The Board of The Edinburgh Investment Trust plc announced the appointment of Aidan Lisser as an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 27 May 2022. Aidan has considerable experience as an investment trust non-executive director and has a background specifically in asset and wealth management retail marketing. Aidan is currently a non-executive director of JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets where he is Chair-designate, Henderson International Income Trust and Chapter Zero, an organisation to assist non-executive directors with the impact of climate change.

He is also a member of the AIC's Marketing Committee.