AIB Group PLC Appointment of Chair (5764Q)
28 October 2021 - 7:30PM
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AIB Group PLC
28 October 2021
28 October 2021
AIB GROUP PLC
APPOINTMENT OF CHAIR
AIB Group plc and Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. (together, "AIB" or
the "Group") are very pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Jim
Pettigrew as a non-executive Director and Chair of the Board
following a selection process which was led by the Senior
Independent Director, Carolan Lennon. He will join the AIB Board
and the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee with
immediate effect.
Mr Pettigrew has over thirty years' experience in UK and
international financial services leadership in public, listed and
private company environments, including at board level, as CEO and
as Chair. During his career he has worked with a number of the UK's
top entrepreneurs and business leaders on complex business
transformations and IPOs. He was Chair of Scottish Financial
Services, the Scottish financial services trade body. He also
served as co-chair of Scotland's Financial Services Advisory Board
(FiSAB) with the First Minister of Scotland and is a former
President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. He
recently retired as Chair of Virgin Money and CYBG plc (Clydesdale
Bank) having overseen the bank's successful demerger from National
Australia Bank Group, its IPO and acquisition of Virgin Money. He
has built considerable non-executive experience over the past ten
years across retail, wholesale and investment banking, asset and
wealth management and the insurance sectors.
He is currently Chair of BlueBay Asset Management, Chair of
Dundee Heritage Trust and Chair of Scottish Ballet.
Brendan McDonagh, Deputy Chair, said:
"I congratulate Jim and am delighted to announce his appointment
as Chair of the Board of AIB. He brings a wealth of experience to
the Group including in retail banking which, combined with his
track record of providing clear strategic direction and vision at
both the executive management and board levels, will enable him to
make a very significant contribution to the Board and the Group
over the coming years."
Carolan Lennon, Senior Independent Director, said:
"We are very pleased to announce this appointment today. On
behalf of the Board, I want to thank Brendan McDonagh, our Deputy
Chair, for his leadership of the Board and the AIB Group through
the COVID pandemic. We look forward to his continued contribution
to the Board in the future."
This announcement is made in accordance with Rule 6.1.64 of
Euronext Dublin's Listing Rules and Rule 9.6.11 of the London Stock
Exchange's Listing Rules.
The Group confirms that there are no other matters requiring
disclosure under Rule 6.1.66 of Euronext Dublin's Listing
Rules/Rule 9.6.13 of the London Stock Exchange's Listing Rules
relating to Mr Jim Pettigrew.
-ENDS-
Contact details:
Conor Gouldson Niamh Hore Graham Union
Group Company Secretary Head of Investor Relations Media Relations
AIB Molesworth Street AIB Molesworth Street AIB Molesworth Street
Dublin 2 Dublin 2 Dublin 2
Tel: +353-1-772 0030 Tel: +353-1-6411817 Tel: +353-85 208 8343
email: email: email:
conor.w.gouldson@aib.ie niamh.a.hore@aib.ie Graham.X.Union@aib.ie
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