Chelverton Small Companies Dividend Trust announces upcoming appointment of Andrew Watkins to its Board of Directors

– UK, Chelmsford – Chelverton Small Companies Dividend Trust PLC (LSE:SDV), today announced that, as part of its board succession planning, David Harris will retire as a Director at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting in September 2018. Lord Lamont, the Chairman, thanks him for all his contributions to the board over the years and wishes him well for the future.

The Board announces that Andrew Watkins will be appointed to the Board as David Harris’s successor and will join the Board after the Annual General Meeting. Andrew has a wealth of experience in the investment trust industry across many sectors since early 1990s.

He has over 25 years’ experience in various senior roles with Invesco Perpetual, Jupiter and Flemings and has served as an NED on the Board of an asset management company and the KI Financials Master Fund a Hedge Fund-of-Funds. He is currently a Non-executive Director of F&C UK High Income Trust Plc.

For more information : http://www.chelvertonam.com/fund/small-companies-dividend-trust-plc

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