Schroder Investment Management Limited 31 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QA Telephone +44 (0)20 7658 6000 Fax +44 (0)20 7658 6965 www.schroders.com Press Release Schroders announce key Global Equities Industrials hire UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 00.01 Monday 16th March 2015 Schroders is pleased to announce the appointment of Dan McFetrich as a Global Sector Specialist within the Global & International Equities Team. Dan will join the firm in April and will be based in London. He will assume global sector responsibility for industrials maximising his 14 years as an equity analyst, most recently at Fidelity Worldwide Investment where he had worked since 2008 as Senior Industrials Analyst. Prior to this he held roles at Dresdner Kleinwort and Nomura Asset Management. Dan is a CFA charterholder and a qualified Chartered Accountant (ACA). Dan will work alongside the team’s established group of seven Global Sector Specialists who provide global sector perspective and stock recommendations to the team’s portfolio managers. He will report to Simon Webber, Lead Portfolio Manager for Schroders’ Global & International Equities Team along with the team’s other Global Sector Specialists. This hire follows the appointment of Alex Tedder, who returned to Schroders as Head of Global & International Equities in July 2014. As part of his role Alex will focus on expanding the team to create a world-class fundamental global equity capability at the firm. Simon Webber, Lead Portfolio Manager for Schroders’ Global & International Equities team, comments: “Dan brings with him broad and detailed knowledge of the industrials and related sectors and has demonstrated an ability to consistently identify strong stock ideas within the sector. His investment style and approach is aligned entirely with that of the Team and we are confident he will contribute significantly to the performance generation of the team”. Schroders plc Registered office at above address Reg. 3909886 England 1 For your security, communications may be taped or monitored Schroder Investment Management Limited 31 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QA Telephone +44 (0)20 7658 6000 Fax +44 (0)20 7658 6965 www.schroders.com Alex Tedder, Head of Global & International Equities at Schroders, comments: “Dan is a key hire for our team, he has a vast amount of experience within the industry and is an excellent fit with our existing Global Equities team. Global Equities continues to be a priority growth area for Schroders, we have built a strong team to enhance our offering and deliver performance for our clients over the long term. We will be looking to make additional hires in the near term to further enhance the capabilities of the team and strengthen our offering to clients.” Ends For further information, please contact: Estelle Bibby, Senior PR Manager Tel: +44 (0)20 7658 3431/ estelle.bibby@schroders.com Charlotte Banks, PR Manager Tel: +44 (0)20 7658 2589/ charlotte.banks@schroders.com Notes to Editors For trade press only. To view the latest press releases from Schroders visit: http://ir.schroders.com/media Schroders is a global asset management company with £300.0 billion (EUR386.6 billion/$467.8 billion) under management as at 31 December 2014. Our clients are major financial institutions including pension funds, banks and insurance companies, local and public authorities, governments, charities, high net worth individuals and retail investors. With one of the largest networks of offices of any dedicated asset management company, we operate from 37 offices in 27 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. Schroders has developed under stable ownership for over 200 years and long-term thinking governs our approach to investing, building client relationships and growing our business. Further information about Schroders can be found at www.schroders.com. Issued by Schroder Investment Management Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. For regular updates by e-mail please register online at www.schroders.com for our alerting service. Schroders plc Registered office at above address Reg. 3909886 England 2 For your security, communications may be taped or monitored