The Board of directors of Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust plc announced appointment of Richard Curling as an independent non-executive Director of the company with effect from November 2, 2015. Richard Curling has over thirty years' experience as a fund manager and is currently an investment director at Jupiter Fund Management Plc (Jupiter). Richard Martin, who has been a Director since February 2006, will retire from the Board on 12 November 2015.