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Edited by the Insidemoneytalk Editorial
Team on 04 May 2007
Kent Atkinson appointed Chairman of
Standard Life Bank
Standard Life Bank has today announced the appointment of Kent Atkinson as its Chairman.
Kent Atkinson will take over as Chairman of Standard Life Bank from Sir Brian Stewart who will retire as Chairman of Standard Life plc and Standard Life Bank at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of Standard Life plc, which will be held on 29 May 2007 Kent Atkinson is a senior international executive with substantial experience in Europe, Latin America and the Middle East
This article was originally published on Insidemoneytalk on 23 Feb 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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He joined the Bank of London and South America (later acquired by Lloyds Bank) in 1964 and held a number of senior managerial positions in the UK, Latin America and the Middle East.
He returned to the UK in 1989 as Executive Director for Lloyds TSB South East Region before joining its main board as Group Finance Director in 1994, a position he held for eight years until his retirement as an executive in 2002.
He remained on the board of Lloyds TSB for a further year as a Non-Executive Director.
Kent Atkinson joined the Board of The Standard Life Assurance Company as a Non-Executive Director in 2005.
Currently, Kent Atkinson is Chairman of Link Plus Corporation and a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committees of Coca Cola HBC S.A., telent plc (previously Marconi plc) and Standard Life plc, and a Non-Executive Director of Gemalto N.V..
Kent Atkinson said "This is a fantastic time to be joining the Board of Standard Life Bank which recently announced that underlying profits in 2006 had more than doubled to ?38m from ?18m in 2005".
"I look forward to helping the Bank capitalise on the Standard Life franchise and brand, building on the improvement in its financial performance and profitability".
"I would also like to thank Sir Brian Stewart for his expert stewardship of the Bank over the last four years.".
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