European Assets Tst - Directorate Change

European Assets Trust

19/05/2023 07:00

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RNS Number : 9457Z  European Assets Trust PLC  19 May 2023

 

19 May 2023

 

EUROPEAN ASSETS TRUST PLC

 

LEI: 213800N61H8P3Z4I8726

 

Directorate Changes

 

 

European Assets Trust PLC ("the Company") announces that as part of an orderly
succession plan, Kevin Troup has today been appointed to the Board and its
committees.

 

Kevin Troup is a qualified Chartered Accountant.  He has worked in the fund
management industry since 1995 with senior investment roles at Scottish Life,
Martin Currie and Standard Life Investments. He is now a non-executive
director at Baring Fund Managers Limited, TPI Fund Managers Limited and at
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC. His other appointments include Chair of the
Risk, Audit and Compliance Committee at the BT Pension Scheme Management
Limited and a charity Trustee at The Robertson Trust.

 

As announced previously, the Company's Chairman, Jack Perry, will retire from
the Board at the conclusion of the Company's 2024 Annual General Meeting.
Upon his retirement Stuart Paterson, the Chair of the Audit and Risk
Committee, who was appointed to the Board in July 2019, will become Chairman.

 

Following Jack Perry's retirement and Stuart Paterson's assumption of the
Chairmanship, Kevin Troup will be appointed Chair of the Company's Audit and
Risk Committee.

 

 

 

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:

 

 

Scott McEllen

For and on behalf of Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited,
Secretary

Telephone: 0131 573 8300

 

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