Appointment of CFO and Director

RNS Number : 2518V

FBD Holdings PLC

14 April 2016

 

FBD Holdings plc

14 April 2016

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer and Director

FBD Holdings plc ("FBD" or the "Group") is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. John O'Grady as an executive Director and as Chief Financial Officer both of the Group and of FBD Insurance plc. 

Mr. O'Grady will join FBD and the Board on 1 July 2016.

Mr. O'Grady is a Chartered Accountant and an experienced insurance executive.  He joins FBD from Liberty Insurance Limited where he currently holds the role of Finance Director.  Prior to his role in Liberty, Mr. O'Grady worked for Aviva and its predecessor companies in Ireland in various roles between 1989 and 2013, including Finance Director, Claims Director and Operations Director.

Mr. O'Grady will take over responsibility from Mr. Paul D'Alton, who has held the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer since October 2015.

Commenting on the changes announced, the Chairman, Mr. Michael Berkery, said:

"I am very pleased to announce John's appointment to the Board and as Chief Financial Officer.  I look forward to John's contribution to FBD given his wealth of experience in the general insurance industry in Ireland."

Disclosures required under the Listing Rules

FBD confirms that:

1.    There are no details requiring disclosure in respect of Mr. O'Grady under listing rule 6.6.7 (2) to (6) of the Irish Stock Exchange; and

2.    There are no details requiring disclosure in respect of Mr. O'Grady under listing rule 9.6.13 (2) to (6) of the UK Listing Authority.

For Reference	Telephone
FBD Holdings plc
Conor Gouldson, Company Secretary	[phone]
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Jack Hickey	[phone]

FBD Holdings plc    FBD House, Bluebell, Dublin 12 Registered in Dublin, Ireland Registered Number 135882

 

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