Advance Frontier Markets Fund Ltd Directorate Change (4947P)

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RNS Number : 4947P

Advance Frontier Markets Fund Ltd

18 February 2016

Director Appointment

The Board of Advance Frontier Markets Fund Ltd ("the Company" or "AFMF") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs Lynne Duquemin as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 18 February 2016. Further information required to be disclosed under AIM Rules is detailed below.

Lynne Duquemin, (nee Roberts), aged 50, is a resident of Guernsey. She is a member of the CFA Society of the UK and holds the ASIP qualification, she is also a member of the CFA Institute, Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment and Chartered Wealth Manager. She has over 29 years of investment experience across the City of London and Guernsey and has extensive knowledge of investment management and advisory services. Lynne has recently completed the IOD Company Direction Programme passing both the Certificate and Diploma examinations. Lynne is a director of Asset Risk Consultants which provides investment consulting, manager research and performance reporting to private clients, charities, family offices, professional trustees and their trusted advisers. Of particular relevance to the Company is her background in manager selection and investment manager due diligence experience, as AFMF invests into Frontier Markets via both closed and open ended funds.

Lynne Duquemin directorships (current and other directorships within the previous five years) are as follows:

Current: Asset Risk Consultants Limited

Past five years: N/A

Mrs Duquemin is not currently beneficially interested in the issued share capital of the Company.

There is no further information required relating to Lynne Duquemin to be disclosed under paragraph (g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules.

Enquiries:

Aberdeen Emerging Capital Limited (investment manager to Advance Frontier Markets Fund Limited)

   Andrew Lister / Bernard Moody    Tel: [phone] 

Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser)

   Philip Secrett                 Tel: [phone] 

Numis Securities Limited (Nominated Broker)

   David Benda                Tel: [phone] 

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