AIB - Appointment of new Chairman
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. ("AIB") [NYSE: AIB] announces the appointment of Mr.
David Hodgkinson as Director and interim Executive Chairman, subject to
regulatory approval. Mr. Hodgkinson will lead the Group through this difficult
period and manage the process for the appointment of a Group Chief Executive.
Mr. Hodgkinson was Group Chief Operating Officer for and Member of the Group
Management Board of HSBC Holdings plc from May 2006 until his retirement from
the company in December 2008. Mr. Hodgkinson, who joined HSBC in 1969, has also
served as Chairman of HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, HSBC Bank A S Turkey,
Arabian Gulf Investments (Far East) Limited and HSBC Global Resourcing (UK) Ltd.
He was a Director of HSBC Bank Egypt SAE, The Saudi British Bank, Bank of
Bermuda Limited and HSBC Trinkaus Burkhardt. Other roles at the bank include
Managing Director of The Saudi British Bank, and CEO of HSBC Bank Middle East
Limited.
Since leaving HSBC, Mr Hodgkinson has been on the Advisory Board of
PricewaterhouseCoopers, and the Advisory Board on Saudi Arabia for BAE Systems
PLC, as well as lecturing on Banking at the Moller Centre, Churchill College
Cambridge.
Speaking today, Mr. Hodgkinson said, "My objective is to work closely with all
AIB stakeholders to tackle the serious challenges which confront the bank. We
can take strength from the very strong franchise AIB enjoys in Ireland. Our
success in this endeavour is important not only to the bank, but also in
restoring Ireland's economic strength."
-ENDS-
For further information please contact:
Alan Kelly Catherine Burke
General Manager, Corporate Services Head of Corporate Relations and
Communications
AIB Group AIB Group
Dublin Dublin
Tel: +353-1-6412162 Tel: +353-1-6413894
email: alan.j.kelly(at)aib.ie email: catherine.e.burke(at)aib.ie
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Datum: 27.10.2010 - 21:18 Uhr
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