Investment team

Andrew Bell was appointed a Director and Chief Executive Officer from February 2010. He is responsible for the overall management of Witan. He is also Chief Executive of Witan investment Services Limited and a non-executive Director of Diverse Income Trust plc. Previously he worked at Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited as Head of Research and as an Equity Strategist and Co-Head of the Investment Trusts team at BZW and Credit Suisse First Boston. Prior to the City, he worked for Shell in Oman, leaving to take a Sloan Fellowship at the London Business School. Past appointments include as a non-Executive Director of Henderson High Income Trust plc (2004-18), Chairman of Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust plc (2015-18) and Chairman of the Association of Investment Companies (2011-13).

- Chief Executive of Witan Investment Services.

James Hart was appointed as Investment Director of Witan Investment Trust plc in April 2015. Previously he worked at Cayenne Asset Management Ltd as a Portfolio Manager specialising in listed investment companies and as an emerging market specialist and Head of Funds at Bank Julius Bar (London) Ltd. Prior to investment management, he worked in institutional sales and as a Research Analyst at a boutique stockbroker.