Shaftesbury PLC announced that Helena Coles will join the Board as a non-executive director and member of the Audit, Nomination and Remuneration Committees on 1 July 2021. Helena has over 30 years' experience in emerging markets and Asian equity investment, which included co-founding a specialist investment boutique part-owned by State Street Global Advisors. In addition, she has held roles with Fidelity International and the Bank of England, focussing on ESG and banking supervision, respectively. Helena is a non-executive director of JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust Plc and Independent Investment Advisor to the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.