Skipton Building Society names chair; Russia's Otkritie appoints new retail boss

S&P Global Market Intelligence presents a daily roundup of senior management and board changes at financial institutions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Skipton Building Society

U.K.-based Skipton Building Society named Gwyn Burr its new chair, effective April 26.

Burr will succeed Robert East, who will retire after being in the role for the last five years. She previously held nonexecutive positions in Principality Building Society and Sainsbury's Bank PLC.

Meanwhile, the company announced that CEO David Cutter will step down during its upcoming annual general meeting in April.

Bank Otkritie Financial

Artem Aleshkin was appointed senior vice president and head of retail business at Russia-based PJSC Bank Otkritie Financial Corp..

In his new role, the executive will be responsible for strengthening the bank's position in key retail banking segments, improving the efficiency of the retail business and growing an active client base.

Janus Henderson Group

Nelson Peltz and Ed Garden became independent nonexecutive directors of Janus Henderson Group PLC on Feb. 1.

Peltz and Garden are CEO and chief investment officer, respectively, of Trian Partners, which beneficially holds a roughly 16.75 stake in the British asset manager.

Erste Bank Podgorica

Christoph Schoefboeck was appointed chairman of the supervisory board at Erste Bank AD Podgorica while Krešimir Barić was appointed deputy chairman of the supervisory board. Montenegro-based Erste Bank Podgorica is a unit of Austria's Erste Group Bank AG.

African Bank

Dhevendren Dharmalingam will become an independent nonexecutive director of South Africa-based African Bank Ltd. and its holding company, African Bank Holdings Ltd., effective April 1.

Beata Fojcik contributed to this report.

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