AIB Group PLC said Mark Bourke intends to resign as CFO and executive director of the group and Allied Irish Banks PLC to pursue a career outside the company.

Bourke joined Allied Irish Banks as group CFO in 2014 and joined AIB Group in 2017 on its establishment as the holding company.

Bourke will leave AIB Group in early 2019 on completion of his notice period. AIB Group said it will now begin the search for his successor.