The Board of Directors of BLME Holdings plc and BLME plc announced the appointment of David Williams as an Independent Non-Executive Director with effect from 15 October 2015 and Risk Committee Chairman with effect from 16 October 2015. David has extensive experience in banking at both an executive and board level in the Middle East, Europe and Asia. Most significantly, he spent over 27 years with Barclays PLC in a number of roles, including Wholesale Credit Risk Director of the Barclays Group and Chief Credit Officer at Barclays Capital.

David was a Non-Executive Board Director for LCH Clearnet Group Ltd. and is currently a Trustee of the Haig Housing Trust.