The board of The Scottish Oriental Smaller Companies Trust plc announced the retirement of Alexandra Mackesy with effect from April 2, 2020. The board also announced the appointment of Michelle Paisley as a non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 6 April 2020. Michelle is a partner at CC Strategic Partners focused on VC funds and early stage companies. Prior to that she was Managing Director at MVision. She recently retired after 8 years on the board of The Women's Foundation, where she served as Treasurer, chair of the Finance & Audit Committee and co-chair of the Development Committee.