First Samuel chair joins Platinum board

Guy Strapp
GUY STRAPP
Platinum Investment Management Limited - Non-Executive Director
APPOINTMENT
PLATINUM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Date: August 2020
Position: Non-Executive Director

First Samuel chair and former Eastspring Investments CEO Guy Strapp has been appointed to the board of Platinum Asset Management.

He will become the chair on 21 November, following the retirement of current chair Michael Cole.

Strapp was both chief executive and chief investment officer with Eastspring Investments Limited (formerly Prudential Asset Management) during his time with the company in Hong Kong. He's also held senior investment and management roles with BT Financial Group, JP Morgan, and Citigroup.

Strapp's appointment is part of a director renewal programme at Platinum.