The Board of Keystone Investment Trust plc announced that Mrs. Beatrice Hollond will step down as Chairman and non-executive Director of the Company at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 22 January 2019. Mrs. Hollond joined the Board in September 2003 and became Chairman of the Board and Nomination Committee in December 2010. The Board announced that Mrs. Karen Brade, who became a non-executive Director of the Company on 18 January 2018, will become Chairman of the Company and Chairman of the Nomination Committee following the conclusion of the AGM. Mrs. Brade has over 25 years of investment experience in a range of sectors and markets, and is an experienced non-executive director. Since 2005, she has been an adviser to hedge funds, family offices and private equity houses. Mrs. Brade is currently Chairman of Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust plc. She is also a non-executive director of Augmentum Fintech plc and Crown Place VCT plc. She is an external member of Albion Capital's Investment Committee.