Sarah has extensive experience in corporate strategy, product and technology, marketing and operations. She is currently the Deputy CEO of the NEC Group, owned by Blackstone Inc, and is an advisor to Ada Ventures LLP. Sarah previously worked in general management roles for a variety of fast growing, international scale up businesses including Prodigy Finance Ltd, Square Inc and Tough Mudder Inc. Her career began with Bain & Company before working in strategy on a range of international projects for businesses and not for-profit organisations. She was appointed to the Board of STS Global Income & Growth Trust in 2018 and became Chair in 2025.
Bridget is currently Chair of Artemis UK Future Leaders plc, and previously held the position of Chair of Schroder Income Growth Fund plc, Chair of Troy Income & Growth Trust plc, and spent eight years on the Board of Charles Stanley & Co Limited. Bridget has held senior positions as marketing director at Ivory & Sime plc and Schroders and was managing director of Matrix Money Management Limited. She is also Chair of York Racecourse and is a non executive director of Beverley Racecourse and also sits on
the board of the Retraining of Racehorses charity. She was appointed to the Board of STS Global Income & Growth Trust in March 2024.
Brigid has significant financial, audit and risk management governance experience, combined with strategy and change management expertise. She is a non-executive director and Audit Chair of Strategic Equity Capital plc, a non-executive director of Northern Venture Trust PLC, a member of the Finance Committee of Newnham College, Cambridge and a Trustee of Muscular Dystrophy UK. She is a qualified chartered accountant, with an executive career in professional services and investment banking, and as a strategic change management consultant. Brigid has been a non-executive director for a variety of organisations in the public, private and third sectors over the past 20 years and has extensive Audit Committee Chair experience. She holds an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from London Business School. Brigid was appointed to the Board of STS Global Income & Growth Trust plc in March 2024.
Gillian has extensive asset management and investment research experience. She is the founder of Denny Ellison, an independent investment research and training company, and was its Managing Director for ten years. Prior to this, she worked as an equity research analyst for several years at Putnam Investments and Insight Investment. Gillian is a non-executive director of International Biotechnology Trust plc, Octopus Apollo VCT plc and Melrose Industries plc. She holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and MEng and BSc degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She was appointed to the Board of STS Global Income & Growth Trust plc in September 2023.
Alexandra is an experienced non-executive director and board adviser across listed, private and public organisations. She is a non-executive committee member at the Bank of England, and a non-executive director of W1M Wealth Management Ltd, Schroder Real Estate Investment Trust Ltd and CT Healthcare Trust PLC. She is also Senior Independent Director at Facilities by ADF plc. Previous board roles include Knight Frank LLP, FTSE 250 Dowlais Group plc, and the All England Lawn Tennis Club (Championships) Ltd. Alexandra’s executive career spans technology investment banking, global capital markets, and investment management, most latterly as Managing Director of Global Markets at Barclays plc. Alexandra is a Fellow of Chapter Zero, a member of the Finance Committee at University of Cambridge, and a member of the Cambridge University Property Board. She holds an MA Hons Economics from Cambridge University, is a Chartered Member of the CISI (MCSI), a Green and Sustainable Finance Professional, Chartered Banker Institute (CCBI GSFP), and holds the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing. She was appointed to the Board of STS Global Income and Growth Trust in April 2022.
James is the Co-Manager of the Trojan Global Income Fund, Trojan Ethical Global Income Fund and STS Global Income & Growth Trust plc. He has 28 years’ investment experience, and has managed global equity portfolios since 2002.
Joining Troy in 2016 to establish the Trojan Global Income Fund, James was previously a Fund Manager at Newton Investment Management where he established and managed the Newton Global Income Fund. He was also the alternate manager on the Newton Real Return Fund. Under James’s management, the Newton Global Income fund grew to c. £4.5bn in AUM and was first in its sector over 10 years. James graduated from Bristol University with a BSc in Politics, before completing his Masters in Finance at the London Business School. He holds the ASIP qualification and is an Associate Member of the CFA Society of the UK.
Tomasz is the Co-Manager of the Trojan Global Income Fund, the Trojan Ethical Global Income Fund and the STS Global Income & Growth Trust. He is also the Lead Manager of Troy’s International Equity Strategy (currently available in the U.S.).
Tomasz joined Troy in 2017 from Susa Fund Management, a European equity fund. He previously worked as an Associate at Bain Capital Credit. Tomasz graduated in European Economics from the University of Rome, before completing his Masters in Economics at Bocconi University, and his MBA at London Business School.