Fidelity Japanese Values appointed Mami Mizutori and Dominic Ziegler to the Board as Non-Executive Directors

– UK, London – Fidelity Japanese Values Plc is pleased to announce the appointments of Mami Mizutori and Dominic Ziegler as non-executive Directors with effect from 17 November 2014.

They will also serve as members of the Management Engagement, Nominations and Audit Committees of the Board.

Mrs. Mizutori worked for the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs where her posts included Director of the Japan Information and Culture Center at the Embassy of Japan in London and Director for Financial Affairs for the Foreign Ministry of Japan in Tokyo. Mrs. Mizutori is Executive Director of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Culture and acts as a special advisor in Japanese studies to the University of East Anglia.

Mr. Ziegler currently holds the post of Asia Editor at The Economist in London. Mr. Ziegler has over 25 years’ experience in top-flight journalism and commentary, with a special expertise in East Asian affairs, particularly Japan, having previously served as The Economist’s Tokyo Bureau Chief.

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