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NATIONAL SAVINGS AND INVESTMENTS SEEK PRODUCT MANAGER TO LEAD CONTINUING PREMIUM BOND RESURGENCE

25 April 2003

National Savings and Investments (NS&I), the government-backed savings provider, is seeking to recruit a product manager to lead the continuing development of its largest product, Premium Bonds.

With 23 million customers and nearly £20 billion invested, Premium Bonds are one of Britain's financial services success stories. The amount invested by the British public in this unique product has increased by 700% in the last ten years and January 2003 saw record sales of £580 million. There is a monthly prize draw and currently over 650,000 prizes each month are awarded ranging from £50 to the jackpot £1 million.

Position Details
This is the first time that NS&I has chosen to recruit a Product Manager with responsibility for Premium Bonds. The position is aimed at securing the continuing loyalty of existing Bondholders and to attract new investors. NS&I are looking for a confident, experienced marketing professional with product and customer management experience who is looking for a role with real strategic impact.

The position will be based in NS&I's headquarters in Charles House, Kensington High Street and will include regular trips to Blackpool, the home of ERNIE. The successful applicant will be part of NS&I's Customer Offer Team. The salary is up to £37,000 plus annual bonus plus non-contributory pension.

For further information on the position, interested applicants should contact NS&I either by e-mail jobs@nsandi.com or ring Melanie Clare on 020 7348 9327.

Gill Cattanach, Commercial Director at National Savings and Investments said,

"The successful candidate for this exciting product management position will be placed at the forefront of one of Britain's recent financial services success stories. It is a chance for someone to take on the challenge of driving Premium Bond's appeal to a new audience whilst retaining the loyalty of the existing customer base. "

ENDS

Notes to Editors

1. National Savings and Investments is one of the largest savings organisations in the UK, offering a range of savings and investments products (to 30 million customers). All products offer 100% security, because they are backed by HM Treasury.

2. Further information and digital images are available from the NS&I Media Team. An ISDN line is available for interviews.

NS&I Media Team

Mark Brooks020 7348 9301mark.brooks@nsandi.com
Jonathan Akerman020 7348 9433jonathan.akerman@nsandi.com
Samantha Bennett020 7348 9654sam.bennett@nsandi.com
Wendy Franklin020 7348 9449wendy.franklin@nsandi.com
Fax 020 7348 9755
Out of hours07778 966387

Media team
NS&I has a number of spokespeople available for interviews and our experienced radio team is available via our ISDN line: 020 7602 4522.

The numbers below are for media use only. Customers wishing to contact NS&I can find details here.

Gareth Headon 020 7348 9494
gareth.headon@nsandi.com
Gill Stephens 020 7348 9449
gill.stephens@nsandi.com
Iman Asante 020 7348 9301
iman.asante@nsandi.com
Monica Del-Villar 020 7348 9654
monica.del-villar@nsandi.com

ISDN for interviews

020 7602 4522

Out of hours

All numbers above diverted to staffed mobile phones
 

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