Appointment of new Director

RNS Number : 1683P

Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC

30 September 2013

 

Standard Life Equity Income Trust PLC

Appointment of New Director

Standard Life Equity Income Trust PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark White as an independent non-executive Director to the Board, with effect from 1 November 2013.

Mr White is chief executive of LGT Capital Partners (UK) Limited. He is also senior non-executive Director of Impax Asset Management Group Plc and chairs its Audit and Risk Committee.  He is a non-executive Director of F&C Global Smaller Companies Plc  and EB Asia Absolute Return Fund Ltd. He is also General Manager of Castle Alternative Invest AG.

He was previously joint head of JP Morgan Asset Management in Europe and chief executive of Jardine Fleming Investment Management in Hong Kong.

Mr White currently has no beneficial interest in the shares of the Company.

There are no other disclosures required under Section 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules.

 

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