The board of directors of Henderson EuroTrust plc announced the appointment of Rutger Koopmans as non-executive director with effect from May 18, 2016. Rutger is an experienced senior finance professional. He started his career at MeesPierson NV, before moving to ING Group, where he served as a Managing Director until 2008. Since then, he has been running an independent strategic advisory practice, he is partner at M-Partners Asset Management and he sits on the Board of Advisors of BNP Investment Partners. Rutger is a CEO of a start-up called Biomass Feedstock BV.