The board of JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income Trust plc announced its intention to appoint Mark Edwards as a non-executive director of the company with effect from 1 February 2018. Mark Edwards has over 30 years’ experience in the asset management industry with over 20 years as a Portfolio Manager in the Emerging Markets sector. He spent most of his career with T. Rowe Price specializing in Asian equities, based in London and Hong Kong before his retirement in 2015.