AIB riding the winds of change

The bank’s shares have been under-performing, but under its new chief executive things may be looking up

It’s all change at the top table at AIB this year. Colin Hunt becomes the third chief executive in five years to address the bank’s shareholders on Wednesday morning, just weeks after his appointment was formally approved by regulators.

Hunt, a seasoned executive and former stockbroker and economist, has been to enough agms to know he can expect to face plenty of questions from the bank’s shareholders that are largely irrelevant.

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