Jul 21, 2017
With only a few weeks to go until the expected completion of the highly anticipated Aberdeen/ Standard Life merger on August 14, 2017, Aberdeen's CEO, Martin Gilbert outlines some of the challenges and opportunities the merger will present.
He discusses the minimisation of team disruption to the new business, key appointments, expected contributions to profit and potential future expansion.
Martin is speaking in London with Jake Moeller, Head of Lipper UK & Ireland Research at Thomson Reuters on Friday, July 21, 2017.
About Martin Gilbert
Martin Gilbert is a co-founder and Chief Executive of Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, the holding company of the fund management group that was established in 1983.
Martin graduated from Aberdeen University in 1978 with a MA in Accountancy and LLB in Law. After university he joined Deloittes where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. In 1982 he joined the investment department of local law firm Brander & Cruikshank, which subsequently became AAM.
Under Martin’s leadership, Aberdeen has become one of the world’s leading independent asset managers through a combination of organic growth and acquisition. The Group’s core expertise is in equities, fixed income, alternatives and property and it manages assets for national and corporate pension funds, central banks, financial institutions, charities, foundations and private individuals around the world. It joined the FTSE 100 in March 2012.
Martin was appointed Chairman of the Prudential Regulation Authority's Practitioner Panel in December 2013. He sits on the Board of Directors of the Institute of International Finance. He is also a member of the International Advisory Panel of the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the International Advisory Board of British American Business. Martin is also a non-executive director of Glencore PLC.
In 2008, Martin was named European Personality of the Year at the Funds Europe Awards. In 2009, he was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws by the University of Aberdeen for services to business and entrepreneurship. In 2011, he was named Scotland PLC CEO of the Year at the Business Insider/PwC Scotland PLC Awards. Martin is Adjunct Professor of Finance at Imperial College Business School and in 2014 was awarded a Doctorate of Letters from Heriot-Watt University.
Martin, who was born in Malaysia, was educated in Aberdeen and has an MA in Accountancy and an LLB. He divides his time between Aberdeen, where the business has always been headquartered, and London, as well as overseeing the international operations of the Group.
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