Quilter plc appointed Chris Samuel as an independent Non-executive Director, with effect from July 01, 2021. Chris has considerable experience in financial services, particularly in the areas of investment and asset management. He is an experienced Chair and Non-executive Director. Chris is Chair of Quilter Financial Planning Limited, the Quilter Group's financial advice arm. He also chairs BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc and JP Morgan Japanese Investment Trust plc and is a Non-executive Director of Alliance Trust PLC and UIL Limited. Prior to this, Chris held Board-level positions at a number of asset management businesses including Gartmore, Hill Samuel Asset Management and Cambridge Place Investment Management. Before his move into asset management in 1995, Chris spent 10 years with a US Investment Bank, Prudential-Bache. He began his career with KPMG in 1980 where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant.