Appointment of New Co-Manager

RNS Number : 4281V

JPMorgan Glb Emerging Mkts Inc Tst

07 August 2015

 

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT

JPMORGAN GLOBAL EMERGING MARKETS INCOME TRUST PLC (the 'Company')

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT TEAM

APPOINTMENT OF NEW CO-MANAGER

The Board of JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Investment Trust plc (JEMI.LN) announces the addition of Amit Mehta to the Company's investment management team with immediate effect. The Company is currently managed by Omar Negyal and Richard Titherington, who are part of J.P.Morgan Asset Management's Emerging Markets & Asia Pacific Equities team, which has members in offices across the globe. Mr Titherington, who is relocating to JPMorgan's Hong Kong office, will continue to manage the portfolio alongside Mr Negyal, while Mr Mehta, who is based in London, will provide additional support to the existing portfolio management team.

Amit Mehta's biography:                           

Amit Mehta is a portfolio manager responsible for Global Emerging Markets portfolios based in London. An employee since 2011, Amit previously worked at Prusik Investment Management (2009-2011) and Atlantis Investment Management (2007-2009) where he was an Asian equities Analyst and Portfolio Manager.  Prior to that he was a Global Emerging Markets Analyst at Aviva Investors (2004-2007) and an Investment Consultant at Mercer Investment Consulting (2000-2004). Amit obtained a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics from Kings College London. He is a holder of the CFA designation.

7th August 2015

For further information, please contact:

James Glover

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Funds Limited - Client Director

020 7742 4000

Alison Vincent

For and on behalf of

JPMorgan Funds Limited - Secretary

020 7742 4000

 

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