Iain Watt

IAIN WATT, Chief Executive of Edinburgh Fund Managers Group Plc. Iain Watt joined Edinburgh Fund Managers in 1986 to spearhead the expansion of the pension fund activities. In 1991 he became Managing Director and was appointed Chief Executive of Edinburgh Fund Managers Group Plc in August 1995. Iain is a Director of Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc, a pacific investment trust company managed by Edinburgh Fund Managers. Before joining Edinburgh Fund Managers, Iain Watt was involved in the early stages of the development of The Bank of Scotland Investment Services Department and was made Manager of the Department at the age of 29. In 1982, he became a Director of the British Linen Bank (the merchant bank subsidiary of Bank of Scotland) responsible for managing the institutional pension fund clients of the Bank and The Bank of Scotland Group Pension Funds. He graduated as BSc (Econ) Honours at Hull University (1969 – 1972).