Anja was appointed to the board on 1 June 2015. She is chairman of Schroder Japan Growth Fund PLC, a non executive director of AVI Global Trust (formerly British Empire Trust) and sits on the board of mutual Scottish Friendly Assurance. Previously she spent over 20 years as a fund manager, running Japanese and International Equity Portfolios for Stewart Ivory, Baillie Gifford and latterly, Axa Framlington.