AMVESCAP PLC Elects J. Thomas Presby a Non-Executive Director.LONDON -- AMVESCAP PLC (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVZ)(LSE:AVZ)(TSX:AVZ) today announced that J. Thomas Presby, 65, has been elected a non-executive member of the Board of Directors, such appointment to take effect from November 17, 2005. Mr. Presby was deputy chairman and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. with the accounting firm Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Deloitte & Touche (also referred to as Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and branded as Deloitte.) is the second largest professional services firm in the world, and one of the Big Four auditors, along with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young and KPMG. prior to his retirement in 2002. "With years of operating and professional experience in international accounting combined with his extensive board service, Thomas Presby brings a valuable and complementary set of skills to a global asset manager such as AMVESCAP," said Charles W. Brady, chairman of the Board of AMVESCAP. With the addition of Mr. Presby, the Board will consist of 13 members, eight of whom are independent directors. Mr. Presby is presently a director of Tiffany & Co., TurboChef Technologies, Inc., World Fuel Services World Fuel Services is a Fortune 500 company that is based in Miami, Florida. It is the global leader in the downstream marketing and financing of transportation products. , FIRE Solutions, Inc. and The German Marshall Fund The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is a non-partisan American public policy and grantmaking institution dedicated to promoting greater cooperation and understanding between the United States and Europe. of the USA. In the last five years Mr. Presby has also held directorships with GreenPoint Financial Inc, and Practiceworks Inc. Mr. Presby received a B.S. Electrical Engineering degree from Rutgers and a M.S. Industrial Administration (MBA) degree from Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). Graduate School of Business and is a Certified Public Accountant Certified Public Accountant (CPA) An accountant who has met certain standards, including experience, age, and licensing, and passed exams in a particular state. . He will be joining the Audit and Nomination committees of the Board on appointment. There is nothing further to disclose for Mr. Presby pursuant to Rule 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the U.K. Listing Authority. Mr. Presby will be standing for election for a full term at the next Annual General Meeting in April 2006. AMVESCAP is a leading independent global investment manager, dedicated to helping people worldwide build their financial security. Operating under the AIM, AIM Trimark, INVESCO, INVESCO PERPETUAL and Atlantic Trust brands, AMVESCAP strives to deliver outstanding products and services through a comprehensive array of retail and institutional products for clients around the world. The company is listed on the London, New York and Toronto stock exchanges with the symbol "AVZ." Additional information is available at www.amvescap.com. |
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