APS Bank Plc

Board/Management Information • Aug 23, 2024

Appointment of Director

23 August 2024 APSB71

APS Bank plc announces the appointment of Martin Czurda as Non-Executive Director with effect from 21 August 2024. Mr Czurda has been co-opted by the Board of Directors following a recommendation by the Bank's Nominations and Remuneration Committee, and in terms of the Bank's Articles of Association which provide for such a procedure.

Martin Czurda resides at Donaustrasse 15, Donaustraße, Haslau an der Donau 2402 Austria. He is a graduate in Political Science and Economics from the University of Vienna, and has a Doctorate from the Vienna University of Economics and Business. He started his career in 1989 with Bank Austria, moving to Raiffeisen Zentralbank Vienna in 1994 as Senior Vice President Loan Syndications & Asset Sales, becoming Head Global Markets and Global Financial Institutions in 2006. In 2009, Mr Czurda was appointed CEO of Amsterdam Trade Bank, and as from 2012 held C-suite, CEO and Chair roles successively at Adria Bank, Anadi Bank and Valartis Bank. In 2017 he was appointed CEO of the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, which position he held until early 2021. He is currently independent Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Risk Committee of Finstella Ltd, a regulated credit acquiring company in Cyprus.

Mr Czurda will sit on the Bank's Audit Committee and will chair the Board Credit Committee.

Regulatory approval for this appointment has been obtained from the MFSA. There are no matters concerning Mr Czurda that require disclosure under the Capital Markets 5.20.5 to 5.20.9.

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Graziella Bray B.A., LL.D, FCG Company Secretary