New Director Appointment

RNS Number : 3889T

JPMorgan Japanese Inv. Trust PLC

17 July 2020

 

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN JAPANESE INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR

Legal Entity Identifier: 549300JZW3TSSO464R15

Information disclosed in accordance with LR 9.6.11 and LR 9.6.13

The Board of JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Yoko Dochi as a non-executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.

Ms Dochi held positions of Managing Director, Global Head of Investor Relations at SoftBank Group Corp (2018-2020) and General Manager, Head of Global Treasury & Investor Relations at Toyota Motor Europe (2001-2018). She is also a former investment banker at World Bank and the Bank of Tokyo (now Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group). 

Commenting on the appointment Christopher Samuel stated:

Yoko's most recent roles as a senior executive at SoftBank and Toyota, following periods at the World Bank and the Bank of Tokyo, means she will bring further knowledge, experience and insight of, amongst other things, Japan, Japanese corporations and shareholder communications to the Board. I am therefore delighted to welcome her and look forward, with my Board colleagues, to the insights and contributions that she will bring to the Board's discussions.

Ms Dochi is a director of NIPPO Limited, a JASDAQ listed company in Japan.

Ms Dochi does not currently hold any shares in the Company. There is no further information to be disclosed under Listing Rule 9.6.13 R (2) to (6) for Ms Dochi .

17th July 2020

For further information, please contact:

Katie Standley

JPMorgan Funds Limited

Telephone [phone]

 

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