14 Jan 2019 15:00
Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust PLC (the "Company")
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 5493007LN4380BLNLM64
14 January 2019
Director changes
The Board of Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Claire Boyle as an independent non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1 February 2019.
Claire qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand in 1993 and has over 13 years' experience working in equity investment management running portfolios over a wide range of sectors for international corporate, Government, State and retail clients, including unit and investment trusts.
She was a Partner at Oxburgh Partners LLP with responsibility for their European Equity Hedge Fund. Prior to that she was a European Equity Fund Manager at American Express Asset Management, where her role included both portfolio management and business development. She started her investment career with Robert Fleming Investment Management.
There are no disclosures required under Section 9.6.13 (2) to (6) of the Financial Conduct Authority Listing Rules.
For further information, please contact:
Valerie MacKenzie
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC
0131 528 4000