Sharon Bentley-Hamlyn, co-founder and director of Aubrey Capital Management is to retire at the end of September 2024.
In addition, her fund, the Aubrey European Conviction Fund, will close on 18 September 2024, and she intends to close the SVS Aubrey Europe Ex UK Fund in due course.
The Edinburgh-headquartered asset manager said in a statement that Bentley-Hamlyn (pictured) has had a fantastic career, achieving remarkable success as a top-percentile, AAA-rated fund manager (and one of the top-performing fund managers in Europe).
A key figure in the firm’s adoption of sustainability practices, she pioneered the implementation of Aubrey’s proprietary in-house ESG analysis.
In addition to her outstanding work as a fund manager, Bentley-Hamlyn played a crucial leadership role at Aubrey, serving as a director and actively contributing to the firm’s board and management committees.
More recently, she founded and led Aubrey’s Sustainability Committee. Under her leadership, Aubrey became a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), affirming its dedication to responsible investment practices.
Bentley-Hamlyn has also been a passionate advocate for mentorship, guiding and supporting many of Aubrey’s investment analysts. She has been actively involved in projects and organisations such as 100 Women in Finance, The Woman Fund, and Future Asset, an initiative encouraging young women in Scotland to consider careers in investment management.
