Directorate Change

RNS Number : 9471U

Herald Investment Trust PLC

18 July 2018

 

Herald Investment Trust plc

Appointment of Ian Russell as a non-executive director

Herald Investment Trust plc is pleased to announce that Ian Russell has been appointed as a non-executive director of the Company with effect from 1 August 2018.

Ian Russell qualified as a chartered accountant with Thomson McLintock, moving on to work in a number of finance roles in industry and banking. He joined Scottish Power plc in 1994, initially as Finance Director, becoming CEO in 2001, a role he held until 2006.

Since then, Ian has concentrated on non-executive roles. Currently he is Chairman of HICL Infrastructure Company Limited and a non-executive director of Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust plc and of Mercantile Investment Trust plc. He is also Chair of the Scottish Futures Trust Limited, an independent company established by the Scottish Government with a responsibility for delivering value for money across public sector infrastructure investment.

During the past five years, Ian Russell was a non-executive director of the following publicly listed companies: British Polythene plc (until 2016) and Johnston Press plc (until 2016).

He has also previously held a number of other roles in unlisted companies and charitable organisations across a variety of sectors.

There is no other information required to be disclosed under section 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules in respect of Ian Russell.

Law Debenture Corporate Services Limited

Company Secretary

Contact:          Ian Bowden    020 7696 5285

Herald Investment Trust plc is registered in England at 10-11 Charterhouse Square, London, EC1M 6EE, company registration number 2879728

 

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