ABRDN - Key Persons
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- Chief Sustainability Officer
- Chief Sustainability Officer for the Investments
"By assessing companies against our stringent quality criteria, we are confident about delivering sustainable, reliable long-term returns for our clients."
Amanda Young is the Chief Sustainability Officer for the Investments business at abrdn, where she leads the sustainable investment strategy for the firm and the Investments business Sustainability Group. She has over two decades of experience in responsible investment. Previously, Amanda held positions at Newton Investment Management, CCLA Investment Management and Rabobank International.
Amanda graduated from Lancaster University with a BSc in Psychology and has completed the University of Edinburgh Business School's Executive Women's Leadership Programme. Amanda led a workstream for the UK Government's Taskforce on social impact investment and co-Chaired the Scottish Purposeful Business Commission. She is a board director for Social Investment Scotland's SIS Ventures fund and the deputy Chair of the Sustainability and Responsible Investment Committee of the Investment Association. She served on the board of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) and chaired the FTSE Russell ESG Advisory Committee.
Amanda has appeared on the Financial News top 100 most influential women in European Finance for 5 years. She was the inaugural winner of Women in Investment Awards Sustainable & ESG Investment Woman of the Year in 2021 and was on Financial News' inaugural Fifty Most Influential in Sustainable Finance list in 2022.
Andrew Mason is the Head of Active Ownership within the Investments business Sustainability Group. He is responsible for the active ownership activities undertaken by our Stewardship team. He manages the production of our Stewardship Report and our interaction with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) on stewardship matters and our relationships with a number of external stakeholders including, for example, the Investor Forum and the Investment Association. Prior to joining, Andrew worked on the development and implementation of environmental, social and ethical risk policies in the banking sector. Andrew is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and the University of Cambridge.
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- Financial Planning Director
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- Business Development Support Assistant / Marketing
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Director
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Director
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- Regional Director, North 07591381440
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- Head of Sustainable Investing - Sustainable Investing Frameworks & Standards
Dan Grandage is Head of Sustainable Investing at abrdn. Dan supports abrdn's global investment business to enhance investment performance through integrating ESG and sustainability in the investment process via the creation and oversight of standards and market-leading frameworks.
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- Head of Sustainability
- Head of Sustainability Investment Specialists, APAC Sustainability Institute, and APAC Sustainability
Danielle Welsh-Rose is Head of Sustainability Investment Specialists, APAC Sustainability Institute, and APAC Sustainability at abrdn. Danielle is responsible for driving ESG strategy in Asia Pacific. and supporting the integration of ESG factors into investment decision-making in Australia and across Asia-Pacific, and advocates for the importance of ESG capabilities with clients and potential clients across the region. Danielle joined in 2019 from the Victorian Funds Management Corporation where she was Head of ESG. Previously, Danielle held senior consulting. ESG and corporate sustainability roles at Sustainability Advisers and VicSuper. Danielle has over 20 years of industry experience, and holds a Bachelor of Arts from Monash University, a Graduate Diploma of Applied Finance from Kaplan, a Masters of Environment from The University of Melbourne, and a Masters of Laws (Juris Doctor) from Monash University.
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- Member of the Executive Team
- Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer
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- Managing Director, Scotland and Northern Ireland 07711357801
Managing Director, Scotland and Northern Ireland 07711357801 david.m.murray@abrdn.com
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- Member of the Executive Team
- Chief Enterprise Technology Officer
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- Financial Planning Director
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- Financial Planning Director
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- Head of Middle East & Africa
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- Regional Director, Scotland 01412485921
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- Chief Risk Officer
- Member of the Executive Team
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- Financial Planning Director
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- Financial Planning Director
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Director
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- Regional Director, Northern Ireland 07879494826
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Executive Team
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Director
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Director
- Senior Independent Director
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- Financial Planning Director
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- Financial Planning Director
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- Financial Planning Director
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- Managing Director, London and South 07557584066
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- Financial Planning Director
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- Member of the Executive Team
- CEO, Finimize
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Director
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- Regional Director, South 07850069500
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- Financial Planning Director
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- Member of the Executive Team
- CEO, Adviser
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Non - Executive Director
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- Financial Planning Director
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- Financial Planning Director
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- Deputy Head of Middle East & Africa and Head of Institutional
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- Financial Planning Director
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- Member of the Executive Team
- CEO, Investments
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- Financial Planning Director
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- CEO
- Investor
- Member of the Executive Team
- CEO, Interactive Investor
- Why We Must Axe Stamp Duty on Shares
"We are taxing the stock exchange out of existence." interactive investor CEO, Richard Wilson, argues for the abolition of Stamp Duty.
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- Group General Counsel
- Member of the Executive Team
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- Managing Director, Head of Financial Planning
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- Member of the Executive Team
- Chief Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations Officer
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- Managing Director, Private Client 07841866245
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- Chairman of the Board of Directors
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- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Executive Team
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- Business Development Manager
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- Regional Director, South 07749390401
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- Chief People Officer
- Member of the Executive Team
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- Financial Planning Director
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- Senior Marketing Manager Institutional, FraBeLux / Nordics / Netherlands