The Board of JPMorgan Emerging Europe Middle East & Africa Securities plc announced the appointment of Yulia Chekunaeva as an independent Non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1st July 2024. The appointment was made after a thorough selection process undertaken with the assistance of a third party independent search consultancy. Yulia Chekunaeva has extensive senior executive experience in the emerging markets industrials sectors at EN+ Group IPJSC London, Goldman Sachs London and Sberbank of Russia, CIB.

Shewas until 2022 a Non-executive Director of NordGold plc.