The Board of Jupiter US Smaller Companies PLC announced the appointment of Mr. Stephen White as a non-executive Director and Member of the Audit & Management Engagement Committee of the company with effect from 1 October 2020. Stephen is a non-executive director and chairman of the audit committees of BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc and Aberdeen New India Investment Trust plc and a non-executive director of JP Morgan European Smaller Companies Trust plc and Polar Capital Technology Trust plc. It is anticipated that Mr. White will take over full responsibility as chairman of the Company from Mr. Grender with effect from the AGM in November 2021.