The West Brom appoints new Non-Executive Director

RNS ANNOUNCEMENT

(issue date: 2 September 2011)

The West Brom appoints new Non-Executive Director

The West Brom announces the appointment of Claire Hafner to its Board as a Non-Executive Director.

Claire is currently Chief Financial Officer for VocaLink, a specialist provider of transaction services to banks, their corporate customers and Government departments.

Previous senior management roles include Finance Director and Executive Director for the international law firm Eversheds.

Note to editors

About the West Brom:

The West Brom is the leading regional building society in the Black Country and Birmingham, and the sixth largest in the UK. The Society is a major provider of financial products and services, notably savings, investments and residential mortgages.

With nearly 540,000 members and a branch network covering the West Midlands, as well as a presence in mid-Wales and Shropshire, the Society also enjoys a national reach through its direct operations.

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The West Brom

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