SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
14th September, 2005
LLOYDS TSB GROUP plc
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
5th Floor
25 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7HN
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Index to Exhibits
Item
No. 1 Regulatory News Service Announcement, dated 14 September, 2005
re: Directorate Change
LLOYDS TSB GROUP PLC
187/05 14 September 2005
BOARD CHANGE AT LLOYDS TSB GROUP
The board of Lloyds TSB is pleased to announce the appointment of Lord Leitch
('Sandy') as a non-executive director of Lloyds TSB Group plc from 1st October
2005.
With a career spanning more than thirty years in financial services, Lord Leitch
brings considerable experience to the Group. Until recently, he was Chairman
and CEO of Zurich Financial Services' UKISA (UK, Ireland and South Africa) and
Asia Pacific division and Head of its Global Life Business.
Lord Leitch has been Chairman of the Life Insurance Council and the Association
of British Insurers.
He is also a Non-Executive Director of United Business Media plc and BUPA.
Maarten van den Bergh, Chairman of Lloyds TSB, said:
"We are delighted to welcome Lord Leitch to the board. With his experience of
financial services he brings an excellent understanding of the complex issues
associated with a regulated industry."
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Notes:
1. Biographical details attached.
2. To comply with paragraph LR 9.6.13R of the UK Listing Authority
listing rules, the company confirms that:
(i) except as stated above Lord Leitch has not held a
directorship in any publicly quoted company during the past five years;
and
(ii) there are no matters required by paragraphs LR 9.6.13R (2)
to (6) of the listing rules to be disclosed in relation to Lord Leitch.
For further information:-
Investor Relations
Michael Oliver +44 (0) 20 7356 2167
Director of Investor Relations
E-mail: [email protected]
Media
Mary Walsh +44 (0) 20 7356 2121
Director of Corporate Relations
E-mail: [email protected]
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This announcement contains forward looking statements with respect to the
business, strategy and plans of the Lloyds TSB Group and its current goals and
expectations relating to its future financial condition and performance.
Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Lloyds TSB
Group's or management's beliefs and expectations, are forward looking
statements. By their nature, forward looking statements involve risk and
uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will
occur in the future. Lloyds TSB Group's actual future results may differ
materially from the results expressed or implied in these forward looking
statements as a result of a variety of factors, including UK domestic and global
economic and business conditions, risks concerning borrower credit quality,
market related risks such as interest rate risk and exchange rate risk in its
banking businesses and equity risk in its insurance businesses, inherent risks
regarding changing demographic developments, catastrophic weather and similar
contingencies outside Lloyds TSB Group's control, any adverse experience in
inherent operational risks, any unexpected developments in regulation or
regulatory actions, changes in customer preferences, competition, industry
consolidation, acquisitions and other factors. For more information on these
and other factors, please refer to Lloyds TSB Group's Annual Report on Form 20-F
filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and to any subsequent
reports furnished by Lloyds TSB Group to the US Securities and Exchange
Commission or to the London Stock Exchange. The forward looking statements
contained in this announcement are made as of the date hereof, and Lloyds TSB
Group undertakes no obligation to update any of its forward looking statements.
LORD LEITCH (Sandy)
Career
Zurich Financial Services is one of the World's largest insurance companies and,
until recently, Sandy was Chairman and Chief Executive of UKISA/Asia Pacific
Division and Head of Zurich's Global Life business.
He has had extensive experience as a chairman (e.g. Threadneedle Asset
Management, Eagle Star, Dunbar Bank, Gresham) and on Plc Boards (e.g. BAT
Industries, Allied Zurich, Allied Dunbar). His responsibilities have spanned 30
countries and covered almost every area in Financial Services.
He has played a prominent role nationally and was Chairman of the Life Insurance
Council from 1997 to 1998 and the Association of British Insurers from 1998 to
2000.
He is a Non-Executive Director at United Business Media plc and BUPA.
Other External Activities
Sandy has devoted enormous energy to improving Society. He was Chairman of UK
Cares and Deputy Chairman of Business in the Community. He chairs the National
Employment Panel (reporting to the Chancellor), and is Deputy Chairman of the
Commonwealth Education Fund. He was also Chairman of the Balance Foundation
until September 2005.
He is Chairman of "The Leitch Review of Skills in the UK" - an independent
review advising Government on how to define the UK's optimum skills mix in order
to maximise economic growth and productivity by 2020.
In 2004, he was awarded a Life Peerage.
September 2005
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
LLOYDS TSB GROUP plc
(Registrant)
By: M D Oliver
Name: M D Oliver
Title: Director of Investor Relations
Date: 14 September, 2005