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James Donahue

ESCT

The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC

Board Member

Stuart Paterson

Independent Non-Executive Director

Date of Appointment
16 October 2025

Skills and Experience

Stuart was formally a co-founder and partner of Scottish Equity Partners LLP, one of Europe’s leading technology growth equity investors, managing more than £1 billion of institutional capital over two decades. Stuart has over 25 years of equity investing experience in European private companies and has served on public and private boards in numerous sectors over the years. Stuart trained with EY and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. He worked in corporate finance for EY before moving into equity investment.

Stuart is a member of the Audit Committee, Nomination Committee and Management Engagement Committee.

External Appointments
Since July 2019 Stuart has been a board member of European Assets Trust PLC, initially as Chair of Audit and from May 2024 as Chair, he is a Governor of The Glasgow Academical War Memorial Trust and is a Special Advisor to the growth equity firm he co-founded, Scottish Equity Partners LLP.