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
April 27, 2018
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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by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F X Form 40-F
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as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):_________
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to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities
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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:
Director Change
The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ("RBS") announces that with effect
from 1 June 2018, Patrick Flynn will be appointed as a
Non-executive Director of RBSG. He will also serve as a member of
the Group Audit Committee.
Howard
Davies, Chairman of RBS, said:
"I am
pleased to welcome Patrick Flynn to the board as a Non-executive
Director. His career in banking, latterly as Chief Financial
Officer of INGGroepNV
at an extremely challenging time, will further strengthen the
board's composition and perspectives."
There
are no matters requiring disclosure under Listing Rule
9.6.13.
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Biography
Patrick
Flynn was the Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Executive
Board of ING Group (Netherlands' largest financial services group)
from April 2009 to May 2017. He was responsible for ING's financial
strategy, including internal and external reporting, budgeting,
procurement, forecasting, capital management,
investments/acquisitions and divestments, tax management, investor
relations and business performance reporting and
analysis.
Prior
to that, from 2002 to 2007, Patrick was Chief Financial Officer of
HSBC South America based in Brazil where he was responsible for
HSBC's banking and insurance operations. He was then Chief
Financial Officer of HSBC Insurance from 2007 to 2009.
Patrick
is a Chartered Accountant, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants Ireland, and a member of the Association of Corporate
Treasurers in the UK. He has served as a non-executive director on
the boards of two listed former ING subsidiary entities, Voya
Financial Inc (US), and of NN Group NV (Netherlands), to which he
oversaw the preparation and completion of IPO's and their admission
on to the New York and Amsterdam stock exchanges along with their
full divestment from the ING Group. He was also the chairman of the
audit committee of NN Group NV subsequent to its IPO.
For
Further Information Contact:
RBS Investor Relations :
Matt
Waymark
Head of
Investor Relations
+44 (0)
20 7672 1758
RBS Media Relations :
+44 (0)
13 1523 4205
Legal
Entity Identifier number
The
Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (RBSG)
2138005O9XJIJN4JPN90
The
Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS plc)
RR3QWICWWIPCS8A4S074
National
Westminster Bank Plc (NWB Plc) 213800IBT39XQ9C4CP71
Adam
& Company plc
549300WHU4EIHRP28H10
Date: 27
April 2018
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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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