North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC announced that Julian Fagge has been appointed to the board of directors as a non-executive director with effect from 20 June 2023 and will be up for shareholder election at the Company's 2024 Annual General Meeting. Mr. Fagge has over 25 year's experience within global blue-chip and FTSE 100 plc environments. He is currently President of Smiths Interconnect, having formerly held positions within Smiths including President of Flex-Tek, Strategy & M&A Director, and Group Financial Controller.

Prior to this, he spent time at Royal Caribbean Cruises and at Procter & Gamble. Mr. Fagge is a Chartered Accountant and holds a degree from Edinburgh University.