Directorate Change

RNS Number : 6629J

Phoenix Group Holdings

30 June 2017

 

Phoenix Group Holdings - Board Changes

The Board of Phoenix Group Holdings ("Phoenix") is pleased to announce the appointments of two new non-executive directors, Karen Green (from 1 July 2017) and Belinda Richards (from 1 October 2017).

Karen Green is currently the Chief Executive of Aspen UK, which comprises the UK insurance companies of the global US-listed insurer and reinsurer, Aspen Insurance Holdings. She has held this role for six years, having joined Aspen in 2005. She is also Aspen's Group Head of Corporate Development. Prior to that, she held various senior private equity and corporate finance roles from 1997 to 2005 at GE Capital and then MMC Capital, gaining substantial M&A experience, having worked previously at Baring Brothers and Schroders. Ms Green is a Council Member of Lloyd's of London.

Belinda Richards held senior executive positions at KPMG, EY, and latterly Deloitte from 2000 to 2010 where she was a senior corporate finance Partner and the Global Head of Merger Integration and Separation Advisory Services. She is now an experienced non-executive director, currently on the Boards of WM Morrison Supermarkets plc, Grainger plc, The Monks Investment Trust plc and Aviva UK Life & Pensions. From 2013 to 2014, she was on the Board of Balfour Beatty plc.

Commenting on the Board changes, Henry Staunton, Phoenix Chairman said: "I am extremely pleased that Karen Green and Belinda Richards will be joining the Phoenix Board. They bring to our Board a vast array of high-quality executive and non-executive skills and experience."

No other information is required to be notified under Listing Rule 9.6.13 R.

Enquiries:

Media Sundeep Tucker, Maitland + 44 (0) 20 7379 5151 Shellie Wells, Head of Corporate Communications, Phoenix Group [phone]

Investors Sam Perowne, Head of Investor Relations, Phoenix Group [phone]

 

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