10th Oct 2011 13:44
RSA Insurance Group plc appoints Non-Executive Director
10 October 2011
RSA Insurance Group plc (RSA) today announces the appointment of Alastair Barbour to its Board as a Non-Executive Director as of 10 October 2011.
Alastair retired from KPMG in March 2011. In the last 20 years of his 36 year career with the firm, in the UK and overseas, he led their financial services team in Scotland with a primary focus on insurance and investment management. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Standard Life European Private Equity Trust PLC, CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund and Liontrust Asset Management PLC. He is a fellow of the ICAEW and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Commenting on the appointment, RSA Chairman John Napier said: "I am pleased to welcome Alastair to our Board. He has an extensive knowledge of the insurance industry and its challenges and I am sure his experiences will also be of benefit to the Group".
Alastair Barbour said: "I am pleased to be joining RSA and to be a contributor to its ongoing success and growth".
There is no additional information required to be disclosed in respect of his appointment under Listing Rule 9.6.13R.
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About RSA
With a 300 year heritage, RSA is one of the world's leading multinational quoted insurance groups. RSA has major operations in the UK, Scandinavia, Canada, Ireland, Asia and the Middle East, Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe and has the capability to write business in over 130 countries. Focusing on general insurance, RSA has around 22,000 employees and, in 2010, its net written premiums were £7.5 billion.
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