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Appointment of CEO Designate
Appointment of CEO Designate.
About this update from Property Franchise Group Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 8379C Property Franchise Group PLC (The) 13 February 2020 \n\n13 February 2020\n \nTHE PROPERTY FRANCHISE GROUP PLC\n(\"TPFG\", the \"Company\" or the \"Group\")\n \n \nAppointment of CEO Designate \n \nThe Property Franchise Group PLC (AIM:TPFG), one of the UK's largest property franchises, is delighted to announce the appointment of Gareth Samples as Chief Executive Officer Designate, further to the announcement on 31 July 2019 that Ian Wilson intends to retire in 2020. It is proposed that Gareth will join the board of TPFG as Chief Executive Officer in the second half of 2020, enabling an orderly handover period from Ian. Gareth has joined the Group to commence work immediately on key projects alongside the executive management team.\n \nWith 30 years' industry experience, Gareth brings a wealth of Estate Agency, Financial Services and digital marketing knowledge to the Group. In his 21 year career at LSL Gareth was appointed Managing Director of the Your Move brand, which was the largest single brand estate agency in the UK at the time. In this role he was responsible for Your Move's franchise operation as well as having overall control of Financial Services and Lettings and the strategy of the brand.\n \nFollowing his successful career at LSL, Gareth became Managing Director of Briefyourmarket.com where he gained significant digital marketing experience and knowledge and since 2014 he has served as Chairman of Legalforlandlords.\n \nThe Company will make a further announcement regarding Gareth's formal appointment in due course.\n \nRichard Martin, Non-Executive Chairman of The Property Franchise Group, commented: \"I'm enormously pleased to announce the appointment of Gareth as CEO Designate. Gareth's excellent credentials in agency are well known and his vision and experience will prove invaluable as the Board endeavour to maximise the many and exciting opportunities that present themselves to our group.\"\n \nIan Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of The Property Franchise Group, commented: \"After 16 years with the business, identifying my successor was a significant decision. We have benefitted from a tight and stable board since the IPO in December 2013, with no change in Chairman, CEO or CFO and this board has proven to be an engine fo...