S&P Global Market Intelligence presents an overview of board changes at European financial institutions. The changes are listed by announcement date in reverse chronological order.
May 25
* Brooks Macdonald Group PLC named David Stewart a nonexecutive director, effective immediately. Stewart currently serves as chairman of Enra Group Ltd.
* Alain Van Groenendael resigned as a member of Bank BGZ BNP Paribas SA's supervisory board, citing changes within parent BNP Paribas SA.
May 24
* Elaine Sarsynski joined the board of Axa, replacing Deanna Oppenheimer.
* Banco de Sabadell SA
* Mikhail Zadornov, Aleksandr Sokolov, Vladimir Chistukhin and Mukhadin Eskindarov joined the supervisory council of VTB Bank PJSC after their appointments were approved during the Russian government-controlled lender's annual general meeting.
* Luke Johnson stepped down as chairman of Arden Partners Plc, effective immediately. Mark Ansell, the company's senior independent nonexecutive director, will serve as interim chairman while the board searches for a new chair.
* STM Group Plc named Robin Ellison interim chairman, effective immediately, taking over from Michael Riddell. The firm said it is in advanced stages of a process to search for a new chairman.
May 23
* Bernarda Babic resigned from the supervisory board of Slovenia-based Abanka d.d., effective July 5.
* Sarah Bates decided to retire as chair and a director of St. James's Place Plc. Iain Cornish, currently senior independent director, will succeed Bates, with Roger Yates succeeding him as senior independent director.
* Ian Campbell will resign from the board of Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Plc, effective Aug. 31.
* IG Group Holdings Plc appointed Bridget Messer and Jon Noble executive directors, effective June 1. Messer has been the company's chief commercial officer since 2015, while Noble serves as chief information officer.
May 22
* GetBack SA said Paulina Pietkiewicz, Krzysztof Burnos, Jaroslaw Dubinski and Jerzy Swirski were elected to its supervisory board.
May 21
* Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. named Ashton Bradbury a nonexecutive director of Hargreave Hale AIM VCT 1 PLC.
* Antonio Decaro and Davide Carlo Caparini were appointed to Cassa depositi e prestiti SpA's board of directors, representing Italian municipalities and regions, respectively. The appointment took effect May 11 and their terms will expire together with that of the directors appointed for the 2018-2020 period.
