Sarah Jane McKay Whitley

Director/Board Member at RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.

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Sarah Jane McKay Whitley is currently the Chairman of Edinburgh International Festival Endowment Fund, an Independent Outside Director at Rakuten Group, Inc., a Trustee at Foundation Scotland, and a Trustee at The Royal Scottish Academy Foundation.
She previously worked as the Director at Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Plc from 2001 to 2010, and as the Head of Japanese Equities at Baillie Gifford & Co. from 1980 to 2018.
She also served as the Manager at Shin Nippon Air Technologies Co., Ltd.
from 1985 to 2001.
Additionally, she was the Trust Manager at Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Plc.
Ms. Whitley received her undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford in 1980.

Sarah Jane McKay Whitley active positions

Companies	Position	Start
RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.	Director/Board Member	2019-02-28
Edinburgh International Festival Endowment Fund Edinburgh International Festival Endowment Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Edinburgh International Festival Endowment Fund provides grants, donations, or gifts to organizations. The non-profit company is based in Edinburgh, UK.	Chairman	2019-04-30
Foundation Scotland Foundation Scotland Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Foundation Scotland provides grant making services. The non-profit company is based in Edinburgh, UK. The British company was founded in 1996. Giles Ruck has been the CEO of the company since 2004.	Director/Board Member	2019-04-30
The Royal Scottish Academy Foundation	Director/Board Member	2019-05-31

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Former positions of Sarah Jane McKay Whitley

Companies	Position	End
Baillie Gifford & Co. Baillie Gifford & Co. Investment ManagersFinance Baillie Gifford & Co. is an independent, global investment management firm headquartered in Edinburgh, UK. The firm was founded in 1908 and is wholly-owned by their partners. Baillie Gifford manages assets for pension funds, institutions, corporates, foundations, charities and retail investors. They are a socially responsible investor which works with their fund managers to assess ESG concerns both before and after investing in companies.	Head-Equity Investments	2018-04-29
BAILLIE GIFFORD SHIN NIPPON PLC	Director/Board Member	2010-06-16
SHIN NIPPON AIR TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.	Corporate Officer/Principal	2001-03-31
THE BAILLIE GIFFORD JAPAN TRUST PLC	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Listed companies	2
RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.	Retail Trade
SHIN NIPPON AIR TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.	Industrial Services

Private companies	6
Baillie Gifford & Co. Baillie Gifford & Co. Investment ManagersFinance Baillie Gifford & Co. is an independent, global investment management firm headquartered in Edinburgh, UK. The firm was founded in 1908 and is wholly-owned by their partners. Baillie Gifford manages assets for pension funds, institutions, corporates, foundations, charities and retail investors. They are a socially responsible investor which works with their fund managers to assess ESG concerns both before and after investing in companies.	Finance
Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Plc Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Plc Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Plc operates as a closed-end investment fund. It engages in long term capital growth through investment in medium to smaller sized Japanese companies. The company was founded on September 2, 1981 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.	Miscellaneous
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Plc Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Plc Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Plc operates as a closed-end investment fund. Its objective is to pursue long term capital growth through investment principally in small Japanese companies. The company was founded in July 1985 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.	Miscellaneous
Foundation Scotland Foundation Scotland Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Foundation Scotland provides grant making services. The non-profit company is based in Edinburgh, UK. The British company was founded in 1996. Giles Ruck has been the CEO of the company since 2004.	Miscellaneous
Edinburgh International Festival Endowment Fund Edinburgh International Festival Endowment Fund Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Edinburgh International Festival Endowment Fund provides grants, donations, or gifts to organizations. The non-profit company is based in Edinburgh, UK.	Miscellaneous
The Royal Scottish Academy Foundation

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