The Board of Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income Trust PLC announced the appointment of David Fletcher as an independent non-executive director of the company with effect from 1 August 2016. David Fletcher is currently the Group Finance Director of Stonehage Fleming Family & Partners, a leading independently owned family office, having joined in 2002. Prior to that, he spent 20 years in investment banking in London, Hong Kong and Japan with JPMorgan Chase, Robert Fleming & Co. and Baring Brothers & Co Limited, latterly focused on financial services in the UK (asset management and life insurance).