Key people
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
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Ollie Beckett
Portfolio Manager
Ollie Beckett is a Portfolio Manager on the European Equities Team at Janus Henderson Investors. -
Rory Stokes, CFA
Portfolio Manager | Deputy Portfolio Manager (2014) - The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC
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
Portfolio Manager | Deputy Portfolio Manager (2024) - The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC
Julia Scheufler is a Portfolio Manager on the European Equities Team at Janus Henderson Investors, a position she has held since 2024.
Board members
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Christopher Casey
Chairman of the Board
Appointed 1 March 2010 -
Daniel (Dan) Burgess
Chairman of the Audit Committee
Appointed 25 November 2019 -
Ann Grevelius
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed 23 September 2019 -
Simona Heidempergher
Senior Independent Director and Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Appointed 1 September 2014 -
James Williams
Independent Non-Executive Director
Appointed 1 November 2023