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RNS Number : 2384H  NatWest Group plc  26 July 2023

NatWest Group plc

26 July 2023

Directorate Change

The Board of Directors of NatWest Group has announced that Alison Rose has
agreed by mutual consent to step down as Group Chief Executive with immediate
effect.

Howard Davies, Chairman of the NWG Board stated: "The Board and Alison Rose
have agreed, by mutual consent, that she will step down as CEO of the NatWest
Group. It is a sad moment. She has dedicated all her working life so far to
NatWest and will leave many colleagues who respect and admire her."

Alison Rose said: "I remain immensely proud of the progress the bank has made
in supporting people, families and business across the UK, and building the
foundations for sustainable growth. My NatWest colleagues are central to that
success, and so I would like to personally thank them for all that they have
done."

For an initial period of 12 months, and subject to regulatory approval, the
Board has appointed Paul Thwaite, the current CEO of the Commercial and
Institutional business, to take over the responsibilities of leading NatWest
Group.   A further process will take place in due course to appoint a
permanent successor.

Notes:

-      Alison Rose was appointed as Group Chief Executive in 2019, having
worked at the bank for more than 30 years.

-      Paul Thwaite was appointed Chief Executive Officer of NatWest's
Commercial & Institutional, ring fenced back, in July 2022, after leading
the Group's Commercial Banking division as CEO since November 2019. He is
responsible for supporting business customers, ranging from start-ups through
to multi-nationals and has recently led the Group's response to supporting UK
businesses customers through the Covid pandemic.

 

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behalf of NatWest Group plc is Alex Dawtrey, Chief Communications Officer.

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and political risks, its regulatory capital position and related requirements,
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financial, capital, cost savings and operational targets), the implementation
of its purpose-led strategy, its environmental, social and governance and
climate related targets, its access to adequate sources of liquidity and
funding, increasing competition from new incumbents and disruptive
technologies, its exposure to third party risks, its ongoing compliance with
the UK ring-fencing regime and ensuring operational continuity in resolution,
its impairment losses and credit exposures under certain specified scenarios,
substantial regulation and oversight, ongoing legal, regulatory and
governmental actions and investigations, the transition of LIBOR and IBOR
rates to replacement risk free rates and NatWest Group's exposure to
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transitioning to a net zero economy. These and other factors, risks and
uncertainties that may impact any forward-looking statement or NatWest Group
plc's actual results are discussed in NatWest Group plc's 2022 Annual Report
on Form 20-F, NatWest Group plc's Interim Management Statement for Q1 and H1
2023 on Form 6-K and its other filings with the US Securities and Exchange
Commission. The forward-looking statements contained in this announcement
speak only as of the date of this announcement and NatWest Group plc does not
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forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally
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