Appointment of Sustainability Manager

RNS Number : 6219Z

First Property Group PLC

26 January 2022

 

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Date:	26 January 2022
On behalf of:	First Property Group plc ("First Property", "the Company" or the "Group")
Embargoed:	0700hrs

First Property Group plc

Appointment of Sustainability Manager

First Property Group plc (AIM: FPO), the property fund manager and investor, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Kerrison as Sustainability Manager.

Ben joins the Company from Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) where he was the Net Zero Carbon technical lead within JLL Upstream Sustainability Services. He brings with him a depth of experience including positions at Bureau Veritas, where he was embedded in Barclays' Corporate Real Estate Solutions Environment Team, and as the Sustainability Specialist for EDF Energy Nuclear New Build.

Commenting on the appointment, Ben Habib, Chief Executive, said:

"We are delighted to welcome Ben to the Company. His knowledge and depth of experience will make him a valuable addition to the team. ESG considerations are an increasingly important component in the generation of attractive total returns and so the addition of in-house technical expertise in this arena strengthens our proposition."

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For further information please contact:

First Property Group plc	Tel: [phone]
Ben Habib (Chief Executive Officer) Laura James (Group Finance Director) Jeremy Barkes (Director, Business Development)	www.fprop.com [e-mail]
Arden Partners (NOMAD & Broker)	Tel: + 44 (20) 7614 5900
John Llewellyn-Lloyd (Director, Corporate Finance) Antonio Bossi (Director, Corporate Finance)
SEC Newgate (PR) Robin Tozer / Richard Bicknell /Isabelle Smurfit	Tel: + 44 (20) 3757 6880 [e-mail]

 

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