BlackRock Income Directorate Change
October 25 2019 - 04:09AM
UK Regulatory
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BlackRock Income and Growth Investment Trust plc
("the Company")
(LEI:5493003YBY59H9EJLJ16)
Appointment of a Director
As part of its succession planning arrangements, the Company is pleased to
announce the appointment of Mr Graeme Proudfoot as a Non-executive Director of
the Company with effect from 1 November 2019. It is the Board's intention that
Mr Proudfoot will succeed Mr Cartwright as Chairman of the Board upon his
retirement at the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting to be
held on 12 March 2020.
Mr Proudfoot brings a wealth of asset management expertise and experience
having spent his executive career at Invesco, latterly as Managing Director,
EMEA and CEO of Invesco Pensions. Mr Proudfoot joined Invesco in 1992 as a
legal advisor and held various roles within the Invesco Group, including Group
Company Secretary of Invesco plc and General Counsel of Invesco Global, before
moving to take responsibility for a number of businesses in the UK including
Invesco's investment trust business which he led from 1999 until his retirement
from Invesco in 2019. Prior to joining Invesco, Mr Proudfoot began his career
at Wilde Sapte, Solicitors, practising as a corporate finance lawyer in London
and New York.
Mr Proudfoot does not have any interest in the ordinary shares of the Company
at the present time.
Mr Proudfoot was previously a Director of the following publicly listed
company: Invesco Markets III plc
There are no further details or disclosures required under Listing Rule 9.6.13R
(1) to (6) in respect of Mr Proudfoot.
Mr K Mayger
For and on behalf of
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Company Secretary
25 October 2019
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