FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For May
11, 2017
Commission
File Number: 001-10306
The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
RBS,
Gogarburn, PO Box 1000
Edinburgh
EH12 1HQ
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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The following information was issued as Company announcements
in London, England and is furnished pursuant to General Instruction
B to the General Instructions to Form
6-K:
11 May 2017
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
LEI: 2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
Board Appointments
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ("RBS") announces today
that John Hughes and Yasmin Jetha will be appointed as
Non-executive Directors of RBS with effect from 21 June
2017.
On appointment, John Hughes will become a member of the Group Audit
Committee.
Howard Davies, Chairman of RBS, said:
"I am delighted that Yasmin and John have agreed to join us.
Yasmin brings a fresh skillset from her career as a Chief
Information Officer in the consumer and media sectors coupled with
extensive experience in financial services. John also has a deep
understanding of the banking industry gained throughout his career
at KPMG where he was a senior audit partner and UK Head of
Banking. I look forward to working with them
both".
Ms Jetha is currently a Non-Executive Director of Nation Media
Group (East Africa) and an independent panel member of the Cabinet
Office Major Projects Review Group and was previously a
Non-executive Director designate of Williams & Glyn. During her
executive career, Ms Jetha held Chief Information Officer roles at
Bupa and the Financial Times, where she became the Chief Operating
Officer. She previously had a career spanning nearly 20 years at
Abbey National PLC, latterly serving as an Executive Director on
the board.
During an accountancy career spanning over 30 years, Mr Hughes
gained extensive financial services experience. He audited
and advised major banks both in the UK and globally throughout his
career with KPMG and has a broad knowledge of both retail
banking and trading businesses. He also served as a member of
the Audit and Assurance Council (formerly the Auditing Practices
Board) of the Financial Reporting Council for six
years.
There are no other matters requiring disclosure under Listing Rule
9.6.13.
For further information contact:
RBS Media
Centre +44
131 523 4205
Notes to Editors
Biographical Details
John Hughes
John
worked as an auditor at KPMG from 1985 to 2016. He became a
partner in 1997 and specialised in auditing and advising large and
international banks. He held a number of leadership roles
within KPMG UK including Head of Banking Audit and Head of
Banking.
John
was a member of the Audit and Assurance Council (a part of the
Financial Reporting Council), and its predecessor body the Auditing
Practices Board, from 2009 to 2015.
John is
a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England &
Wales and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Modern History from Worcester
College, Oxford.
Yasmin Jetha
Yasmin Jetha was an executive main board director at Abbey National
PLC from 2001 to 2004 prior to its takeover by Santander Bank. She
was at Abbey National for 19 years holding senior positions in
Retail Lending and Customer Services as well as Group IT &
Infrastructure.
After leaving Abbey National, Yasmin joined the Financial Times as
Chief Information Officer in January 2006, and became its Chief
Operating Officer in April 2008. She held the position of the Chief
Information Officer at Bupa, a healthcare company, from October
2009 to June 2014.
Yasmin was a non-executive director designate at Williams &
Glyn until November 2016. She is a non-executive director at Nation
Media Group, a leading media organisation based in East Africa, a
role she has held since September 2009.
In addition to being Vice Chair of the Board of Governors at
University of Bedfordshire from 2008 to 2011, Yasmin also served
for over ten years until April 2017, as Vice Chair of the National
Committee of the Aga Khan Foundation (UK) Ltd, a non-denominational
charity. Yasmin is a panel member of the UK Cabinet Office
Major Projects Review Group.
Yasmin holds a Master of Science in Management Science from
Imperial College and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from
London University. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of
Management Accountants, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws
degree by the University of Leicester in 2005, and was made an
honorary Fellow of the University of Bedfordshire in
2011.
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THE
ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP plc (Registrant)
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By: /s/
Jan Cargill
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Name:
Jan Cargill
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Title:
Deputy Secretary
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