Directorate Change

RNS Number : 9470Y

Montanaro European Smaller C.TstPLC

14 September 2020

 

Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust Plc

( the "Company")

LEI: 213800CWSC5B8BG3RS21

Directorate Change

The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Gordon Neilly as a non-executive director of the Company, with effect from 21 September 2020. Mr Neilly has also been appointed as a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committees from this date.

Mr Neilly is currently a non-executive director of Personal Assets Trust plc. Mr Neilly was until the end of August 2020, Chief of Staff at Standard Life Aberdeen, prior to which he was Global Head of Strategy at Aberdeen Standard Investments and was responsible for developing the group's strategy and overseeing its implementation as well as overseeing all corporate activity for the Group and its closed end fund business. He joined Aberdeen in 2016 from Cantor Fitzgerald where he held the position of Joint CEO.

There is no information concerning Mr Neilly that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R (2) to (6) inclusive and the Board considers him to be independent on appointment in accordance with the AIC Code of Corporate Governance.

Georgina Gearing-Bell

Link Company Matters Limited

Company Secretary

T: 020 7954 9531

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