Directorate Change
30/11/2023 12:12
For best results when printing this announcement, please click on link below: http://newsfile.refinitiv.com/getnewsfile/v1/story?guid=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20231130:nRSd2512Va&default-theme=true RNS Number : 2512V JPMorgan European Grwth & Inc PLC 30 November 2023 JPMORGAN EUROPEAN GROWTH & INCOME PLC (the 'Company') Board Succession Legal Entity Identifier: 549300D8SPJFHBDGXS57 Information disclosed in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.11 The Board is pleased to announce that with effect from 6(th) February 2024, it will appoint Andrew Robson as an independent Non-executive Director of the Company. The decision was made after a thorough selection process undertaken with the assistance of a third party independent search consultancy. Andrew Robson is a Chartered Accountant with extensive Board level experience in investment banking and industry. He is currently a Non-executive Director and Audit Chair of Aberdeen New India Investment Trust plc and Blackrock Energy and Resources Income Trust plc. As part of the Board's succession planning the intention is that Andrew Robson will be appointed as the Company's Audit Committee Chair when Jutta af Rosenborg, the current incumbent, retires at the Company's next Annual General Meeting, scheduled for 3(rd) July 2024. Andrew Robson does not currently hold any shares in the Company. No further information is required to be disclosed in respect of paragraphs 9.6.13 (2) - (6) of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules for Andrew Robson. Commenting on the appointment of Andrew Robson, Rita Dhut, the Company's Chair, said: "Andrew Robson is a highly experienced and well regarded Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Chair with extensive knowledge of investment trusts. He will make an excellent addition to the Board and be a capable Chair of the Audit Committee, benefitting from Jutta's experience during the handover period." JPMorgan Funds Limited Company Secretary 30th November 2023 For further information, please contact: Company Secretary JPMorgan Funds Limited 0800 20 40 20 This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com (mailto:rns@lseg.com) or visit www.rns.com (http://www.rns.com/) . RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy (https://www.lseg.com/privacy-and-cookie-policy) . END BOAWPGBUGUPWGPU