The board of Manx Financial Group plc announced that the Chairman of Conister Bank Limited and Group non-executive director, Don McCrickard, has informed the board that he intends to retire on 30 June 2015, corresponding with the conclusion of the group's half year. Mr. McCrickard has been Chairman of Conister since 2007. Neil Duggan, who joined the board of Conister in December 2014, will be appointed Chairman of Conister and join the group board with effect from 1 July 2015, subject to the usual regulatory approvals.

Until 2012, Mr. Duggan was a director of KPMG LLC (Isle of Man), as Head of Audit and Transaction Services.