Last checked at 2 Dec 2022 07:00
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT
JPMORGAN ASIA GROWTH & INCOME PLC
(the 'Company')
APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS
Legal Entity Identifier: 5493006R74BNJSJKCB17
Information disclosed in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.11(1)
The Board of JPMorgan Asia Growth & Income plc is pleased to announce the appointments of Diana Choyleva and Kathryn Matthews as Non-Executive Directors of the Company with effect from 1st March 2023 and 1st June 2023 respectively.
Diana Choyleva is a leading expert on China's economy and politics. She is Chief Economist at Enodo Economics, an independent macroeconomic and political forecasting company she set up in 2016.
For 16 years prior she worked at Lombard Street Research ('LSR'), most recently as their chief economist and head of research. She joined LSR after completing her master's degree in economics in 2000, and over the years has covered a wide range of developing and developed economies. Diana became a Director of LSR in 2005 and headed the firm's UK service from then until 2009. Between 2009 and 2013 she was based in Hong Kong overseeing LSR's expansion in Asia. Between 2015-2018 she was a Trustee on the Board of Cardboard Citizens.
Ms Choyleva does not own any shares in the Company.
Kathryn Matthews brings extensive experience in the financial sector, with a focus on investment and risk management.
Previously, Ms Matthews worked for Fidelity International where she was Chief Investment Officer, Asia Pacific (ex-Japan). Prior to that she held senior appointments with William M Mercer, AXA Investment Managers, Santander Global Advisers Inc. and Baring Asset Management. She has also previously been on the Board of Directors for a number of investment companies including Fidelity Asian Values and JPMorgan Chinese Investment Trust. She was also on the Board of Trustees for The Nuffield Trust.
Ms Matthews is currently a non-executive director of the Vietnam Opportunities Fund plc, Barclays Bank UK plc., the Australian investment management company Pendal Group plc, and its UK based subsidiary company J O Hambro Capital Management Holdings Ltd. She is also a non-executive director of British International Development, the UK's development finance institution which aim to support companies that help developing and emerging countries grow.
Ms Matthews does not own any shares in the Company.
No further information is to be disclosed in respect of paragraphs 9.6.13(2) - (6) of the UKLA Listing Rules for Ms Choyleva or Ms Matthews.
2nd December 2022
For further information, please contact:
Alison Vincent
JPMorgan Funds Limited - Company Secretary
Telephone 0207 742 4000