The board of JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust plc announced the appointment of Yoko Dochi as a non-executive director of the company with immediate effect. Ms. Dochi held positions of Managing Director, Global Head of Investor Relations at SoftBank Group Corp. (2018-2020) and General Manager, Head of Global Treasury & Investor Relations at Toyota Motor Europe (2001-2018). She is also a former investment banker at World Bank and the Bank of Tokyo (now Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group).