The Board is made up of Independent Non-executive Directors, separate from the investment manager (who is, in this case, Polar Capital). The Directors are responsible for the governance and operation of the trust, which includes selecting the investment manager. Independently elected, they perform a number of tasks such as holding the investment manager to account on performance, ensuring investors are treated fairly, and how the trust’s revenues are deployed on, for example, marketing and dividends.
Chairman of the Board
Simon Cordery
Non-executive Director
Cecilia McAnulty
Non-executive Director
Susie Arnott
Non-executive Director
Angela Henderson
The Investment Team
The senior members of the team joined Polar Capital when it acquired HIM Capital, formerly Hiscox Investment Management, in 2010, to establish the firm’s financials franchise. Nick Brind, George Barrow and Tom Dorner co-manage the Polar Capital Global Financials Trust, and Nick lead manager of the Financial Credit Fund along with Jack Deegan.
Fund Manager
Nick Brind
MSc in Finance, London Business SchoolDiploma, CISI (Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment), London
31 years
Fund Manager
George Barrow
MA (Merit) in International Studies, SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), London
IMC. Advanced Certificate in Equity & Fixed Income Investment
17 years
Fund Manager
Tom Dorner
BA (Hons) in War Studies, Kings College LondonMA in Philosophy, University of Nottingham
Qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young in the Insurance Audit practice
24 years
Fund Manager
Nabeel Siddiqui
BSc (Hons) in Computer Science, Lahore University of Management SciencesMSc in Money and Banking, University of Exeter
Passed CFA Level III
14 years
Analyst
Jack Deegan
BA, Classical Archaeology & Ancient History, Oxford UniversityMA, Islamic Politics, SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies), London