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AVI Japan Opportunity TrustAnnouncement

13/02/2025 07:00

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RNS Number : 9196W  AVI Japan Opportunity Trust PLC  13 February 2025

AVI Japan Opportunity Trust plc

 

 

Appointment of Non-Executive Directors

 

In accordance with UKLR 6.4.6R, AVI Japan Opportunity Trust plc ("the
Company") is pleased to announce the appointments of Andrew Rose and Thomas
(Tom) Yoritaka to its Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors, effective
12 February 2025.  These appointments follow a search and selection process
managed by an external independent recruitment consultancy.

 

Andrew has over 38 years' experience specialising in Japanese equities and
held various senior roles at Schroder Investment Management, where he spent 11
years working in Tokyo over three separate secondments and was involved in a
number of research and fund management responsibilities across the market
capitalisation spectrum. Following retirement from full-time fund management,
Andrew served as a Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit and
Supervisory Committee at Uhuru Corporation, Tokyo for three years. Andrew is
fluent in spoken and written Japanese.

Tom is a seasoned venture capital investor, software executive, and board
member with over 30 years of experience in the technology industry across the
UK, North America, and Japan. He specialises in investing in early-stage
technology and science-backed startups, collaborating closely with founders
and co-investors, including leading venture capital funds and C-suite
executives of multinational companies. Tom is also a member of the Board of
Trustees at SOAS University of London and serves on various technology
industry boards in the UK.

Tom held executive roles in software product and corporate development at
Cisco Systems, Yahoo!, and Microsoft in the US. He also served as a strategy
consultant at The Boston Consulting Group in the US and Japan.

Norman Crighton, the Chairman of the Company, commented, "I am delighted to
welcome both Andrew and Tom to the Board of AJOT. They each bring an
impressive breadth and depth of Japanese equities experience to the Board
which will help to guide the Company as we execute our strategy and deliver
further value to our shareholders".

 

The Company confirms that there are no matters which are required to be
disclosed pursuant to UKLR 6.4.8R.

 

 

MUFG Corporate Governance Limited

Secretary

 

13 February 2025

 

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