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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 6-K
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer


Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 
For the date of 24 June 2011
 
 
ALLIED IRISH BANKS, public limited company



Bankcentre, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Republic of Ireland

 
 

 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
 
Form 20-F..X... Form 40-F.....
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
 
 
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If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
 

 

 
 
 
For Immediate Release
24 June 2011
 
 
BOARD APPOINTMENT AT AIB
 
 
Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c. ("AIB") [NYSE: AIB] announces the appointment of Mr. Bernard Byrne as Executive Director with immediate effect.
 
Mr. Byrne (43) joined AIB in May 2010 as Chief Financial Officer.  He was appointed Director of Personal & Business Banking in May 2011.  He began his career as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in 1988 and joined ESB International as Commercial Director in 1994. In 1998 he took up the post of Finance Director with IWP International Plc before moving to ESB in 2004 where he held the post of Group Finance and Commercial Director until he left to join AIB
 
 
 
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For further information please contact:
 
Alan Kelly
Catherine Burke
Director of Corporate Affairs & Marketing
Head of Corporate Relations and Communications
AIB Group
AIB Group
Dublin
Dublin
Tel: +353-1-6412162
Tel: +353-1-6413894
 
 
 
 
Disclosures required by the Listing Rules of the Irish Stock Exchange Enterprise Securities Market:
 
List of Past and Present Directorships
 
Present
Horizon Education Limited
 
Past
ESB 1927 Properties Limited
ESB Commercial Properties Limited
ESB Networks Limited
ESB Novus Modus Limited
 
 



 
Signatures
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.
 
 

                        
ALLIED IRISH BANKS, p.l.c.
                (Registrant)
 
 
Date 24 June 2011
 
 
             By: ___________________
Paul Stanley
                         Acting Chief Financial Officer
               Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.