TEMIT has announced the appointment of Angus Macpherson as a non-executive Director of the Company, with effect from Friday 6 October 2023.
The intention is for MacPherson to take on the role of Chairman on 1 January 2024 and will work closely with the current Chairman Paul Manduca to ensure an effective handover of the role.
Macpherson commented “I am excited to be joining the Board of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust and look forward to working with the other members of the Board and the manager. I have a particular affection for the Company which was a trailblazer in investing in higher growth economies when I first started working in Asia. Paul Manduca has made an outstanding contribution during his tenure as Chairman which, with the help of the Board, I hope to build on.”
I am excited to be joining the Board of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust and look forward to working with the other members of the Board and the manager.”
Macpherson has extensive experience of investment trusts as a non-executive Director and Chairman. He.is chief executive of Noble and Company (UK) Limited, an independent boutique Scottish corporate finance business. Between 1995 and 2004 he was based in Singapore and Hong Kong, latterly as head of capital markets and financing for Merrill Lynch for Asia
Paul Manduca, Chairman, said “I am delighted that Angus has agreed to join the Board in October and succeed me as Chairman. He is a first-class choice and I wish both him and the Company the very best for the future.”
I am delighted that Angus has agreed to join the Board in October and succeed me as Chairman. He is a first-class choice and I wish both him and the Company the very best for the future.”
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