Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 4484N

Impax Environmental Markets PLC

01 February 2021

 

Appointment of non-executive director

The Board of Impax Environmental Markets plc ("the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Fraser as an independent non-executive director of the Company, with effect from 1 March 2021.

Simon brings a wealth of investment trust experience and deep knowledge of global markets. He had a long and distinguished career in asset management at Fidelity International Ltd, retiring in 2008 as President, Investment Solutions Group, Fidelity Retirement Institute and having held other senior roles including President of Fidelity's European and Institutional business and Global Chief Investment Officer. In December 2019 he retired as chair of the £3 billion F&C Investment Trust PLC. He is a former non-executive director of Barclays Bank PLC.

Simon was appointed as the incoming Chair of Murray International Trust plc in May 2020, and he is also on the board of Fidelity Funds SICAV, Treasurer of the King's Fund and a Trustee of The Abbotsford Trust. In addition, Simon is Chair of investment managers McInroy and Wood Ltd, the Investor Forum, and TS Lombard, the independent economic and investment strategy research boutique.

Within the past five years Simon has also served as a director of Merchants Trust plc, Ashmore plc and Fidelity European Values plc.

There is no other information required to be disclosed pursuant to LR 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.

In accordance with the Board's tenure policy and succession planning, William Rickett will retire from the Board at the Company's forthcoming Annual General Meeting to be held in May 2021.

Enquiries:

Jenny Thompson

PraxisIFM Fund Services (UK) Limited

[phone]

1 February 2021

LEI: 213800RAR6ZDJLZDND86

 

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