14th Jun 2006 09:00
14 June 2006LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL PLCAPPOINTMENT OF IAN HAWKSWORTH AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF CAPITAL & COUNTIESLiberty International PLC ("Liberty International") is pleased to announce theappointment of Ian Hawksworth as Managing Director of Capital & Counties, awholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty International, with effect from 1 September2006. He will also be joining the Board of Liberty International as anExecutive Director, succeeding John Saggers who reaches his normal retirementdate in the Autumn and will be stepping down as Managing Director of Capital &Counties in September and as an Executive Director of Liberty International atthe end of October.John has made a significant and valuable contribution to the affairs of Capital& Counties and to the Board of Liberty International, with responsibilitieswhich have over his 33 year career with the group included UK commercialproperty, shopping centres and the group's international interests in the USand, formerly, Australia.He is very pleased to welcome as his successor Ian Hawksworth (40), a charteredsurveyor by training, who has been employed by Hongkong Land since 1993 and hasbeen an Executive Director from 1996 until 2006 when he decided to relocatewith his family to the UK. Ian's most recent role at Hongkong Land was as theDirector responsible for Commercial Property. He has also been closely involvedwith Hongkong Land's regional expansion over the last five years into otherAsian locations. Hongkong Land is one of Asia's leading property andinfrastructure investment, management and development groups, owning andmanaging some 600,000m2 of prime office and retail space in the heart of HongKong's Central business district.Sir Robert Finch, Chairman, commented: "We are delighted to announce IanHawksworth's appointment as Managing Director of Capital & Counties; he willbring a wealth of expertise and experience to the role. Capital & Counties hasan excellent asset base and track record with an increasingly important retailbusiness in Central London, elsewhere in the UK and in California. Theseactivities complement our strong regional shopping centre business and weintend to continue to develop Capital & Counties' operations to the benefit ofthe overall activities of the group. We look forward immensely to Ian's arrivaland to his contribution to the work of our Board."Susan FolgerCompany SecretaryOn behalf of the Board of Liberty International PLCThis announcement includes statements that are forward-looking in nature. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Liberty International PLC to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Enquiries:Liberty International PLC Sir Robert Finch Chairman +44 (0)20 7960 1273 David Fischel Chief Executive +44 (0)20 7960 1207 Public Relations UK: Michael Sandler Hudson Sandler +44 (0)20 7796 4133 SA: Matthew Gregorowski (UK) College Hill Associates +44 (0)20 7457 2020 Nicholas Williams (SA) College Hill Associates +27 (0)11 447 3030 Further Information:Capital & CountiesCapital & Counties is the wholly owned retail and commercial propertysubsidiary of Liberty International PLC and controls property investments ofover ‚£1 billion. This includes significant holdings in Central London,particularly the West End, Mid Town and the South Bank. The company also ownsoffices around the M25 as well as major retail interests both in Central Londonand a number of UK cities. In the US, Capital & Counties USA inc. is based inSan Francisco and has assets in Northern and Southern California totalling $540million.Liberty International PLCLiberty International PLC is a major UK listed property group owning 100 percent of Capital & Counties together with Capital Shopping Centres PLC, theleading UK regional shopping centre business. The Group's property assetsamounted to over ‚£7 billion at 31 December 2005.Liberty International has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since July1992, where it is a constituent of the FTSE-100 index of the UK's leadingcompanies, and is also listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.ENDLiberty International plcRelated Shares:
INTU.L