Edinburgh Investment Trust Plc - Directorate Change
PR Newswire
Appointment of New Director
The Board of The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc (the Company ) is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Edwardson as an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.
Patrick has 27 years of investment experience as a fund manager with Baillie Gifford, where he was a Partner and Head of the Multi-Asset Team before his recent retirement. Mr Edwardson is also a Non-Executive Director of JP Morgan Multi-Asset Trust plc.
Glen Suarez, Chairman of the Company, said: On behalf of all the Directors, we are delighted that Patrick has agreed to join the Board; we welcome him and very much look forward to working with him. Along with his knowledge of the UK equity market and deep knowledge of investment companies, Patrick brings extensive experience of income investing from his role as the Fund Manager of the Scottish American Investment Company from 2004 to 201