Board of Directors

The Hon. Michael Benson

Non-Executive Chairman

Michael was appointed to the Ashmore Group plc Board as non-executive Chairman on 3 July 2006. He is Chairman of the Company's nominations committee. Michael began his career in the City in 1963 and, after a series of senior positions in the investment management industry, was from 2002 to March 2005, Chairman of Invesco and Vice Chairman of Amvescap plc. Prior to that he was CEO of Invesco Global (1997-2002). Michael is a non-executive director of Border Asset Management Limited, is a Trustee of the North Yorkshire Community Foundation and is the director of the York Minster Fund.

Mark Coombs

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Coombs was appointed a Director on the incorporation of the Company in December 1998, and has served as its Chief Executive Officer since then. He held a number of positions at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) and led Ashmore's buyout from ANZ in early 1999. He is Co-Chair of EMTA, the trade association for Emerging Markets, having been on the Board since 1993. Mark has a MA in Law from Cambridge University.

Graeme Dell

Group Finance Director

Graeme Dell was appointed to the Board as Group Finance Director in December 2007. Prior to joining Ashmore, Graeme was Group Finance Director of Evolution Group plc from 2001 to 2007, where he had group-wide responsibility for finance, operations, technology, compliance, risk and HR which included playing a significant role in the foundation and development of Evolutions' Chinese securities business. Graeme previously worked for Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs in a range of business management, finance and operations roles both in Europe and in Asia Pacific. Graeme qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand and is a graduate of Hertford College, Oxford University.

Melda Donnelly

Non-Executive Director

Melda Donnelly joined the Ashmore Group Plc Board as a non-executive Director in July 2009, and is also a member of the audit committee. Melda is an Australian citizen and Chartered Accountant. She is the Founder and Chairperson of the Centre for Investor Education. Current directorships include Development Fund Pty Ltd and Deputy Chairperson of Victorian Funds Management Corporation. Ms Donnelly's past investment experience includes being CEO of Queensland Investment Corporation and Deputy Managing Director of ANZ Funds Management and Managing Director of ANZ Trustees. She is currently a member of the Advisory Committee of the Oxford University Centre for Ageing.

Nick Land

Senior Independent Non-executive Director

Nick Land was appointed to the Board as Senior Independent Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee on 3 July 2006. He is a qualified accountant and was a partner of Ernst & Young LLP from 1978 to 2006 and its Chairman from 1995 to 2006. Nick is a Non-executive Director of BBA Aviation plc, Alliance Boots GmbH and Vodafone Group plc and a trustee of the Vodafone Group Foundation. He is a Board member of the Financial Reporting Council, a member of the Finance and Audit Committees of the National Gallery and is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Farnham Castle.

Simon Fraser

Non-Executive Director

Simon Fraser joined the Board on 10 February 2012. Simon has extensive experience of the fund management industry, having worked at Fidelity International from 1981 to 2008. At Fidelity he held a number of positions during his career, including President, European & UK Institutional Business, Global Chief Investment Officer, Chief Investment Officer for Asia Pacific and Chief Investment Officer of the European Investment Group. He is a non executive director of Barclays Bank plc and Barclays plc, Chairman of Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust plc, The Merchants Trust plc and a non executive director of Fidelity European Values Plc and Fidelity Japanese Values Plc.

Dame Anne Pringle DCMG

Non-Executive Director

Dame Anne Pringle joined the Board on 19 February 2013. Dame Anne graduated from St Andrews University with an MA in French and German. She has over 30 years experience as a career diplomat with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, focussing in particular on the EU, Russia and Eastern Europe. Between 2001 to 2004, Dame Anne was the British Ambassador to the Czech Republic and from 2004 to 2007 Director of Strategy and Information at the FCO and a member of the FCO Board. From 2008-2011 she served as Ambassador to the Russian Federation. Dame Anne was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (DCMG) in the 2010 New Year Honours List. She is a Public Appointments Assessor and a Member of St Andrews University Court.

Charles Outhwaite

Non-Executive Director

Charles Outhwaite joined the Board on 19 February 2013. Charles is a graduate in modern history from Oxford University and also holds an MBA from Warwick business school. He has over 25 years experience in corporate finance with a particular focus on the financial services sector. He is currently a Senior Advisor to Evercore Partners and was a Partner and Managing Director of Lexicon Partners prior to its acquisition by Evercore in 2011. Charles Outhwaite began his investment banking career with J Henry Schroder Wagg & Co and was a Managing Director of Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette (“DLJ”), and, until 2001, of Credit Suisse First Boston’s Financial Institutions Group following its acquisition of DLJ in 2000.