Noreen Doyle has been a member of the Board and the Risk Committee since 2004. Her term as a member of the Board expires at the AGM in 2007. The Board has determined her to be independent under the Group’s independence standards.Noreen Doyle has been First Vice President and Head of Banking of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) from 2001 to 2005. She joined the EBRD in 1992 as head of syndications, was appointed Chief Credit Officer in 1994 and became Deputy Vice President, Risk Management, in 1997. Prior to joining the EBRD, Noreen Doyle spent 18 years at Bankers Trust Company with assignments in Houston, New York and London most recently as Managing Director, European loan syndications.Ms. Doyle received a B.A. in Mathematics from The College of Mount Saint Vincent, New York, in 1971 and an MBA from The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, in 1974. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Newmont Mining Corporation, QinetiQ Group plc., a UK based defence technology and security company, and of Rexam plc., a global consumer packaging company (all since 2005). Moreover, she is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration. |