28th Sep 2005 09:56
LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL PLC28 September 2005APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CAPITAL SHOPPING CENTRES EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSAttached is an announcement issued today by Capital Shopping Centres, whollyowned subsidiary of Liberty International PLC.Susan FolgerCompany SecretaryAPPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORSCapital Shopping Centres PLC ("CSC") has appointed two additional executivedirectors, Martin Ellis and Caroline Kirby, with effect from 1st October 2005Martin Ellis MCIOB (40) will take up the position of Construction Director forCSC. He worked for the group from 1990 to 1993 and, after seven years workingfor Gardiner & Theobald Management Services, returned to CSC in April 2000.Since then, he has worked on major projects including The Chimes, Uxbridge(opened March 2001); the refurbishment of Lakeside, Thurrock (completed July2004); the New Red Mall at MetroCentre (opened October 2004); and has recentlybeen closely involved in monitoring the Chapelfield, Norwich developmentproject which opened on 21 September 2005.Caroline Kirby MRICS (37) has been appointed Asset Management Director for CSC.Caroline has worked for the group since August 1992 gaining extensiveexperience as the manager responsible for a wide range of CSC's regionalshopping centres, including involvement in some major recent investmenttransactions such as Chapelfield, Norwich; Victoria Centre, Nottingham;Manchester Arndale and Cribbs Causeway, Bristol. Caroline takes over the rolefrom Kay Chaldecott, who will succeed John Abel as CSC Managing Director on 1stOctober.Kay Chaldecott, Managing Director designate of Capital Shopping Centres andmain Board director of Liberty International PLC, commented:"I am delighted that Martin and Caroline have been appointed as executivedirectors of Capital Shopping Centres. They have a wealth of experience and Ilook forward to working with them and other members of the CSC board tocontinue the company's strong track record of growth."Other executive members of the CSC Board are Richard Cable, DevelopmentDirector (and a main Board director of Liberty International), and PeterBarton, Operations Director.- ENDS -Enquiries:Kay Chaldecott, Managing Director designate +44 (0) 20 7887 7103 of Capital Shopping Centres, Director of Liberty International Margaret Harwood, Communications Manager +44 (0) 20 7887 7029 Additional InformationCapital Shopping Centres ("CSC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of LibertyInternational PLC, is the leading company in the UK specialising in theownership, management and development of regional shopping centres. CSC owns 12completed regional shopping centres in the UK of which 9 are in the UK's toptwenty-five. These centres include 4 of the UK's regional out-of-town centres:Lakeside Thurrock; MetroCentre Gateshead; Braehead, Renfrew, Glasgow; and TheMall at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol (66% owned jointly with Prudential); and 8major in-town centres including Manchester Arndale (95% owned jointly withPrudential) and Chapelfield, Norwich, which opened in September 2005. Thecompany is engaged on a substantial development programme involving both newcity centre schemes in Cardiff and Oxford, and extensions to existing shoppingcentres. Overall, CSC owns over 10 million sq.ft. of retail space attractingover 210 million customer visits a year.ENDLiberty International plcRelated Shares:
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