SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of November, 2005
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Commission File Number 001-13908
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AMVESCAP PLC
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
30 Finsbury Square, London EC2A 1AG, ENGLAND
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Description of document filed: AMVESCAP PLC Elects J. Thomas Presby
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Non-Executive Director
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For Immediate Release
Contact: Bill Hensel, Media Relations
Phone: +1 404 479 2922 (U.S.)
Fax: +1 404 962 8238
E-mail: bill_hensel@amvescap.com
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AMVESCAP PLC Elects J. Thomas Presby a Non-Executive Director
LONDON--November 29, 2005--AMVESCAP PLC today announced that J. Thomas Presby,
65, has been elected a non-executive member of the Board of Directors, such
appointment to take effect from November 17, 2005. Mr. Presby was deputy
chairman and chief operating officer with the accounting firm Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu prior to his retirement in 2002.
"With years of operating and professional experience in international
accounting combined with his extensive board service, Thomas Presby brings a
valuable and complementary set of skills to a global asset manager such as
AMVESCAP," said Charles W. Brady, chairman of the Board of AMVESCAP.
With the addition of Mr. Presby, the Board will consist of 13 members, eight of
whom are independent directors.
Mr. Presby is presently a director of Tiffany & Co., TurboChef Technologies,
Inc., World Fuel Services, FIRE Solutions, Inc. and The German Marshall Fund of
the USA. In the last five years Mr. Presby has also held directorships with
GreenPoint Financial Inc, and Practiceworks Inc. Mr. Presby received a B.S.
Electrical Engineering degree from Rutgers and a M.S. Industrial Administration
(MBA) degree from Carnegie Mellon University Graduate School of Business and is
a Certified Public Accountant.
He will be joining the Audit and Nomination committees of the Board on
appointment. There is nothing further to disclose for Mr. Presby pursuant to
Rule 9.6.13R of the Listing Rules of the U.K. Listing Authority. Mr. Presby
will be standing for election for a full term at the next Annual General
Meeting in April 2006.
AMVESCAP is a leading independent global investment manager, dedicated to
helping people worldwide build their financial security. Operating under the
AIM, AIM Trimark, INVESCO, INVESCO PERPETUAL and Atlantic Trust brands,
AMVESCAP strives to deliver outstanding products and services through a
comprehensive array of retail and institutional products for clients around the
world. The company is listed on the London, New York and Toronto stock
exchanges with the symbol "AVZ." Additional information is available at
www.amvescap.com.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
AMVESCAP PLC
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(Registrant)
Date 29 November, 2005 By /s/ Michael S. Perman
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(Signature)
Michael S. Perman
Company Secretary