Jo was appointed to the Board on 11 February 2015 and she is also chairman of the audit and management engagement committee. She has substantial investment trust board experience and is currently a non-executive director of Ventus VCT PLC as well as a non-executive director and chair of the audit committees of Strategic Equity Capital PLC, BB Healthcare Trust PLC and Alliance Trust PLC. She is also chairman of JPMorgan European Growth & Income PLC.