EP Global Opportunities Trust plc Recommends Final and Special Dividend, Payable on 24 May 2019; Announces Executive Changes
The company announced that Giles Weaver will be retiring from the Board at the Annual General Meeting on 24 April 2019. He became a Director of the Company in March 2011 when it merged with Anglo & Overseas plc, having served as a director of that company since its launch in 2005. Mr. Weaver became Chairman of the Audit and Management Engagement Committee of the Company in April 2014. Following the retirement of Giles Weaver from the Board, David Ross will become Chairman of the Audit and Management Engagement Committee. Following an extensive review process, in conjunction with an experienced independent external search consultancy, a number of potential candidates were interviewed and the Board welcomed Tom Walker as a new non-executive Director and member of the Audit and Management Engagement Committee, with effect from 1 April 2019. Tom Walker has recently retired as a portfolio manager from Martin Currie Investment Management Limited where latterly, he headed up their Global Long Term Unconstrained equity team. As part of his responsibilities, he managed an investment trust, Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust plc, as well as other global segregated portfolios. He joined Martin Currie in 1996, initially to lead their Pacific Basin investment team, subsequently moving to head their North America team.