16 October 2024

Directorate Change

Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust plc (the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ranjan Ramparia as an independent non-executive director of the Company, effective immediately. Ms Ramparia will also be a member of the audit and risk, nomination and remuneration, and management engagement committees and will succeed Mike Balfour as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee upon his retirement from the Board at the forthcoming AGM.

Ms Ramparia is a qualified Chartered Accountant and experienced business professional. Her background is in corporate finance and investment management. She started her career in 1992 with PricewaterhouseCoopers working in the financial services audit, valuations and corporate finance divisions. Her early career was as a fund manager with Knox D'Arcy Investment Management, and she has over 14 years' experience of investing in UK equities, including investment trusts and private equity. She has significant experience of regulatory and compliance matters having worked in the asset management sector and served on the boards of regulated companies.   

Ms Ramparia is an independent adviser and finance professional. She is a non-executive director of Northern 2 VCT plc where she serves as the chair of the audit committee and is a member of the nomination and management engagement committees. She is also a non-executive director of JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Income Trust plc where she is a member and chair designate of the audit and risk committee. She also serves as a member of the nomination and remuneration committee and management engagement committee.

It is confirmed that there are no other details to be disclosed concerning Ms Ramparia under Listing Rule 6.4.8R.

Enquiries:

Sunny Chou/Natalia de Sousa
Schroder Investment Management Limited
Tel: 020 7658 6000