Non-Executive Director Appointment

RNS Number : 2572B
Metro Bank PLC
19 September 2018
 

 

METRO BANK PLC

Legal Entity Identifier: 213800X5WU57YL9GPK89

 

19 September 2018

 

 

METRO BANK PLC APPOINTS NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

 

Metro Bank plc today announces the appointment of Catherine Brown as an independent Non-Executive Director.

 

Catherine holds various Non-Executive roles including: Non-Executive Board Member at the Cabinet Office, Non-Executive Director of FNZ (UK) Limited and Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Additive Flow Limited and The Plastic Economy Limited. She is a Trustee of Cancer Research UK, one of the UK's largest charities. Catherine has extensive experience in organisational transformation in financial services and a wide range of experience in leadership and operations. Her previous appointments include: Group Strategy Director at Lloyds Banking Group, Executive Director of Human Resources at the Bank of England and Chief Operating Officer at Apax Partners.

 

Catherine will join the Board on 1 October 2018. Her appointment brings the number of Directors on the Board to twelve, including nine independent Directors.

 

Commenting on the appointment, Vernon Hill, Metro Bank Chairman and Founder said: "We're delighted Catherine has decided to join the banking revolution. Her extensive financial services experience combined with a proven ability to translate strategy into action make her a welcome addition to Metro Bank. I'm looking forward to working with her and know she'll strengthen an already robust Board."               

 

Catherine Brown added: "As a fast growing company disrupting the status quo in UK banking, Metro Bank allows me to combine my passion for putting customers at the heart of the business  with my experience in strategy and organisational change. I'm very much looking forward to joining the Board and helping to navigate the Bank through the next stage of  its remarkable journey."

 

 

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For more information, please contact:

 

Metro Bank PLC Media Relations

Tina Coates

+44 (0) 7811 246016

pressoffice@metrobank.plc.uk 

 

Metro Bank PLC Investor Relations

Jo Roberts

+44 (0) 20 3402 8900

IR@metrobank.plc.uk

 

Tulchan Communications

Martin Pengelley/ Tom Murray

+44(0)20 7353 4200

metrobank@tulchangroup.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

About Metro Bank

 

Metro Bank operates retail hours, not banking hours. It is open seven days a week (8am- 8pm Monday to Friday, 8am - 6pm Saturday, 11am - 5pm Sunday and bank holidays), every day of the year apart from Easter Sunday, Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Metro Bank PLC. Registered in England and Wales. Company number: 6419578. Registered office: One Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5HA. 'Metrobank' is the registered trade mark of Metro Bank PLC.

 

We're authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Most relevant deposits are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. For further information about the Scheme refer to the FSCS website www.fscs.org.uk.

 

All Metro Bank products are subject to status and approval.

Metro Bank PLC is an independent UK bank - it is not affiliated with any other bank or organisation (including the METRO newspaper or its publishers) anywhere in the world. Please refer to Metro Bank using the full name.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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