Thomas A. Renyi retires from Royal Bank of Canada’s Board of Directors

TORONTO, November 28, 2018 - The Royal Bank of Canada (RY on TSX and NYSE) today announced that Thomas A. Renyi will retire from the board of directors on November 30, 2018.

“On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Tom for his dedicated service over the past five years,” said Katie Taylor, Chair, Royal Bank of Canada. “Tom has been an exemplary member of our board, and we are grateful for his enduring contributions to RBC. His insights have been valuable as RBC continues to make meaningful progress on its strategic goal to be the preferred partner to corporate, institutional and high net worth clients and their businesses in the U.S.”

Mr. Renyi’s career in the financial services industry has spanned over four decades. He was appointed to RBC’s board on August 29, 2013 as an independent corporate director. During his tenure, he served on the board’s audit committee, risk committee and governance committee. Mr. Renyi also served on the board of RBC USA Holdco Corporation, RBC’s U.S. intermediate holding company, until April 8, 2018. In this capacity, he was chair of its human resources and governance committee and previously chair of its risk committee.