Acal plc announced that Richard Brooman, Deputy Chairman of Investment Trust Plc, a Non-Executive Director of Hg Capital Trust Plc and an independent Non-Executive Director with multi-sector board level experience, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the company with effect from 1 January 2013. During his executive career, Mr. Brooman was Group Finance Director of Sherwood International Plc (2000-02) and Group Finance Director of VCI Plc (1997-99).