NatWest Markets Plc
Directorate Changes
NatWest Markets Plc ("NWM") announces that, John Devine has today been appointed to the NWM Board of Directors in the position of non-executive director and Chair of the NWM Board.
John brings extensive investment banking and asset management experience to the NWM Board having worked within the United Kingdom and internationally. His previous executive roles include Chief Financial Officer of Global Markets and Investment Banking and Head of Global Operations at Merrill Lynch & Co and Chief Operating Officer of Threadneedle Investment Services Ltd.
John currently serves as a non-executive director on the Board of Aberdeen Group plc, UBS Business Unit Services AG and Citco Custody Limited and as Chair of Credit Suisse International. John has previously served on the Boards of Euroclear Bank SA/NV, Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Ltd and GE Capital International Holdings Ltd.
Rick Haythornthwaite, Chair of NatWest Group, said: “I am delighted to welcome John as Chair of the NatWest Markets Board. John brings exceptional depth of UK and international experience across the financial sector, including in highly and multi regulated environments. His deep experience of leading boards will be invaluable as NatWest Markets continues to strengthen its business and support the wider Group’s ambitions. I would also like to record my thanks to Tamsin Rowe and my appreciation for her chairing of the Board on an interim basis.”
Tamsin Rowe, Interim Chair of NatWest Markets, said: “I am pleased to be able to welcome John on behalf of the NWM Board, we look forward to working with him. His expertise and skills will be of great benefit to the Board and the management team.”
John Devine said: “I am looking forward to working with the Board and the management team to deliver excellence for NatWest’s clients as the chosen partner for Fixed Income, FX and our Capital Markets businesses.”
