The board of Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Limited announced that Dr. Geng Xiao will resign from his position as non-executive Director with effect from 30th October 2013. The board also announced the proposed appointment of Mr. Sujit Banerji as a non-executive Director effective from the Fund's forthcoming Annual General Meeting on 31st October 2013, subject to shareholder approval. Sujit Banerji acts as an independent advisor on corporate strategy to a number of companies in the finance, and finance-related technology, sectors globally.