Directorate Change

RNS Number : 8587U

Witan Investment Trust PLC

02 April 2019

 

WITAN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2 April 2019

Board Appointment

The Board of Witan Investment Trust plc ("the Company") is pleased to announce that Andrew Ross has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 2 May 2019.  It is intended that he should be appointed as Chairman of the Company with effect from the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2020.

Andrew Ross is Vice Chairman of Wealth Management at Schroders, having stepped down as Global Head of Wealth Management for Schroders at the end of 2018.  He was previously Chief Executive of Cazenove Capital Management, which was acquired by Schroders in 2013. Prior to that he was Chief Executive of HSBC Asset Management (Europe) Limited (between 1998 and 2001) and Managing Director of James Capel Investment Management which he joined in 1985.

There is no information concerning Mr Ross which is required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13 R of the Listing Rules.

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For further information please contact:

Tony Watson, Senior Independent Director

Witan Investment Trust plc

Tel: [phone]

 

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