16th Dec 2005 11:59
Slough Estates PLC16 December 2005 SLOUGH ESTATES PLC ANNOUNCES NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR The Board of Slough Estates plc announces the appointment of David Sleath asexecutive director responsible for Group Finance. David Sleath has been DeputyFinance Director at Slough Estates since April 2005. Ian Coull, Chief Executive of Slough Estates, said: "In the nine months thatDavid has been with us, he has already made a significant contribution to thedevelopment of our business. The Board is delighted that we have such anexcellent candidate to fill the role of Finance Director." Before joining Slough Estates, David Sleath spent five years as Finance Directorat Wagon plc, the automotive engineering and manufacturing group. A Fellow ofthe Institution of Chartered Accountants, he trained at Arthur Andersen,becoming a Partner in 1992 and Head of Audit and Assurance for the MidlandRegion in 1995. He will take up his new responsibilities on 1 January 2006. David Sleath will succeed the current Finance Director, Dick Kingston. DickKingston will remain a Group Board Executive Director, and become Chairman ofSlough Estates' Continental European business. Growth in Continental Europe isone of the Group's key targets. Paying tribute to Dick Kingston, Ian Coull said "The Board is extremely gratefulto Dick for his contribution to the business over the past eighteen years, thelast nine as Finance Director. We are pleased that he has agreed to continueworking with us in this new capacity. A key phase in the strategic developmentof our Continental European business is now well underway - during this periodDick will oversee the development of its corporate structure." Slough Estates The Maitland ConsultancyMichael Waring Colin Browne0I753 213335 020 73795151 Notes to editorsSlough Estates plc(Listed on the London Stock Exchange - stock code: SLOU.L)www.sloughestates.comSlough Estates is a leading provider of flexible business space in businessparks in Western Europe and North America, with over 1500 customers occupyingapproximately 3m square metres of business space. Slough Estates' properties arein suburban locations in close proximity to the main business centres, wherethere is long term demand for business accommodation to serve these key economicregions. The company's main activities are currently based around London, Brussels,Paris, Dusseldorf, Amsterdam, San Francisco and San Diego and the companycontinues to develop new business parks with the long term objective of buildingshareholder value and enhancing its reputation for quality buildings offeringexcellent value to customers. www.sloughestates.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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