17th Jul 2007 13:30
Abbey National PLC17 July 2007 Abbey National plc ("Abbey") 17 July 2007 Abbey appoints Alison Hopkins as Managing Director of its Retail Direct Division Abbey has appointed Alison Hopkins as Managing Director of its Retail DirectDivision. Subject to Board approval, this will be an Executive Directorposition. The effective date of the appointment is yet to be decided. Ms Hopkins' responsibilities will include branch distribution, telephone sales,e-commerce, business banking and premium banking. Ms Hopkins is currently Managing Director of Barclays Retail Network (Centraland Northern England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), with responsibilityfor 10,500 people and a network of more than 1,000 branches. Antonio Horta-Osorio, Chief Executive of Abbey, said: "We're delighted Alisonhas agreed to join Abbey. She brings a wealth of experience to this role and hertask will be to build on and accelerate the progress we've already made inturning Abbey's retail franchise around." The above change is subject to FSA approval. Ends Media Contacts:Matthew Young, Communications Director Tel: 020 775 64232 Mob: 07802 332292 Anthony Frost, Head of Media Relations Tel: 020 775 65536 Mob: 07979 245715 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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