New Non-Executive Director for UK Royal Mail Board

Helen Weir, Group Finance Director of Lloyds TSB, is to be appointed a non-executive member of Royal Mail’s board, it was announced today.

The move was warmly welcomed by Royal Mail’s Chairman, Allan Leighton, who said: “I am delighted Helen is joining us. Her breadth of senior financial and operational experience will strengthen Royal Mail’s board and be an asset to the company as it tackles the challenges of competing in a market opening to full competition on January 1.”

Ms Weir will join the Board in the New Year. She said: “I am very much looking forward to working with the rest of the Board as it strives to achieve its goal of turning Royal Mail into the world’s best postal company.”