The Board of Aberdeen Smaller Companies Income Trust PLC announced the appointment of Dagmar Kent Kershaw as an independent non-executive director of the company with effect from 2 May 2017. Dagmar Kent Kershaw has over 20 years' investment experience specializing in credit and structured finance markets. She was Head of Credit Fund Management for Europe and Asia-Pacific at Intermediate Capital Group from 2008 until 2016. Prior to that she was the founder and Head of Structured Products at Prudential M&G and was also Head of Debt Private placements. Her previous experience in credit markets included roles at Scotiabank and NatWest Bank.