Directorate Change

RNS Number : 7976C

JPMorgan American IT PLC

04 May 2012

 



JPMorgan American Investment Trust plc

Appointment of New Directors

The Board of JPMorgan American Investment Trust plc is pleased to announce the appointments of Simon Bragg and Sir Alan Collins as independent non-executive Directors of the Company, with effect from 4th May 2012.

Simon Bragg is Chief Executive of Oriel Securities Limited, a UK corporate and institutional broker which he co-founded in 2002. Having qualified as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG he has previously worked at Hoare Govett, Cargill and HSBC.

Sir Alan Collins has recently retired from the British Diplomatic Service, during which he held a number of Ambassador level appointments and was until August 2011, Director General Trade and Investment USA in New York.  He is Managing Director for the economic legacy of the London 2012 Olympics and, from April 2012, Director General and Chief Executive of the Commonwealth Business Council. He is non-executive Chairman of Nair & Co Limited and Powertec Energy Limited and a non-executive Director of Amlin plc.

There is no further information to be disclosed under Listing Rule 9.6.13 R (2) to (6).

4th May 2012

For further information:

Andrew Norman

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited ......................... 020 7742 6000

 

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