The Bank of Ireland has announced the appointment of Hans van der Noordaa as an independent non-executive director to the board of Bank of Ireland Group plc and the court of directors of the governor and company of the Bank of Ireland with immediate effect.

Bringing more than 40 years’ leadership experience in financial services, van der Noordaa’s career includes leading transformational change and significant international exposure across continental Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

He has held several senior executive roles, including as a member of the executive board of ING Group and ING Bank and CEO of Delta Lloyd Group plc. In each of these roles, he also served on the management and supervisory boards. Additionally, he has acted as senior adviser to the Authority for the Financial Markets in The Netherlands.

Van der Noordaa currently holds multiple non-executive positions, chairing the supervisory boards of Deloitte Netherlands, War Child and Johan Cruijff Arena. He serves as an independent non-executive member of Deloitte’s North South Europe Board.

Akshaya Bhargava, Bank of Ireland chair, commented: “I’m delighted to welcome Hans to the board. His deep expertise across banking, insurance, and technology—combined with extensive international and non-executive experience—will bring valuable perspective to our discussions. I look forward to working with him.”