European Assets Trust PLC announced that as part of the Board's plan to ensure an orderly succession as Directors retire, a search company was commissioned to identify candidates for appointment as Director. Following a rigorous selection process, the Company announce that Pui Kei Yuen will be appointed to the Board with effect from 26 February 2021. Pui Kei Yuen has over 20 years' experience in the fund management and investment banking industries at Mercury Asset Management, UBS and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.