ING announces change in Supervisory Board

ING announced today that Ann Sherry will resign per 14 September 2017 from the Supervisory Board of ING Group.

Ann Sherry was appointed to the Supervisory Board on 25 April 2016. Ms Sherry has decided to resign because of personal circumstances. In her role as ING Group Supervisory Board member, she was also a member of the ING Group Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee. Ann Sherry stays on as member of the Supervisory Board of ING in Australia.

Jeroen van der Veer, chairman of the Supervisory Board of ING Group: 'We regret Ann's decision to step down. At the same time we are happy to see that Ann continues to play an important role in the Supervisory Board of ING in Australia'.

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