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LONDON (Alliance News) - Bank of Ireland Group PLC said Tuesday it will appoint two non-executive directors, Evelyn Bourke and Ian Buchanan, to its board this Friday.
Bourke, former chief executive officer of BUPA Group, will be appointed to the audit committee, as well as to the nomination and governance committee. Bourke was chief executive officer of Friends Life Group Ltd. She remains a member of the Bupa board.
"Evelyn has exemplary experience in global executive management and in financial services, and will bring this experience to her role on the Board, Court, and Nomination and Governance Committee," said Bank of Ireland Chairman Archie Kane.
Buchanan is a non-executive director at Openwork Ltd and will be appointed to the group's risk committee. He was group chief information officer for Barclays PLC and chief operating officer for its Barclaycard business.
"Ian has held a number of very senior roles in international financial services, and will bring considerable experience of technology-based transformational change to his role on the Board, Court, and Risk Committee. This experience will be very beneficial to the group during this period of strategic transformation," said Kane.
Shares in Bank of Ireland were down 0.2% at EUR7.43 each in London on Tuesday.