Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.("AIB") [NYSE: AIB] has today announced that Bernard
Byrne, Group Financial and Commercial Director, ESB, has been appointed Chief
Financial Officer (CFO), AIB Group.
Mr Byrne will take up his new post in May and will be a member of the AIB Group
Executive Committee.
Mr Byrne began his career as a Chartered Accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers
(PWC) in 1988. In 1994 he joined ESB International as Commercial Director,
leaving in 1998 to take up the post of Finance Director with IWP International
Plc.
He re-joined ESB in 2004 as Group Finance Director and was appointed to his
current position in 2009.
Colm Doherty AIB Group Managing Director said:-
"Bernard brings with him a wide range of experience in the financial management
of both domestic and internationally focussed organisations. His experience
includes the financial management of operations in Ireland, the UK, Poland and
the US - all of which are also significant AIB locations. His familiarity with
our areas of operation coupled with the external perspective he brings to the
role will be a major asset to the Group as we position ourselves for the
future."
-ENDS-
For further information please contact:-
Alan Kelly Catherine Burke
General Manager, Corporate Services Head of Corporate Relations and
Communications
AIB Group AIB Group
Dublin Dublin
Tel: +353-1-6412162 Tel: +353-1-6413894
email: alan.j.kelly@aib.ie email : catherine.e.burke@aib.ie
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