The Board of BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc announced the appointment of Merryn Somerset Webb as a Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 24 March 2021. Ms Somerset Webb will also serve as a member of the Company’s Audit, Nomination, Remuneration & Management Engagement Committees. Ms Somerset Webb is the Editor-in-Chief of MoneyWeek, the UK personal finance magazine and writes extensively on financial matters and features regularly on radio and television. She is also currently a Non-executive Director of Murray Income Investment Trust plc, Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon plc and Netwealth Investments Limited. She was formerly a Non-executive Director of Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust plc.