REG - Standard Bank Group - Appointment of a non-executive director
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RNS Number : 8501N Standard Bank Group Limited 06 June 2022
Standard Bank Group Limited
06 June 2022
Appointment of a non-executive director
In compliance with section 3.59 of the Listings Requirements of the JSE
Limited and section 6.39 of the JSE Debt Listings Requirements, the Standard
Bank Group board is pleased to announce the appointment of Barend (Ben)
Johannes Kruger to its board and that of The Standard Bank of South Africa
Limited as an independent non‑executive director with immediate effect.
Ben Kruger (63), B.Com Acc (Hons)(University of Pretoria), AMP (Harvard
Business School), CA(SA), is the Lead Independent Director of Aspen Pharmacare
Holdings Limited and a non-executive director of The Johannesburg Stock
Exchange Limited and Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc. He is also the executive
chairman of Ruby Rock Investments Proprietary Limited and the Deputy Chair and
Member of the Council of the University of Pretoria.
Ben was previously employed by the Group and served in various roles including
as the Deputy Group Chief Executive, the Joint Group Chief Executive until
September 2017 and finally, the Executive Director until his retirement in
December 2018.
Standard Bank Group welcomes Ben to the boards and looks forward to his
contribution.
For further information, please contact:
Ann Hunter
Standard Bank Group Limited
9th Floor
5 Simmonds Street, Johannesburg PO Box 2001
South Africa
Telephone number: +27 11 415 4194
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