The Board of F&C Investment Trust PLC announced that Julie Tankard will join the Board as an independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee with effect from 1 August 2022. Mrs. Tankardreplaces Jeff Hewitt who retired from the Board at the conclusion of the 2022 AGM. Julie is the Chief Financial Officer and a Board member of the Port of London where, as well as finance, she is responsible for risk, procurement, legal and information technology.

She is also a pension trustee of a defined benefit scheme, working with investment advisors, the scheme actuary and pensions advisory committee. Julie is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants. She sits on the Industrial Development Advisory Board and previously chaired the audit committee of Leeds & York NHS Foundation Trust, prior to which she held various senior positions at BT plc.