– UK, Accrington – Studio Retail Group plc (LON: STU), the digital value retail business, today announced the appointment of Michael Torpey to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director, effective from 1 December 2021.
“I am delighted to welcome Michael to the Studio Board. The expertise he brings with him from his executive and non-executive careers in the area of financial services business activities and finance is extremely valuable. It will significantly strengthen the skills, insight and robustness of the Board as we continue to focus on growing Studio’s digital value proposition.” said Board Chairman, Ian Burke.
He will also join the Audit, Nomination, and Risk Committees, and take over as chair of the Audit Committee.
About Michael Torpey
Michael is a highly experienced Finance Director and banking executive, with a strong track record in commercial and finance roles in the Irish financial services sector, both private and public. Having retired in 2018, he has since 2019 been a Non-Executive Director and chair of the Audit Committee of Metro Bank plc, an FTSE-listed business regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority.
Michael Torpey retired as Chief Executive of the Corporate & Treasury division, and a member of the Group Executive Committee, at the Bank of Ireland in August 2018. He has extensive experience in senior roles across financial services. His past appointments include Head of Banking at the National Treasury Management Agency in Ireland; Group Treasurer at Irish Life and Permanent plc; Senior Treasury Adviser at Irish Financial Regulator; Finance Director at Ulster Bank Group; and Finance Director at First Active plc.
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