HgCapital Trust plc announced that Mr. Peter Dunscombe has accepted an invitation to join the Board as a non-executive Director and Chairman of the Management Engagement Committee, with effect from 1 January 2014. Mr. Dunscombe is currently a non-executive Director of Murray International Trust plc and GCP Student Living plc and has previously held the role of Head of Pensions Investments for the BBC Pension Trust, which invested in private equity.