The Board of The City of London Investment Trust plc announced the appointment of Mrs. Samantha Wren as a non-executive Director with effect from 1 September 2015. Mrs. Wren is Chief Operating Officer of ICAP Plc's Global Broking division and is responsible for finance, operations and business risk and control. Since 2009, she has served in a variety of senior finance roles at ICAP including Group Treasurer.

She is a member of the group's finance and operating committees and a non-executive director of CIMD SA. Prior to ICAP, she held senior finance roles at the gaming group, The Rank Group Plc, latterly as Director of Corporate Finance where she was also a director of the Rank Pension Plan Trustee Limited.