Directorate Change

RNS Number : 6469I

Close Brothers Group PLC

03 June 2014

 



Close Brothers Group plc Directorate Change

The Board of Directors of Close Brothers Group plc ("Close Brothers") is pleased to announce the appointment of Oliver Corbett as an independent non-executive director, subject to UK regulatory approval, and as a member of the Audit, Risk, Remuneration and Nomination and Governance Committees with effect from 3 June 2014.

Oliver Corbett was group chief financial officer of LCH.Clearnet Group Limited until May 2014 and has been a non-executive director of Rathbone Brothers plc since March 2006. He is a Chartered Accountant and worked for SG Warburg, Phoenix Securities (later Donaldson Lufkin Jenrette) and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, where he was managing director of investment banking. He was group finance director of Novae Group plc from October 2003 to November 2012.   

There are no further details in relation to this new director which require disclosure pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.

Enquiries

Nicholas Jennings - Company Secretary, Close Brothers                                                020 7655 3487

Jon Nash - Investor Relations, Close Brothers                                                                  020 7655 3844

Peter Ogden - Media Relations, Maitland                                                                           020 7379 5151

About Close Brothers

Close Brothers is a modern merchant banking group which makes loans, takes deposits, trades securities and provides financial advice and investment management services.  Close Brothers was established in 1878 and today employs 2,700 people, principally in the UK.  Close Brothers Group plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 250.

 

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