Appointment of Director

Utilico Emerging Markets Trust PLC

14 June 2024

 

14 June 2024

UTILICO EMERGING MARKETS TRUST PLC

(LEI Number: 2138005TJMCWR2394O39)

Appointment of Director

The Board of Utilico Emerging Markets Trust plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Nadya Wells as an independent non-executive director with effect from 1 September 2024.  This appointment follows a search and selection process managed by an external independent recruitment consultancy.

Ms Wells has over 25 years' emerging and frontier markets experience as a long-term investor and governance specialist. She spent 13 years with the Capital Group as a portfolio manager and analyst with a focus on global emerging markets. Prior to that she was a portfolio manager at Invesco Asset Management investing in public and private equity. She was previously a member of the board of Eastnine AB and is currently a non-executive director of Hansa Investment Company Limited and Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities plc as well as unlisted SICAVs in Luxembourg, managed by abrdn and M&G. She has an MBA from INSEAD.

As at the date of this announcement Ms Wells has no interests in the shares of the Company.

There are no further details required to be disclosed pursuant to section 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules.

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:

ICM Investment Management Limited                                 [phone]

Charles Jillings / Alastair Moreton

Montfort Communications

Gay Collins, Pippa Bailey                                                       [phone]

[e-mail]

 

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