The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc announced that Mrs. Victoria Sant will be appointed a non-executive Director of the company with effect from 23 September 2016. Victoria was an investment manager at the Wellcome Trust for ten years, where she was responsible for the out-sourced long-only equity portion of the £18 billion endowment portfolio, and a Trustee Director of the pension scheme. She is currently a senior adviser at the Investor Forum, with an active role engaging with UK-listed companies on strategic and governance issues. She is also a member of the investment committee of the National Trust. Furthermore, Mr. Keith Percy, a non-executive Director and the company's Senior Independent Director, will be stepping down from the Board at the company's Annual General Meeting to be held on 23 September 2016, having served on the Board since 2006. Mary Ann Sieghart will succeed Mr. Percy as the Senior Independent Director.