Consistent with Bank of Ireland's strategic priorities to transform the Bank, serve customers brilliantly, and grow sustainable profits, a number of changes to the Group Executive Committee (GEC) have been announced. Mark Spain, Chief Strategy Officer, has been appointed to the GEC reporting directly to Francesca McDonagh, Group CEO. This appointment underpins the Group's collective focus on delivery across all strategic priorities. As a consequence, all IT systems transformation - including the Core Banking Systems Programme - will now be integrated into the Group Technology and Customer Solutions Division under the leadership of the current Chief Operating Officer Jackie Noakes. Having successfully brought the core banking programme to this point, Steve Collier will shortly complete his term with Bank of Ireland and return home to Australia.