21st Dec 2006 16:39
Barclays PLC21 December 2006 21 December 2006 BARCLAYS PLC Board Changes Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC ("Barclays") today confirm that, as announcedon 31 August 2006, Matthew W Barrett, the Chairman of Barclays, will retire fromthe Barclays Boards on 31 December 2006. He will be succeeded as Chairman byMarcus Agius with effect from 1 January 2007. Marcus Agius is currently Chairmanof Lazard London, Deputy Chairman of Lazard LLC and a non-executive director ofBarclays. He will be retiring from Lazard with effect from 31 December 2006. Barclays announced on 8 June 2006 that David Roberts, an Executive Director ofBarclays, would retire from the Barclays Boards in 2006. Barclays today confirmsthat Mr Roberts will retire on 31 December 2006. -ENDS- For further information please contact:- Media Relations Investor RelationsJason Nisse James S Johnson+44 (0) 20 7116 6223 +44 (0) 20 7116 2927 About Barclays Barclays PLC is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail andcommercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management andinvestment management services. We are one of the largest financial servicescompanies in the world by market capitalisation. With over 300 years of historyand expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 60 countries and employsaround 120,000 people, we move, lend, invest and protect money for over 25million customers and clients worldwide. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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