The Board of JPMorgan Asian Investment Trust plc announced the appointment of Bronwyn Curtis OBE as a non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1st September 2013. Ms. Curtis is an experienced global financial economist who has held senior executive positions in both the financial and media sectors. Ms. Curtis held several positions at HSBC Bank plc including Head of Global Research, Executive Editor and Senior Adviser to the Head of Global Banking & Markets.

Her prior positions include Head of European Broadcasting at Bloomberg LP, Chief Economist for Nomura International, and Global Head of Foreign Exchange and Fixed Income Strategy at Deutsche Bank.