Directorate Change

RNS Number : 0860O

Henderson Intl. Income Trust PLC

15 August 2017

 

HENDERSON INTERNATIONAL INCOME TRUST PLC

HENDERSON INVESTMENT FUNDS LIMITED

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 2138006N35XWGK2YUK38

15 August 2017

HENDERSON INTERNATIONAL INCOME TRUST PLC

Chairman Retirement & Appointment

and the Appointment of a new Director 

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.11 the Board of Henderson International Income Trust plc today announces the following:

1.   That in accordance with his wishes, the Chairman, Mr Christopher Jonas, is to retire from the Board at the conclusion of the 2017 Annual General Meeting on 7 December 2017.

2.   That Mr Simon Jeffreys is to succeed Mr Jonas as Chairman of the Company. Mr Jeffreys has been on the Board since the Company's launch in 2011 and has considerable experience in financial services.  

3.   That the Company has appointed Ms Katarzyna (Kasia) Robinski to the Board as a non-executive director with effect from 1 November 2017. Ms Robinski has over 25 years experience in private equity and investment banking including with Hanover Investors, Prospect Investment Management, the Sutton Company (now Sutton Trust) and Goldman Sachs.  She has served on numerous international boards and has undertaken various operating roles, including CFO and CEO, in a broad range of sectors from media through to oil and gas.  Ms Robinski is currently a director of Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust PLC and Premier Energy & Water Trust PLC. She holds an MSc degree in Engineering/Economics from Cambridge University and an MBA from the Stanford Business School.

It is the Board's intention that Ms Robinski will succeed Mr Jeffreys as Audit Committee Chair when he becomes Chairman of the Company at the conclusion of the 2017 Annual General Meeting.   

In accordance with paragraphs 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules, it is confirmed that there are no additional details to be disclosed in relation to Ms Robinski.

For further information, please contact:

Ben Lofthouse Fund Manager Henderson International Income Trust plc Telephone: [phone]

Sarah Gibbons-Cook Investor Relations & PR Manager, Janus Henderson Investors Telephone: [phone]

James de Sausmarez Director & Head of Investment Trusts Janus Henderson Investors Telephone: [phone]

 

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