The Board of Aberdeen New India Investment Trust PLC (the Company) announced the appointment of Andrew Robson as an independent non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 August 2022. Andrew was appointed following a search conducted by an independent recruitment consultancy. Andrew is a Chartered Accountant, with a background in investment banking and as a finance director.

Andrew is a non-executive director of both BlackRock Energy and Resources Income Trust PLC and Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust PLC (formerly Witan Pacific Investment Trust plc). Andrew was a director of Robert Fleming & Co Limited and SG Hambros and finance director at eFinancialGroup Limited and the National Gallery. In the last five years, Andrew has been a non-executive director of JP Morgan Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc, Shires Income plc and Mobeus Income & Growth 4 PLC.

Andrew is also a former non-executive director of British Empire Securities & General Trust plc.