Directorate Change

RNS Number : 6001N

JPMorgan US Smaller Co. IT

01 October 2012

 



JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc

Directorate Change

The Board of JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Julia Le Blan as an independent non-executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.

Mrs Le Ban is a chartered accountant and has worked in the financial services industry for over 30 years. She retired from Deloitte in 2009 where she had been a tax partner since 1990. During that time she acted as tax adviser to international financial institutions, including clients in banking, securities and fund management and led the mergers and acquisitions function for financial services tax. She was also the firm's expert on the taxation of investment trust companies.  More recently, Mrs Le Blan did two terms on the Association of Investment Companies' technical committee. 

Mrs Le Blan holds a degree in Mathematics from Oxford University.

Mrs Le Blan is currently Chairman of the Audit Committee and Non-Executive Director of Investors Capital Trust plc and Impax Environmental Markets plc.

There is no further information to be disclosed under Listing Rule 9.6.13 R (2) to (6).

1st October 2012

For further information:

Lucy Dina

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited ......................... 020 7742 4000

 

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