RBC announces retirement of Group Chief Risk Officer, Mark Hughes

TORONTO, Nov. 29, 2017 /CNW/ - Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) today announced that Mark Hughes, Group Chief Risk Officer (GCRO), will retire effective April 9, 2018 after 37 years at the bank.

"Throughout his distinguished career, Mark has had a significant impact on RBC's success. His strong understanding of RBC's businesses, along with deep insights into the ever-evolving risk and regulatory environment made him an exceptional GCRO and has helped RBC execute our growth strategy supported by a foundation of strong risk management," said Dave McKay, RBC's President and Chief Executive Officer. "On behalf of RBC, I would like to thank Mark for his many contributions to RBC and to the global risk management industry more broadly. We wish him all the very best in his upcoming retirement."

Mr. Hughes joined RBC in 1981 and held progressively senior roles at the bank primarily in Corporate Banking and Global Credit in a number of international offices. He was Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of Capital Markets before being appointed Group Chief Risk Officer in 2013.

Graeme Hepworth, currently Executive Vice-President, Retail & Commercial Risk, has been appointed Deputy Chief Risk Officer, effective February 1, 2018 reporting to Mr. Hughes. On April 9, 2018, Mr. Hepworth will assume the role of Group Chief Risk Officer reporting to Mr. McKay and he will join RBC's Group Executive as one of ten executives responsible for setting the overall strategic direction of RBC.

Mr. Hepworth joined RBC in 1997 in Group Risk Management and over the years held a number of progressively senior positions supporting all of RBC's businesses and working in our core markets outside of Canada as Head of U.S. Market Risk, and Chief Risk Officer, Europe. In his current role, Mr. Hepworth provides primary risk management support to Personal & Commercial Banking, Wealth Management and Insurance, and contributes to the risk strategies that enable these segments to achieve their business objectives.

"Graeme's deep expertise in credit and market risk and exposure to all of our key businesses, along with his global perspective will serve him well in his new role. He will be an excellent addition to our Group Executive Committee," adds Mr. McKay.

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