The Board of JPMorgan Japanese Investment Trust plc announced the appointment of Stephen Cohen and Dr. George Olcott as non-executive Directors of the Company with effect from the close of the Company's Annual General Meeting on 20th December 2016. Stephen has been closely involved with equity investment in Japan since 1984, and lived there for seven years. He set up two asset management businesses in Japan and managed Japanese equity portfolios directly for around ten years. George has extensive business and investment experience in Japan. He has spent more than 25 years in Japan and speaks the language fluently.