7 May 2020 07:00
To: RNS
From: BMO UK High Income Trust PLC
Date: 7 May 2020
LEI: 213800B7D5D7RVZZPV45
BMO UK High Income Trust PLC ('the Company')
Directorate Changes
As part of its succession planning and following a formal recruitment process, the Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Helen Galbraith (nee Driver) and Mr Stephen Mitchell as non-executive Directors of the Company with effect from 6 May 2020.
Helen has over 20 years' experience in the Insurance and Asset Management industry as Head of Investor Relations at Aviva plc, Head of Global Equities at Aviva Investors and managing UK equities as Investment Director at Standard Life Investments. Helen is the founder of Moneyready, an online financial education platform for young people.
Helen currently owns 7,158 Ordinary shares in the Company.
Stephen has worked in investments for 40 years, most recently as a global equity specialist. He worked at Flemings then JPMorgan Asset Management and Private Bank for 24 years, subsequently at Caledonia Investment Trust running a global equity income fund and then Jupiter Asset Management. Latterly he also covered investment strategy and multi‑asset allocation.
Their appointments will be proposed to shareholders for election at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in July 2020.
There is no other information required to be disclosed pursuant to section 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules.
John Evans, Chairman of BMO UK High Income Trust PLC, commented:
'We are delighted to welcome both Helen and Stephen as Directors of the Company and given their experience believe both will make a significant contribution to the Board'.
For further information contact:
Ian Ridge Tel: 0131 718 1010
BMO Investment Business Limited
Company Secretary