Directorate Change

RNS Number : 5392A

Templeton Emerging Markets IT PLC

20 February 2014

 

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC Announcement

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC ("TEMIT") or ("the Company") announces that the Board has appointed  Beatrice Hollond as a non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1^st April 2014.  Ms. Hollond's biography is set out below.

The Company discloses this and the following information pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13 R made by the UK Listing Authority. This disclosure is based upon information provided by such Director that has not been independently verified by the Company.

Ms. Hollond has no details to disclose pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13 R (2) to Listing Rule 9.6.13 R (6).

Ms. Hollond has held the following directorships and appointments in the past five years:

Chairman of Keystone Investment Trust Plc*

Director of Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc*

Deputy Chairman of Millbank Financial Services Limited*

Chairman of Millbank Investment Management Limited*

Non-Executive Director of Ora Capital Partners*

Non-Executive Director of Oldfield and Co*

 (*Indicates position is currently held)

For information please contact Joe Winkley at Winterflood (Corporate Broker) on + 44 (0) 20 3100 0301.  No representation or warranty is made by Winterflood as to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this announcement and no liability will be accepted for any loss arising from its use. 

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Beatrice Hollond Biography

Ms Hollond is Chairman of Keystone Investment Trust Plc, which she joined as a non-executive director in 2003, and a non-executive director of Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc. She has had a long career in the investment industry, working initially with Morgan Grenfell Asset Management as a UK  equity analyst and with Credit Suisse Asset Management for sixteen years where her final role was as a Managing Director in their Global Fixed Interest business. Her deep experience in portfolio and investment management and her knowledge of the investment company sector will be invaluable for her role on the TEMIT Board.

 

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