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Arbuthnot BankingAnnouncement

26/11/2015 14:51

RNS Number : 1097H
Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC
26 November 2015
PRESS RELEASE 
For Immediate Release 
26 November 2015 
ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP ANNOUNCES THE RETIREMENT OF ROBERT WICKHAM 
Arbuthnot Banking Group PLC ("Arbuthnot" or the "Group") today announced the retirement from the Arbuthnot Banking Group Board of Robert (Bob) Wickham, Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director.
Bob joined the Group Board in 1993 having previously held senior positions at the Bank of Scotland before retiring as General Manager, UK Banking - England.
Commenting on Bob's retirement from the Arbuthnot Banking Group Board, Chairman and Chief Executive, Sir Henry Angest said:
"It has been a pleasure to have worked with Bob over the past twenty two years during which his great wealth of banking experience has been invaluable both to me personally and to the Board of Arbuthnot Banking Group and formerly to the Secure Trust Bank and Arbuthnot Latham Boards.
"Bob has proved an extremely effective Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and helped us weather the financial crisis which hit many in the financial sector who did not have our prudent and conservative philosophy. 
"I wish Bob well in his future retirement." 
Bob Wickham will leave the Arbuthnot Banking Group Board with effect from 31st December 2015.
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Enquiries: 
Arbuthnot Banking Group 0207 012 2400 
Sir Henry Angest, Chairman and Chief Executive 
Andrew Salmon, Group Chief Operating Officer 
James Cobb, Group Finance Director 
David Marshall, Director of Communications 
Canaccord Genuity Ltd (Nominated Advisor) 0207 665 4500 
Sunil Duggal 
Numis Securities Ltd (Broker) 0207 260 1000 
Chris Wilkinson 
Mark Lander 
Bell Pottinger (Financial PR) 0203 772 2563 
Ben Woodford 
Zoe Pocock

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