Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Plc announced that Mrs. Julia Le Blan, an existing non-executive independent Director of the company, will be appointed as a member of the Audit Committee with effect from 24 July 2014. Julia is a chartered accountant and has worked in the financial services industry for over 30 years. She was formerly a tax partner at Deloitte and expert on the taxation of investment trust companies.

She sat for two terms on the AIC's technical committee and is also a Director of Investors Capital Trust plc, Impax Environment al Markets plc and JP Morgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc.