Directorate Change

RNS Number : 1552T

Standard Life Equity Income Tst PLC

01 October 2014

 

Standard Life Equity Income Trust PLC

Appointment of New Director

Standard Life Equity Income Trust PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeremy Tigue as an independent non-executive Director to the Board, with effect from 1 October 2014.

Mr Tigue is the Chairman of BACIT Limited (Battle against Cancer Investment Trust), and is a non-executive Director of Graphite Enterprise Trust PLC, The Mercantile Investment Trust plc and The Monks Investment Trust PLC.

He was the Fund Manager of Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust PLC from 1997 to June 2014.

Mr Tigue was a Director of the Association of Investment Companies ("AIC") from 2003 to 2013.  During his time at the AIC, he was Deputy Chairman and Member of the Audit Committee 2006-2010, Chairman of the Remuneration Committee 2007-2012 and Chairman of the Institutional Shareholders' Committee from 2006-2008.

Mr Tigue currently has no beneficial interest in the shares of the Company.

There are no other disclosures required under Section 9.6.13 (1) to (6) of the Listing Rules.

 

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