Laura Whyte appointment

RNS Number : 4259H

Capital & Regional plc

01 December 2015

 



1 December 2015

CAPITAL & REGIONAL PLC ("Capital & Regional" or "the Company")

LAURA WHYTE APPOINTMENT

In line with the announcement made on 15 October 2015, Laura Whyte's appointment as a Non-Executive Director of Capital & Regional has taken effect from this morning.

Laura holds 37,000 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 0.005% of the Company's issued share capital.

Laura brings a wealth of experience from a long and successful career with John Lewis Partnership, where she served in two separate roles on the John Lewis Management Board for over 10 years, firstly as Registrar and latterly as HR Director.  Laura is a Non-Executive Director of the Defence People and Training Board of the Ministry of Defence, the British Horseracing Authority and the British Equestrian Federation. She is also an Executive Trustee of Women in Retail.

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For further information:

Capital & Regional:	Tel:  [phone]
Hugh Scott-Barrett, Chief Executive
Charles Staveley, Group Finance Director
FTI Consulting	Tel: [phone]
Richard Sunderland Claire Turvey [e-mail]

Notes to editors:

About Capital & Regional plc

Capital & Regional is a UK focused specialist property REIT with a strong track record of delivering value enhancing retail and leisure asset management opportunities across a c. £1 billion portfolio of in-town dominant community shopping centres.  Capital & Regional is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and has a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.   

Capital & Regional owns six Mall shopping centres in Blackburn, Camberley, Luton, Maidstone, Walthamstow and Wood Green. It also has a 20% joint venture interest in the Kingfisher Centre in Redditch and a 50% joint venture in the Buttermarket Centre, Ipswich.  Capital & Regional manages these assets, which comprise over 900 retail units and attract c. 1.7 million shopping visits each week, through its in-house expert property and asset management platform.

For further information see www.capreg.com.

 

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