The Board of Murray International Trust PLC announced the appointment of David Hardie as an independent non-executive Director of the company with effect from 1 May 2014. David is a corporate lawyer by background and was until recently a partner of UK law firm, Dundas & Wilson (now part of CMS), where he was a partner for over 30 years and where he previously held various positions including head of corporate, managing partner and chairman. David is also head of venture philanthropy at Inspiring Scotland.