Wendy Lucas-Bull, chairman of Barclays Africa Group (formerly Absa Group) has been appointed as non-executive director of Barclays and Barclays Bank with immediate effect.
Lucas-Bull is an experienced company director with specific retail and commercial banking expertise and has held Board level positions in South African banks since 1994.
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She previously served as an executive director of Rand Merchant Bank and became CEO of FirstRand Retail following the merger of Rand Merchant Bank and First National Bank.
Lucas-Bull is currently a non-executive director of Anglo American Platinum Limited and has held senior Board positions at the Development Bank of Southern Africa, the South African Financial Markets Advisory Board, Nedbank Group Limited and Dimension Data PLC.
David Walker, chairman of Barclays, said: "I am pleased to announce Lucas-Bull’s appointment to the Barclays Board. She brings strong banking experience, valuable regional knowledge and her appointment will further enhance the close working relationship between Barclays Group and our African businesses."
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