British Empire Securities & General Trust plc announced that Nigel Rich CBE and Susan Noble have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors of the company. Nigel Rich is Chairman of Segro plc and is also a Non-Executive Director of Bank of the Philippine Islands (Europe) plc, Matheson & Co Ltd. and Pacific Assets Trust PLC. He was previously Chairman of Xchanging plc, Ocean Group /Exel plc, CP Ships Limited and Hamptons Group Limited. Susan Noble was previously a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and held the roles of Head of European Equities and Head of Global Equities. She was also a Director and Senior European Portfolio Manager in Robert Fleming Asset Management. Susan is currently a member of the Finance Committees of the Hospice of St Francis, Berkhamsted and Mencap (National).