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ESCT

The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC

Key people

The European Smaller Companies Trust is managed by Ollie Beckett with the support of Rory Stokes and Julia Scheufler, reinforced by the wider Janus Henderson European Equities team. The European Smaller Companies Trust Board of Directors provide valuable independent oversight.

Past performance does not predict future returns. The value of an investment and the income from it may go down as well as up and you may lose the amount originally invested.

Fund managers

  • Ollie Beckett

    Ollie Beckett

    Portfolio Manager

    Ollie Beckett is a Portfolio Manager on the European Equities Team at Janus Henderson Investors.
  • Rory Stokes, CFA

    Rory Stokes, CFA

    Deputy Fund Manager, The European Smaller Companies Trust

    Rory Stokes is a Portfolio Manager on the European Equities Team at Janus Henderson Investors, a position he has held since 2015.
  • Julia Scheufler, CFA

    Julia Scheufler, CFA

    Portfolio Manager

    Julia Scheufler is a Portfolio Manager on the European Equities Team at Janus Henderson Investors, a position she has held since 2024.

Board members

  • James Williams

    James Williams

    Chairman

    James has over 30 years’ international business experience, including nearly 20 years in the investment banking industry, having held senior roles in Asia and Europe at ING Barings, ABN AMRO and Commerzbank.
  • Daniel (Dan) Burgess

    Daniel (Dan) Burgess

    Chairmain of the Audit Committee

    Dan is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of JPMorgan Emerging Europe, Middle East and Africa Securities plc.
  • Ann Grevelius

    Ann Grevelius

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    Ann has more than thirty years´ experience in the asset management sector and has been active in the venture capital industry as partner and senior advisor at GP Bullhound, a technology advisory and investment firm.
  • Simona Heidempergher

    Simona Heidempergher

    Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee

    Simona is a Managing Director of Merifin Capital, a privately owned European investment company with offices in Europe, Asia and the USA, which has successfully invested in traditional and alternative asset classes for more than 30 years.
  • Nadia Meier-Kirner

    Nadia Meier-Kirner

    Independent Non-Executive Director

    Appointed 28 April 2025