Royal Bank of Canada announces election of director
TORONTO, February 29, 2008 — Royal Bank of Canada
(RY on TSX and NYSE) today announced the election of Edward
Sonshine, Q.C., to its board of directors. Mr. Sonshine is
president and chief executive officer of RioCan Real Estate
Investment Trust based in Toronto, Ontario.
About RBC
Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) and its subsidiaries
operate under the master brand name of RBC. We are Canada's
largest bank as measured by assets and market capitalization
and one of North America's leading diversified financial services
companies. We provide personal and commercial banking, wealth
management services, insurance, corporate and investment banking,
and transaction processing services on a global basis. We
employ approximately 70,000 full- and part-time employees
who serve more than 15 million personal, business, public
sector and institutional clients throughout offices in Canada,
the U.S. and 36 other countries. For more information, please
visit www.rbc.com.
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