Nombramiento de CFO
| 23 de abril de 2024 |
watkin jones plc
('Watkin Jones' o el 'Grupo')
Nombramiento de Director Financiero
Watkin Jones today announces that, as part of a managed succession process, Sarah Sergeant, Chief Financial Officer, will step down from the Board in mid-June 2024. The Board is pleased to announce that Simon Jones has been appointed to succeed Sarah. Simon will join Watkin Jones as Chief Financial Officer Designate and as a member of the Board on 21 May 2024 and will work closely with Sarah to ensure a smooth hand over of responsibilities following the publication of the Group's interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2024.
Simon is a highly experienced CFO with a strong track record within the property sector, and with proven commercial and operational expertise. Most recently Simon was CFO at the US majority owned Mapeley Group, the property outsourcing specialist, where his main focus was performance improvement and growth, and latterly its successful divestment. Prior to this he held a number of senior finance roles within, amongst others, Bass PLC (now IHG Group PLC), Hilton and Whitbread PLC. Simon qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG.
Alan Giddins, presidente de Watkin Jones, dijo: "I am delighted to welcome Simon to Watkin Jones. He is a very experienced CFO with significant property related experience, which is highly relevant as Watkin Jones continues its recovery and broadens its focus on opportunities within the residential for rent sector.
"I would also like to thank Sarah, on behalf of the Board, for her contribution to Watkin Jones and, in particular, in supporting the business through the challenging market conditions that the Group has experienced over the last 18 months."
Simon Jones, said: " I am very much looking forward to working with Alex and the team at Watkin Jones. The business has a very clear strategy within one of the most attractive parts of the real estate and residential markets, and I look forward to helping deliver on the Group's forward growth plans."
AIM disclosures required under the AIM Rules
Simon David Ainslie Jones is 54 years old. Simon and persons closely associated with him currently hold 8,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company, representing approximately 0.003% of the Company's issued share capital.
Current directorships and those held by Simon within the last five years are as follows:
Direcciones actuales | Directorios anteriores |
Mapeley Estates Limited Mapeley Steps Contractor Limited Durham Student Living Limited Osm House (Freehold) Limited | Atlas Workplace Services Limited Cannon Capital Developments Limited Mapeley Abi Provider Limited Mapeley Columbus II Limited Mapeley Columbus Properties Limited Mapeley Investment Group Limited Mapeley Steps Properties Limited Ogle Road Developments Limited Ogle Road Management Limited Salisbury Engineering and Compliance Limited Salisbury Esco Limited Salisbury Holdings Limited Salisbury Integrated Services Limited Salisbury Security Services Limited |
The Mapeley Group, whose holding company is a Guernsey-domiciled property services business with some UK domiciled subsidiaries, has been going through a structured value realisation process, which has involved the sale of both corporate entities and underlying assets. In order to effect an orderly close down of corporate entities, from which underlying assets have been sold and liabilities settled, a number of companies within the group have gone through Members Voluntary Liquidation ("MVL") processes. In 2022/2023, the following companies, of which Simon was at the time a director, went through MVL processes: Cannon Capital Developments Limited; Mapeley Abi Provider Limited; Mapeley Columbus II Limited; Mapeley Columbus Properties Limited; Mapeley Investment Group Limited; Mapeley Steps Properties Limited; Ogle Road Developments Limited. In each case, these were solvent liquidations. The MVL processes for Mapeley Estates Limited and Mapeley Steps Contractor Limited are currently ongoing and are expected to be solvent liquidations.
There is no other information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules.
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Este anuncio contiene información privilegiada a los efectos del artículo 7 del Reglamento de Abuso de Mercado (UE) n.º 596/2014, ya que forma parte de la legislación nacional del Reino Unido en virtud de la Ley (Retirada) de la Unión Europea de 2018 ("UK MAR").
Para mayor información:
watkin jones plc |
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Alex Pease, Chief Executive Officer | Tel: + 44 (0) 20 3617 4453 | |
Sarah Sergeant, directora financiera | www.watkinjonesplc.com | |
Peel Hunt LLP (Asesor designado y sociedad conjunta Broker) |
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7418 8900 | |
Mike Bell/Ed Allsopp | www.peelhunt.com | |
Jefferies (Corporativo conjunto Broker) |
Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7029 8000 | |
James Umbers/David Sheehan/Paul Bundred
| www.jefferies.com | |
Preguntas de los medios:
Buchanan |
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Henry Harrison-Topham / Steph Whitmore | Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
www.buchanancomms.co.uk . |
Notas a los editores
Watkin Jones es el desarrollador y administrador de viviendas en alquiler líder en el Reino Unido, con un enfoque en los sectores de construcción para alquilar, alojamiento para estudiantes y viviendas asequibles. El Grupo tiene sólidas relaciones con inversionistas institucionales y una reputación de entrega exitosa y puntual de desarrollos de alta calidad. Desde 1999, Watkin Jones ha entregado 48,000 143 camas para estudiantes en 22,000 sitios, lo que lo convierte en un jugador clave y líder en el mercado de alojamiento para estudiantes especialmente diseñado en el Reino Unido, y está expandiendo cada vez más sus operaciones en el sector de construcción para alquiler. Además, Fresh, la empresa especializada en gestión de alojamiento del Grupo, gestiona más de 80 camas para estudiantes y construye apartamentos para alquilar en nombre de sus clientes institucionales. Watkin Jones también ha sido responsable de más de XNUMX desarrollos residenciales, que van desde viviendas para principiantes hasta viviendas para ejecutivos y apartamentos.
La ventaja competitiva del Grupo radica en su experimentado equipo de gestión y su modelo de negocio con poco capital, que le permite ofrecer una solución integral para los inversores, entregada completamente internamente con una dependencia mínima de terceros, durante todo el ciclo de vida de un activo.
Watkin Jones fue admitido a cotizar en AIM en marzo de 2016 con el símbolo WJG.L. Para obtener información adicional, visite www.watkinjonesplc.com
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