The Board of Albion Venture Capital Trust PLC announced that, following a formal selection process, Richard Wilson has been appointed to the Board as a non-executive director with effect from 1 May 2020. Richard is highly experienced in the asset management sector and was CEO of BMO Global Asset Management and previously CEO of F&C Asset Management plc, where he led the company's acquisition by BMO Financial Group and subsequent integration into BMO Global Asset Management. Richard began his asset management career in 1988 as a U.K. equity manager with HSBC Asset Management. He then joined Deutsche Asset Management, where he rose to managing director, global equities. From Deutsche, Richard moved to Gartmore Investment Management in 2003 as head of international equity investments before joining F&C in 2004.