Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust announces Claire Boyle to its Board as Independent Director

– UK, Aberdeen – Aberdeen Japan Investment Trust PLC (LON:AJIT) today announced the appointment of Claire Boyle as an independent non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1 February 2019.

Claire qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand in 1993 and has over 13 years’ experience working in equity investment management running portfolios over a wide range of sectors for international corporate, Government, State and retail clients, including unit and investment trusts.

She was a Partner at Oxburgh Partners LLP with responsibility for their European Equity Hedge Fund. Prior to that she was a European Equity Fund Manager at American Express Asset Management, where her role included both portfolio management and business development. She started her investment career with Robert Fleming Investment Management.

For more information : http://www.aberdeenjapan.co.uk/itjapan/

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