Jupiter US Smaller Companies appoints Stephen White to its Board as Non-Executive Director

– UK, Chelmsford –  Jupiter US Smaller Companies PLC (LON: JUS) today announced the appointment of Stephen White to its Board as a non-executive Director with effect from 1 October 2020.

Stephen is a non-executive director and chairman of the audit committees of BlackRock Frontiers Investment Trust plc and Aberdeen New India Investment Trust plc and a non-executive director of JP Morgan European Smaller Companies Trust plc and Polar Capital Technology Trust plc.

He qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PwC before starting a career in investment management. He has more than 35 years of investment experience, most notably as head of European equities at F&C Asset Management, where he was manager of F&C Eurotrust plc and deputy manager of the F&C Investment Trust plc, and as head of European and US equities at British Steel Pension Fund.

It is anticipated that Mr. White will take over full responsibility as chairman of the Company from Mr Grender with effect from the AGM in November 2021.

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