the clients department in 2010 as client service directors.
Squires joined the firm in 2006, initially working in the North American Equity and Fixed Income teams and Delaney in 2003 to develop the internal audit function and the group risk management framework.
Andrew Telfer, joint senior partner, said: “Baillie Gifford continues to go from strength to strength with five exceptional individuals joining the partnership.
“We are extremely grateful to Sarah, Stephen, Ken and Pete for their substantial contribution over the years.
“We continue to invest heavily in the firm and are expanding steadily in a variety of regions such as Asia and Europe, as well as developing new client relationships in the UK and North America.”
Baillie Gifford’s total number of partners will rise to 44.
