ATLANTA, March 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Invesco Ltd. today
announced that Sir Nigel Sheinwald
has been nominated to serve as a member of the Board of
Directors. Invesco's shareholders will have the opportunity
to vote on Sir Nigel's nomination, along with certain other
continuing directors standing for re-election, at Invesco's Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to occur on May 14, 2015.
Sir Nigel was the British Ambassador to the United States from 2007 to 2012, before
retiring from Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service, where he served for
more than 35 years. Sir Nigel would commence service on the
Board immediately following the upcoming Annual General Meeting if
elected by Invesco's shareholders.
"We are extremely pleased Sir Nigel has agreed to serve on the
Invesco Board of Directors," said Invesco Chairman of the Board,
Ben Johnson. "He will bring a
unique global and governmental perspective to the Board's
deliberations through his extensive experience leading key
international negotiations and policy initiatives."
"Sir Nigel's experience in the British Government will be an
invaluable resource for advising the Board with respect to the many
challenges and opportunities relating to regulatory affairs and
government relations," added Johnson. "He brings a unique set
of skills and experience which will be complimentary to that of our
current Board members."
With the addition of Sir Nigel, the Board would remain at nine
members due to the planned retirement of J.
Thomas Presby upon the conclusion of the upcoming Annual
General Meeting. Sir Nigel would also join the Audit,
Compensation, and Nomination and Corporate Governance committees of
the Board of Directors.
Prior to his service as British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Nigel served as Foreign
Policy and Defence Adviser to the Prime Minister. Before
that, he served as British Ambassador and Permanent Representative
to the European Union in Brussels
from 2000 to 2003. Sir Nigel joined the Diplomatic Service in
1976 and served in Brussels,
Washington, Moscow, and in a wide range of policy roles in
London. In 2014, Sir Nigel was appointed by the Prime
Minister as Special Envoy on intelligence and law enforcement data
sharing to lead the effort to improve access to and sharing of law
enforcement and intelligence data across international
jurisdictions. Sir Nigel also serves on the Board of
Directors of Royal Dutch Shell plc
and is a member of the Corporate and Social Responsibility
Committee. He is a senior advisor to the Universal Music
Group, a non-executive director of the Innovia Group and a visiting
professor and member of the Council at King's College,
London. Additionally, he serves on the Advisory Boards of the
Ditchley Foundation, BritishAmerican Business, Business for New
Europe and the Campaign for British Influence in Europe. Sir Nigel is an Honorary Bencher
of the Middle Temple. He received his M.A. degree from Balliol
College, University of Oxford, where he
is now an Honorary Fellow.
About Invesco Ltd.
Invesco Ltd. is a leading independent global investment management
firm, dedicated to helping investors worldwide achieve their
financial objectives. By delivering the combined power of our
distinctive investment management capabilities, Invesco provides a
wide range of investment strategies and vehicles to our retail,
institutional and high net worth clients around the world.
Operating in more than 20 countries, the firm is listed on the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol IVZ. Additional information is
available at www.invesco.com
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Invesco
Ltd. intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") a definitive proxy statement in connection with the
election of certain nominees as directors and certain other matters
to be considered by the shareholders of Invesco at its 2015 annual
general meeting of shareholders. When completed, the definitive
proxy statement will be sent or made available to the shareholders
of Invesco Ltd. of record on March
16, 2015 and will contain important information about
the proposed nominees for election as directors and the other
matters to be considered at the 2015 annual general meeting of
shareholders. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, SHAREHOLDERS ARE
URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY
BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED
NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS DIRECTORS AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS TO BE
CONSIDERED AT THE 2015 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS. This
press release does not constitute a solicitation of any vote or
approval.
Investors will be able to obtain these documents free of charge
at the SEC's Web site (www.sec.gov) or at Invesco's website
(http://ir.invesco.com). In addition, documents filed with the SEC
by Invesco Ltd. will be available free of charge from Invesco Ltd.
by contacting the Corporate Secretary at
company.secretary@invesco.com or by writing Invesco Ltd., Attn:
Office of the Secretary, 1555 Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 30309.
Participants in the Solicitation
The directors,
nominees for election as director and executive officers of Invesco
Ltd. may be deemed "participants" in the solicitation of proxies
from shareholders of Invesco in connection with the matters to be
considered at the 2015 annual general meeting of shareholders.
Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the
SEC, be considered participants in the solicitation of the
shareholders of Invesco in connection with such matters will be set
forth in the definitive proxy statement to be filed with the SEC.
In addition, you can find information about Invesco's executive
officers and directors in its definitive proxy statement filed with
the SEC on March 31, 2014.
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