($LYG) Lloyds Banking Group PLC said on Monday that Tim Tookey, group finance director and a board member, would step down at the end of February to pursue a post outside banking. Tookey joined Lloyds in April 2006 as deputy group finance director and took his present post and directorship in October 2008. Lloyds said it would begin a search for a successor. Shares of Lloyds Banking recently were off more than 4%.-MarketWatch