13th Jan 2009 07:00
BARCLAYS PLC
BOARD CHANGE
13 January 2009
Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC announce that Sir Nigel Rudd, Deputy Chairman of Barclays, has advised that he does not intend to seek re-election to the Barclays Boards at the 2009 Annual General Meeting. Sir Nigel will therefore leave the Boards of Barclays at the conclusion of the AGM in April 2009. Sir Nigel has recently been appointed Deputy Chairman of Invensys, the global technology group and will become Chairman in July 2009.
Marcus Agius, Barclays Chairman, said today, "Sir Nigel has made a huge contribution to Barclays which has benefited from his enormous experience and wise counsel over the nearly 13 years he has served as a Director. He will be greatly missed."
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About Barclays
Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail and commercial banking, credit cards, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services, with an extensive international presence in Europe, the USA, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs over 150,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for over 42 million customers and clients worldwide.
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