Directorate Change

RNS Number : 6437D

Close Brothers Group PLC

31 March 2014

 



Close Brothers Group plc Directorate Change

31 March 2014

Close Brothers Group plc (the 'Company') announces that Ray Greenshields has decided to return to Australia and will therefore retire as a director of the Company with effect from 31 March 2014. He was appointed to the board in November 2008 and has served as chairman of the Risk Committee since its establishment in December 2010.  

The board has today appointed Lesley Jones, who was appointed a non-executive director of the Company on 23 December 2013, to succeed Ray Greenshields as chairman of the Risk Committee with immediate effect, following receipt of UK regulatory approval.

These notifications are made pursuant to the Company's obligations under Listing Rule 9.6.11 R.

Enquiries

Nicholas Jennings                                               Close Brothers Group plc                   020 7655 3100

Company Secretary

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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