JPMorgan Elect plc announced that Alan Hodson, a non-executive director of the company, was appointed a non-executive director with effect from April 30, 2013, of HarbourVest Global Private Equity Limited. Hodson is chairman of Blackrock Commodities Income Investment Trust and a director at JP Morgan Elect. He was previously global head of equities at Rowe and Pitman, and a member of UBS Investment Bank's executive committee.