BlackRock Income Directorate Change

 
TIDMBRIG 
 
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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October 25, 2019 04:09 ET (08:09 GMT)