The directors announced the appointment of Carolan Dobson to the board of The Brunner Investment Trust plc as a non-executive director with effect from December 1, 2013. Carolan is currently a Reporting Panel Member of the Competition Commission and is Chair of its Finance and Regulation Group. Carolan acts as a trustee and adviser to a number of corporate and Local Government Pension Funds and sports organizations.

She is Chairman of Aberdeen Smaller Companies High Income Trust plc and of JP Morgan European Smaller Companies Plc. She was previously head of UK equities at Abbey Asset Managers, Head of Investment Trusts at Murray Johnstone and was the portfolio manager of two investment trusts.