The Board of Witan Investment Trust plc announced that Andrew Ross has been appointed as a non-executive director of the company with effect from 2 May 2019.  It is intended that he should be appointed as Chairman of the company with effect from the Annual General Meeting to be held in 2020. Andrew Ross is Vice Chairman of Wealth Management at Schroders, having stepped down as Global Head of Wealth Management for Schroders at the end of 2018.