Banco Comercial Holders Approve Nuno Amado as CEO at Meeting

Banco Comercial Portugues SA (BCP)’s shareholders approved the appointment of Nuno Amado as chief executive officer at a meeting today in Lisbon, spokesman Erik Burns said in a telephone interview.

Nuno Amado was previously CEO at the Portuguese unit of Banco Santander SA. (SAN) Banco Comercial shares gained 8.3 percent to 17 euro cents in Lisbon trading today.

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