BlackRock Income and Growth Investment Trust plc announced the appointment of Win Robbins as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 15 December 2020. Win is a non-executive Director of Henderson Diversified Income Trust plc and Polar Capital Holdings plc and a non-executive member of the Investment Committee of St. James Place Partnershipplc. Win is also an Independent Trustee of the Institute of Cancer Research Pension Fund. Win was a non-executive director on the Board of City Merchants High Yield Trust Limited until she retired in March 2019, having held that position since 2011.