Board Appointment

RNS Number : 7859P

Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc

29 October 2012

 



EDINBURGH DRAGON TRUST PLC ('DRAGON')

Board Appointment

The Board of Edinburgh Dragon Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of Kathryn Langridge as an independent non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 29 October 2012. 

Kathryn Langridge has 30 years' experience in the investment industry.  She is currently fund management director at Jupiter Asset Management responsible for running the Jupiter Global Emerging Markets Fund. She was previously the Head of the Global Emerging Markets team at Lloyd George Management, where she was responsible for developing investment strategy and managing equity portfolios across a range of emerging markets. Prior to this, she worked at INVESCO Perpetual for 17 years, where she was Head of International Equity Products and had responsibility for asset allocation and strategy for portfolios including emerging markets. She began her investment career in Asia with Jardine Fleming. 

Ms Langridge currently has no beneficial interests in the shares of the Company.

There are no disclosures required under Section 9.6.13 (2) to (6) of the Financial Services Authority Listing Rules.

For Edinburgh Dragon Trust plc

Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited, SECRETARY

29 October 2012

 

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