The Board of Perpetual Income and Growth Investment Trust plc announced the appointment of Mike Balfour as a new non-executive Directors of the company, with effect from 2 January 2018. Mr. Balfour has over 30 years of experience in financial services. He was chief executive of Thomas Miller Investment Ltd. until 2016 and prior senior appointments have included chief executive at Glasgow Investment Managers and chief investment officer at Edinburgh Fund Managers Limited. He is a non-executive director of Standard Life Investment Property Income Trust plc and Martin Currie Global Portfolio Trust plc. He also chairs the investment committee of TPT Retirement Solutions and recently retired from the non-executive Board of Murray Income Trust plc.