London, United Kingdom - January 21, 2013, London, United Kingdom - Standard Chartered PLC announces that Val Gooding and Richard Delbridge will be stepping down from the board, effective May 1, 2013.
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Ms. Gooding was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Standard Chartered PLC on 1 January 2005. She is Chairman and Non-Executive Director of Premier Farnell plc.
She is a Non-Executive Director of the Lawn Tennis Association, and Lead Non-Executive Director of the Departmental Board at the Home Office. Ms. Gooding was formerly Chief Executive Officer of BUPA, the independent health and care company.
She joined BUPA in 1996 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 1998, stepping down in May 2008.
Prior to that, Ms. Gooding spent most of her career with British Airways. She joined British Airways in 1973 and became Head of Marketing in 1992 before being appointed as Director of Business Units in 1993. Her last role with British Airways was Director, Asia Pacific.
Ms. Gooding was previously a Non-Executive Director at the BBC, J Sainsbury plc, BAA, Cable and Wireless Communications plc and Compass plc, has also sat on the Board of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and was a member of the Advisory Committee of Virgin Group Holdings.
Ms. Gooding graduated from Warwick University with an Honours Degree in French Studies.
Mr. Delbridge joined the Board of Standard Chartered PLC as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 January 2010.
He is a Non Executive Director of University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust. In 1976, he joined JP Morgan and was Group Comptroller and later Managing Director of the London offices.
In 1989, he was appointed Director, Group Finance, at Midland Bank plc, later becoming Group Finance Director, HSBC Holdings plc.
In 1996, Mr. Delbridge was appointed Director and Group Chief Financial Officer of National Westminster Bank Plc, a position he held until April 2000.
Mr. Delbridge's previous non executive director positions include Tate & Lyle PLC, JP Morgan Cazenove, Fortis NV, Balfour Beatty plc, Gallaher Group, Innogy Plc and Egg Plc. He was a council member and treasurer of the Open University for eight years until 2009.
Mr. Delbridge studied Economics at the London School of Economics, is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and an MBA. ■