Matthew Dobbs was appointed as a Director on 14 February 2025. Before retirement from full time fund management duties in 2021, Matthew had 40 years’ fund management experience with Schroders. He specialised in Asian and Small Companies investment having served as Schroders’ Head of Global Small Companies from 2000. In addition to managing the Schroders Asian Alpha Plus Fund, Matthew was instrumental in helping grow the assets of two closed-ended investment companies, Schroder Asia Pacific Fund plc and Schroder Oriental Income Fund Limited into FTSE 250 Companies, serving as investment manager from their respective launches in 1995 and 2005. Matthew is non-executive Chairman of the European Opportunities Trust PLC and a former Senior Independent Director of Asia Dragon Trust plc.