Barclays PLC Directorate Change (4853L)
July 19 2017 - 6:00AM
UK Regulatory
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Barclays PLC
19 July 2017
19 July 2017
BARCLAYS PLC
Appointment of a Non-executive Director
Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC ("Barclays") announce that
Matthew Lester has been appointed as a Non-executive Director of
Barclays. He will take up his appointment on 1 September 2017.
Matthew will join the Board Audit and the Board Risk Committees on
appointment.
Matthew has a strong finance background and extensive
board-level experience. He currently serves on the boards of Capita
plc and Man Group plc, as a Non-executive director, where he also
chairs the Board Audit and Risk Committee of each company. Since
2010 he has been Chief Financial Officer of Royal Mail plc and as
previously announced by Royal Mail on 20 December 2016 he will step
down from this position at the conclusion of its AGM on Thursday,
20 July 2017. He has also previously served as Group Finance
Director of ICAP Plc between 2006-2010 and prior to this he held
various executive management positions at Diageo, including
Treasurer and Group Financial Controller.
Matthew, a chartered accountant, began his career at Arthur
Andersen and Kleinwort Benson.
Commenting, John McFarlane, Group Chairman, said, "I am pleased
to announce Matthew's appointment to the Barclays Board. He will
bring strong financial skills as well as experience of the
financial services sector. He is a very welcome addition to the
Barclays Board."
There is no additional information required to be disclosed in
relation to Matthew Lester pursuant to paragraph LR9.6.13R of the
Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.
-ENDS-
For further information, please contact:
ANALYSTS AND INVESTORS MEDIA
Kathryn McLeland Tom Hoskin
+44 (0)20 7116 4943 +44 (0)20 7116 6927
About Barclays
Barclays is a transatlantic consumer, corporate and investment
bank offering products and services across personal, corporate and
investment banking, credit cards and wealth management, with a
strong presence in our two home markets of the UK and the US.
With over 325 years of history and expertise in banking,
Barclays operates in over 40 countries and employs approximately
85,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money
for customers and clients worldwide.
For further information about Barclays, please visit our website
home.barclays
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