--- title: "REG - Aberdeen Equity Inc - Board Changes" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/276111659.md" description: "Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc announced board changes effective after the AGM on 17 February 2026. Caroline Hitch, the Senior Independent Director since 1 January 2017, will retire at the AGM. Nick Timberlake, who joined the Board on 1 August 2023, will succeed her as the new Senior Independent Director." datetime: "2026-02-17T10:10:00.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/276111659.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/276111659.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/276111659.md) --- # REG - Aberdeen Equity Inc - Board Changes RNS Number : 3483T Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc 17 February 2026 ABERDEEN EQUITY INCOME TRUST PLC ("the Company") Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 21380015XPT7BZISSQ74 17 February 2026 Board Changes As previously stated in the Annual Report for the year ended 30 September 2025, Caroline Hitch, who joined the Board on 1 January 2017 and is the Senior Independent Director, will retire from the Board at the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting ("AGM") on 17 February 2026. Nick Timberlake, who joined the Board on 1 August 2023, will succeed Caroline Hitch and will be appointed Senior Independent Director following the AGM on 17 February 2026. For further information, please contact: Helen Leslie abrdn Holdings Limited Secretaries Tel. 0131 372 9153 This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. RNS is approved by the Financial Conduct Authority to act as a Primary Information Provider in the United Kingdom. Terms and conditions relating to the use and distribution of this information may apply. For further information, please contact rns@lseg.com or visit www.rns.com. RNS may use your IP address to confirm compliance with the terms and conditions, to analyse how you engage with the information contained in this communication, and to share such analysis on an anonymised basis with others as part of our commercial services. For further information about how RNS and the London Stock Exchange use the personal data you provide us, please see our Privacy Policy. END BOAAKOBKKBKDFBD ### Related Stocks - [AVC.UK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/AVC.UK.md) - [ADIG.UK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ADIG.UK.md) - [ABD.UK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ABD.UK.md) ## Related News & Research - [REG - Aberdeen Equity Inc - Issue of Equity](https://longbridge.com/en/news/274020255.md) - [ONWARD Medical to Announce First Quarter 2026 Results on May 26, 2026 | ONWRY Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/286858298.md) - [PRO REIT declares May 2026 cash distribution of $0.0375 per unit](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287207393.md) - [Earnings Scheduled For May 21, 2026](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287210911.md) - [REEVES CONFIRMS NO INCREASE IN UK FUEL DUTY IN 2026](https://longbridge.com/en/news/287213292.md)