Thomas is a Senior Investment Director within the UK equities team at Aberdeen and has been the Lead Portfolio Manager of Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc since November 2011. Thomas has won numerous industry awards including Best Investment Trust for Income at Online Money Awards (2026 and 2025), Best Equity Income Trust at UK Investor Magazine awards (2025), Platinum award for UK Equity Income at Portfolio Adviser (2016) and UK Equity Income Fund of the Year at the FT Adviser 100 Club Awards (2014 and 2015). Thomas specialises in Financial Services companies and was voted no.1 Pan-European buy-side analyst in this sector in the Thomson Extel survey (2010). He began his career in 1998, joining Schroder Investment Management as Assistant Fund Manager, UK Equities. Thomas holds a BA in Economics and Politics and is Associate of the CFA Society of the UK.
