Appointment of Co-Portfolio Manager

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Martin Currie Global Portfolio Tst

20 June 2018

 

Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust plc

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Appointment of Co-Portfolio Manager - 20 June 2018

The Board of Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust plc (the "Company") announces that Zehrid Osmani will be appointed as the Company's Co-Portfolio Manager alongside Mr Tom Walker, with effect from 30 June 2018.

Mr Osmani joined Martin Currie Investment Management Limited on 14 May 2018 as Head of the Global Long Term Unconstrained Team.

Zehrid Osmani's biography is set out below:

Zehrid is head of the Global Long-Term Unconstrained team. He joined Martin Currie in May 2018 from BlackRock, where he held a number of senior roles. He was Head of European Equities Research and had responsibility for managing several pan-European equity funds with a specific focus on unconstrained, high-conviction, long-term portfolios. Prior to this, Zehrid managed equity portfolios at Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP), and was a specialist sector analyst at Commerzbank Securities, UBS Warburg and Credit Lyonnais. Zehrid began his investment career as a trainee fund manager at Scottish Investment Trust. He has a BA in Economics and Finance from University of Paris- Sorbonne and a Masters in International Finance from the University of Glasgow.

For further information, please contact:

Paul Evitt

For and on behalf of Martin Currie Investment Management Limited

Company Secretary

0131 229 5252

 

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