Asian Total Return Investment Company plc announced the appointment of Caroline Hitch as a non-executive Director of the company, with effect from February 26, 2015. Ms. Hitch is Head of Wealth Portfolio Management (Retail) at HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd. and is responsible for multi asset portfolios including HSBC's retail World Selection range. Prior to this, she held several different investment roles including managing institutional global fixed income portfolios.