The Board of Polar Capital Technology Trust PLC announced the appointment of Ms. Maria Charlotta Ginman-Jones (known as Ms. Charlotta Ginman) as an Independent Non-executive Director with effect from February 2, 2015. Ms. Ginman qualified as a Chartered Account at Ernst & Young before spending a career in investment banking and commercial organizations, principally in technology related businesses. Ms. Ginman began her career at Ernst & Young joining in 1989, and was then appointed to a series of senior roles in investment banking with JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank and UBS both in London and Singapore.

Ms. Ginman has also held senior roles within the Nokia Corporation including acting as Chief Financial Officer of its luxury mobile phone division Vertu Corporation Limited. Until 21 August 2014 Ms. Ginman was a non-executive director of Wolfson Microelectronics plc. Ms. Ginman is a non-executive director of Kromek Group plc, where she is the current Chairman of the Audit Committee and is also a non-executive director of Pacific Assets Trust plc.