12th Jul 2006 09:30
Bank of Ireland(Governor&Co) 12 July 2006 Sir Michael Hodgkinson to step down from Bank of Ireland Court Bank of Ireland today announced that Sir Michael Hodgkinson is to step down from the Court of Directors of Bank of Ireland Group with effect from the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Court on 21st July. He was appointed to the Court in May 2004 in his capacity as Chairman, Post Office Ltd in the UK. Brian Goggin, Group Chief Executive at Bank of Ireland will step down from the Board of Post Office Ltd at the same time. Both of these appointments were made in 2004 as part of the initial governance arrangements for Post Office Financial Services, which provides financial services through the UK Post Office network. The changes announced today reflect the progress that has been made in the interim. In the Preliminary results announcement for Bank of Ireland Group in May, the Bank announced that Post Office Financial Services had exceeded its customer acquisition target - reaching 475,000 customers, well ahead of the target of 400,000 customers. Post Office Financial Services is governed by a board of directors with membership drawn from both Bank of Ireland and Post Office Ltd and chaired by Des Crowley, Chief Executive of Bank of Ireland's UK Financial Services Division. 12 July 2006 For further information contact: Dan Loughrey Head of Group Corporate Communications 353 1 604 3833 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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