The Law Debenture Corporation p.l.c. announced that Maarten Slendebroek has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Corporation, with immediate effect. Maarten will succeed Tim Bond, who having completed nine years on the Board, will retire as a Non-Executive Director of the Corporation at the conclusion of its next Annual General Meeting. Maarten has an extensive background in strategic development and investment management in the financial services sector, including his previous roles as Distribution and Strategy Director and later CEO of Jupiter Fund Management plc and as Managing Director and Head of International Retail at BlackRock.

Maarten is currently a Non-Executive Director of Brooks Macdonald Group plc and Chair of the Supervisory Board at Robeco.During the five years immediately preceding the date of this announcement, Maarten was also a director of Jupiter Fund Management plc.