RBS: Frank Dangeard Named Non-exe. Director, With Immediate Effect

(RTTNews) - Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (RBS, RBS.L) announced Monday that Frank Dangeard has been appointed as a Non-executive Director of RBS with immediate effect.

Dangeard is currently a Non-Executive Director of RPX Corp and of Symantec Corp. He has previously served as a Non-Executive Director of Atari, SA, Crédit Agricole CIB, Moser Baer India Ltd., Sonaecom SGPS, and as Deputy Chairman of Telenor ASA.

During his executive career, he held various senior roles at Thomson S.A., including Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and was Deputy Chief Executive Officer of France Telecom.

Howard Davies, Chairman of RBS, said, "He is a former banker and senior company executive who has substantial Board level experience across a number of sectors, including the IT, technology, telecom and financial sectors. His change management and transformation experience will be a real asset to the Board."