The Board of JPMorgan Claverhouse Investment Trust plc announced the appointment of Andrew Sutch as a non-executive Director of the company with effect from April 1, 2013. Mr. Sutch is a partner in Stephenson Harwood LLP, where he is a corporate lawyer with particular experience in investment funds and financial services law and was the firm's senior partner for 10 years. He is also a director of Jupiter European Opportunities Trust plc and a council member of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art .