BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust announces Katrina Hart to its Board as Non-Executive Director

– UK, London –  BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust Plc (LON: BRFI) today announced the appointment of Mrs Katrina Hart as a non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 October 2019. Mrs Hart will also serve as a member of the Company’s Audit & Management Engagement Committee.

Mrs Hart spent her executive career in investment banking, advising, analysing and commentating on a broad range of businesses. Initially working in corporate finance at ING Barings and Hawkpoint Partners, she then moved into equities research at HSBC, covering the General Financials sector. Latterly, Katrina headed up the Financials research teams at Bridgewell Group plc and Canaccord Genuity, specialising in wealth and asset managers. Mrs Hart has been a non-executive director of Miton Group plc, an AIM-listed fund manager, since 2011. She is also a non-executive director of Polar Capital Global Financials Trust plc, Keystone Investment Trust plc and of AEW UK REIT plc.

Mrs Hart does not have any interest in the ordinary shares of the Company at the present time.

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