8th Oct 2007 11:00
Close Brothers Group PLC08 October 2007 8 October 2007 CLOSE BROTHERS ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR Close Brothers Group plc, the specialist merchant banking group, is pleased toannounce the appointment of Jonathan Howell as Finance Director. He will alsojoin the main Board of Close Brothers. It is expected he will take up his postin early February 2008. Jonathan Howell is a qualified chartered accountant and has worked at the LondonStock Exchange since 1996. In 1998 he became Head of Regulation and in 1999 hewas appointed to the main board as Finance Director. Commenting on Jonathan's appointment, Colin Keogh, Chief Executive of CloseBrothers Group, said: "We are delighted that Jonathan is joining us. He brings a wealth of experienceand a fresh approach and we are looking forward to having him on our Board atwhat is an exciting stage of development for our Group." - ends - For more information please contact: Close Brothers Group Colin Keogh, Chief Executive 020 7426 4000Justin Clark, Head of Communications 020 7655 3784 Maitland Emma Burdett 020 7379 5151Anthony Silverman 020 7379 5151 Note to editors: Jonathan Howell is 45 years old. He went to Birmingham University and qualifiedas a chartered accountant with PriceWaterhouse Coopers. He joined the LondonStock Exchange in 1996 and was appointed to the main board as Finance Directorin 1999. Jonathan is also currently the Non-Executive Chairman of FTSEInternational Ltd and a Non-Executive Director of Emap plc. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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