Appointment of new Director

Scottish Oriental Smlr Co Tst PLC

08 December 2023

 

The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc

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Appointment of new Director

The Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Karen Roydon as a non-executive Director of the Company, with effect from 8 December 2023.

Karen, a CFA Charterholder, is an experienced investment manager.  She started her career at BlackRock and in 2006 moved to Genesis Investment Management, a long-only Emerging Markets equities specialist.  During her seventeen years as a Portfolio Manager at Genesis she focused primarily on investing in listed businesses in Asia across the full range of market capitalisations.  Since 2020 Karen has also chaired the GenEM Foundation, which funds sustainable, long-term income generation opportunities for marginalised communities in developing countries.

There are no other details or disclosures required under LR 9.6.13R of the Financial Conduct Authority Listing Rules.

Juniper Partners Limited

Company Secretary

8 December 2023

 

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