The Board of F&C Investment Trust PLC announced the appointment of Tom Joy as an independent non-executive Director which will take effect on 1 January 2021. Tom is Chief Investment Officer of the Church Commissioners for England, which is responsible for managing the endowment portfolio of the Church of England. He is also a non-executive director of Guy's and St Thomas' Charity and chairs its Investment Committee. Tom began his career as a graduate trainee at Royal Sun Alliance Investment Management. He then joined Schroders and held a variety of different roles culminating in becoming Head of Investment - Multi-Manager. He then joined RMB Asset Management where he was Chief Investment Officer until October 2009.