Butterfield Bank is recommending its shareholders to appoint three new directors at its Annual General Meeting on April 16.

In the proxy forms being mailed to its shareholders this week, the board of directors is recommending the appointment of Graham Brooks, executive vice-president of international at Butterfield Bank, Sheila Lines, CEO of KeyTech Ltd., and Patrick Tannock, executive vice-president of ACE Bermuda.

Mr. Brooks is is responsible for strategy, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures and for all Butterfield Bank offices outside of Bermuda, comprised of The Bahamas, Barbados, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Malta, Switzerland and the UK.

He also has responsibility for Butterfield Bank Group's Fund Services businesses.

Mr. Brooks joined Butterfield Bank in 1989 as managing director of the bank's Guernsey operations and was promoted to his current position in 1997.

He has 50 years of experience in UK domestic and international financial services, having worked previously for the Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays Bank.

Ms Lines is currently heads KeyTech, a diversified telecommunications group, having held the position of chief financial officer from 2002 to 2006.

Prior to joining the company, she held a number of financial roles in Bermuda companies in the information and communication technology sector.

Mr. Tannock also serves as chief underwriting officer and director of ACE Bermuda's specialist directors & officers subsidiary Corporate Officers & Directors Assurance Ltd.

In addition, he is a member of the executive team and a trustee of the ACE Foundation.

Prior to joining ACE Bermuda in 1993 he held executive brokerage positions with Marsh & McLennan.