Directorate Change

RNS Number : 8739M

Land Securities Group Plc

05 February 2009

 



5 February 2009            

Final for immediate release

Land Securities Group PLC ('Land Securities / the company')

RICK HAYTHORNTHWAITE STEPS DOWN FROM BOARD

Land Securities announces that Rick Haythornthwaite has announced his intention to step down from the Land Securities Board with immediate effect.

The decision comes after Mr Haythornthwaite's nomination as designate chairman at Network Rail and his recognition of the anticipated greater demands on his time that this role would involve. He is also currently Chairman of Mastercard Inc, the Southbank Centre, the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council and an advisor to Star Capital Partners Ltd.

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Contact details:

Donal McCabe / Mel Winsor                 John Sunnucks / David Allchurch    

Land Securities Group                          Tulchan Communications

Tel: [phone]                               Tel: [phone]

Notes to editors:

Land Securities is the UK's leading Real Estate Investment Trust with a national portfolio of commercial property worth around £12 billion. 

The retail investment portfolio has more than 50 retail parks and shopping centres including Bristol's Cabot Circus and Exeter's Princesshay. Half of the Land Securities' portfolio is in London, where it owns landmark buildings such as the Piccadilly Lights and Westminster City Hall.

Land Securities' multi billion pound development programme is transforming regional city centres including Cardiff and Leeds, revitalising the capital with innovative mixed-use schemes such as One New Change opposite St Paul's cathedral, and delivering long-term, large-scale regeneration projects in the South East. 

 

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