Templeton Emerging Markets IT announces David Graham to its Board as upcoming Non-Executive Director

– UK, Edinburgh – Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust PLC (LSE:TEM), announces that the Board has appointed David Graham as a non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1st September 2016.

About David Graham

A Chartered Accountant by training (PwC) whose career has been in investment management, firstly as an Asian fund manager with Lazards and then building businesses, establishing offices and managing client relationships across Japan, Asia Pacific, UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa for BlackRock and predecessor firms (Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and Mercury Asset Management). He has been the Representative Director in domestic, joint venture, fund management companies in India, China, Thailand and Taiwan. Most recently, until his retirement in March 2016, he led the Family Offices, Charities & Endowments business of BlackRock in EMEA.

Born in Japan and brought up in Hong Kong, Australia and Thailand, David has worked in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney.

David is an advisor to BlackRock in Asia Pacific and is one of BlackRock’s nominated Directors on the Board of DSP BlackRock, a fund management joint venture in India.

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