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