Appointment of Director

RNS Number : 0741M

JPMorgan Asian Investment Tst PLC

20 August 2013

 



LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN ASIAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR

The Board of JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Bronwyn Curtis OBE as a non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1st September 2013.

Ms Curtis is an experienced global financial economist who has held senior executive positions in both the financial and media sectors.

Ms Curtis held several positions at HSBC Bank plc including Head of Global Research,  Executive Editor and Senior Adviser to the Head of Global Banking & Markets. Her prior positions include Head of European Broadcasting at Bloomberg LP, Chief Economist for Nomura International, and Global Head of Foreign Exchange and Fixed Income Strategy at Deutsche Bank. She has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank and UNCTAD on projects in West Africa, Asia and the Caribbean.

Her other current appointments include Vice Chairman of the Society of Business Economists, a Governor of the London School of Economics, a council/board member of the NIESR and the Advisory Board of the Imperial College Business School. Ms Curtis is also a widely-published author and a regular speaker on television and radio.

Ms Curtis holds a Masters in Economics from the London School of Economics, and is an Economics graduate of La Trobe University, Australia. She was awarded an OBE for services to business economics in 2008.

No further information is to be disclosed in respect of paragraphs 9.6.13 (2) - (6) of the UKLA Listing Rules for Ms Curtis.

20th August2013

For further information, please contact:

Alison Vincent

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited - Company Secretary

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