Appointment of Director

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Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Ld

31 December 2014

 

GENESIS EMERGING MARKETS FUND LIMITED ("the Fund")

Appointment of Director

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.13R, the Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Russell Phillip Edey as a Director of the Fund with effect from 1 January 2015.

Russell Edey spent the majority of his career at NM Rothschild & Sons, where he held a number of positions over his 35 years at the bank, including Head of Corporate Finance and subsequently Non-Executive Deputy Chairman. He currently serves as Chairman of Avocet Mining plc, and is a Non-Executive Director of Blackrock World Mining Trust plc. He previously spent 12 years as Chairman of AngloGold Ashanti in South Africa, and in recent years he has also served as a Non-Executive Director of Old Mutual plc, Associated British Ports plc, FKI plc, and Paris Orleans SA. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant and began his career in finance at Anglo American in South Africa. He is based in the UK.

For further information, please contact:

John Mayne / William Simmonds - 020 7588 2828

JP Morgan Cazenove

Coen Teulings (Chairman) - 020 7201 7200

Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Limited

Jonathan Snow - 020 7201 7200

Genesis Investment Management, LLP

J.P. Morgan Administration Services (Guernsey) Limited - 01481 758 620

Company Secretary

31 December 2014

 

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