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Liberty International Plc - Directorate Change At Capital Shopping Centres Plc
LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL PLC
(Registration number UK3685527)
ISIN Code: GB0006834344
JSE Code: LBT
Issuer Code: LILII
28 September 2005
APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CAPITAL SHOPPING CENTRES EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Attached is an announcement issued today by Capital Shopping Centres, wholly
owned subsidiary of Liberty International PLC.
Susan Folger
Company Secretary
APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Capital Shopping Centres PLC ("CSC") has appointed two additional executive
directors, Martin Ellis and Caroline Kirby, with effect from 1st October 2005
Martin Ellis MCIOB (40) will take up the position of Construction Director for
CSC. He worked for the group from 1990 to 1993 and, after seven years working
for 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 July
2004); the New Red Mall at MetroCentre (opened October 2004); and has recently
been closely involved in monitoring the Chapelfield, Norwich development project
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 extensive experience
as the manager responsible for a wide range of CSC"s regional shopping centres,
including involvement in some major recent investment transactions such as
Chapelfield, Norwich; Victoria Centre, Nottingham; Manchester Arndale and Cribbs
Causeway, Bristol. Caroline takes over the role from Kay Chaldecott, who will
succeed John Abel as CSC Managing Director on 1st October.
Kay Chaldecott, Managing Director designate of Capital Shopping Centres and main
Board director of Liberty International PLC, commented:
"I am delighted that Martin and Caroline have been appointed as executive
directors of Capital Shopping Centres. They have a wealth of experience and I
look forward to working with them and other members of the CSC board to continue
the company"s strong track record of growth."
Other executive members of the CSC Board are Richard Cable, Development Director
(and a main Board director of Liberty International), and Peter Barton,
Operations Director.
- ENDS -
Enquiries:
Kay Chaldecott, Managing Director +44 (0) 20 7887 7103
designate of Capital Shopping
Centres, Director of Liberty
International
Margaret Harwood, Communications +44 (0) 20 7887 7029
Manager
Additional Information
Capital Shopping Centres ("CSC"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty
International PLC, is the leading company in the UK specialising in the
ownership, management and development of regional shopping centres. CSC owns
12 completed regional shopping centres in the UK of which 9 are in the UK"s top
twenty-five. These centres include 4 of the UK"s regional out-of-town centres:
Lakeside Thurrock; MetroCentre Gateshead; Braehead, Renfrew, Glasgow; and The
Mall at Cribbs Causeway, Bristol (66% owned jointly with Prudential); and 8
major in-town centres including Manchester Arndale (95% owned jointly with
Prudential) and Chapelfield, Norwich, which opened in September 2005. The
company is engaged on a substantial development programme involving both new
city centre schemes in Cardiff and Oxford, and extensions to existing shopping
centres. Overall, CSC owns over 10 million sq.ft. of retail space attracting
over 210 million customer visits a year.
Date: 28/09/2005 02:04:40 PM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
