Board/Management Information • Sep 22, 2025
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RNS Number : 0863A
Ecofin Global Utilities Inf Tst PLC
22 September 2025
22 September 2025
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust plc
(the "Company")
Appointment of New Director
Legal Entity Identifier: 2138005JQTYKU92QOF30
UKLR 6.4.8R of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules Sourcebook
The Board of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust plc is pleased to announce the appointment of David Benda BSC, FCA, as an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company, with effect from 1 November 2025.
David qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers & Lybrand in London. Since leaving Coopers and Lybrand in 1997, he has worked in various corporate broking roles, including for HSBC James Capel and Winterflood Securities where he focused on investment companies. Until this year, David was a Managing Director at Numis Securities Limited where he headed the corporate side of the listed fund team and co-headed the team overall. He has extensive experience on advising UK listed closed-ended funds and managing corporate transactions including fundraisings, reorganisations and restructurings.
David is a non-executive director of Albion Technology & General VCT PLC.
The Chairman of the Board, David Simpson, commented:
"My fellow Directors and I are delighted to welcome David Benda to the Board. He brings extensive experience and expertise in both the broking industry and the investment trust sector, which will complement and strengthen the skills and experience of the rest of the Board."
David has also been appointed to the Company's Audit Committee, Management Engagement Committee and Remuneration Committee. He will offer himself for appointment by the Company's shareholders at the next Annual General Meeting to be held in March 2026.
There is no further information to disclose in respect of paragraphs UKLR 6.4.8R of the Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rules Sourcebook.
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For further information please contact:
Administrator and Company Secretary
Frostrow Capital LLP
Email: [email protected]Tel: 020 3008 4910
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