24th Sep 2007 07:03
Close Brothers Group PLC24 September 2007 CLOSE BROTHERS GROUP plc BOARD CHANGES 24 SEPTEMBER 2007 The board of Close Brothers Group plc today announces the following boardchanges: Executive directors Peter Winkworth will be stepping down as a director on 28th September 2007. Atribute from the board has been included in the preliminary announcement ofresults released today. Michael Hines will be retiring as a director at the end of the current financialyear Non-executive directors Peter Buckley, who has been a non-executive director for twelve years, will beretiring from the board before the end of the calendar year 2007. A tribute fromthe board has been included in the preliminary announcement of results releasedtoday. Jamie Cayzer-Colvin is expected to be appointed a non-executive director whenPeter Buckley retires. Jamie is an executive director of Caledonia Investmentsplc, our largest shareholder, and will therefore not be regarded as anindependent director for the purposes of the Combined Code. James Williams, who has been a non-executive director for three years, will beretiring from the board at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. Enquiries: Colin Keogh Chief Executive 020 7655 3100 Emma Burdett Maitland 020 7379 5151 Anthony Silverman Maitland 020 7379 5151 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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