The Board of The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc announced the appointment of Elisabeth Stheeman as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 23 May 2019. Mrs. Stheeman is currently an external member of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) and Financial Markets Infrastructure (FMI) board of the Bank of England. She is a member of the supervisory board and audit committee for Korian SA in France and a member of the supervisory board for Aareal Bank AG in Germany. She is also a member of Court and Council at The London School of Economics and a member of Council of the German British Chamber of Industry and Commerce. The Board of The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc announces that Sir Nigel Wicks, Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director, will retire from the Board of the Company with effect from the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. Upon Sir Nigel's retirement, Victoria Hastings will be appointed as Senior Independent Director.