25th Apr 2005 07:00
Shaftesbury PLC25 April 2005 Shaftesbury PLC Appointment of Non-executive Director Shaftesbury PLC ("the Company") announces today, 25 April 2005, that the Boardhas appointed Gordon McQueen as a non-executive Director with immediate effect.He will serve as a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination Committeesand will assume the chairmanship of the Audit Committee later this year. Mr McQueen, 58, was previously an executive director of Bank of Scotland,serving as Finance Director but also with responsibility for Treasury. In 2001,following the merger of Bank of Scotland and Halifax plc, he was appointed ChiefExecutive - Treasury in the combined organisation and also became an executivedirector of Halifax and HBOS plc. In this capacity he was chairman and chiefexecutive of HBOS Treasury Services PLC. After 27 years service, he retired fromHBOS Group in 2003. He is currently a non-executive director of Scottish Mortgage Investment TrustPLC, The Alliance Trust PLC, The Second Alliance Trust PLC and JP Morgan FlemingMid Cap Investment Trust plc. In accordance with Rules 16.4 and 16.5 of the Listing Rules of the FinancialServices Authority, the directorships held by Mr McQueen in any publicly listedcompany at any time during the previous five years are as follows: 1. Current Directorships Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust PLCThe Alliance Trust PLCThe Second Alliance Trust PLCJP Morgan Fleming Mid Cap Investment Trust plc 2. Past Directorships HBOS plcThe Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland There are no details to be announced in connection with paragraphs 6.F.2 (b) to(g) of the Listing Rules. Enquiries: Jonathan S Lane - Chief Executive Brian Bickell - Finance Director Shaftesbury PLC - 00 44 (0)207 333 8118 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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