Schroder Oriental Income Fund Limited announced the appointment of Kate Cornish-Bowden as an independent non-executive director of the company. Ms Cornish-Bowden has also been appointed a member of the Audit and Risk, Nomination and Management Engagement committees. Ms Cornish-Bowden worked for 12 years as a fund manager for Morgan Stanley Investment Management, where she was managing director and head of the global equity team. Ms Cornish-Bowden's appointment is effective 20 December 2018.