The board of Chelverton Small Companies Dividend Trust PLC announced that, as part of its board succession planning, Mr. David Harris retired as a director at the Annual General Meeting held on 6 September 2018.  The board announced that Mr. Andrew Watkins has been appointed to the board as David Harris’s successor and joined the board after the Annual General Meeting. Andrew has a wealth of experience in the investment trust industry across many sectors since early 1990s. He is currently a Non-executive Director of F&C UK High Income Trust Plc and Chairman of Ashoka India Equity Investment Trust Plc.