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Globalworth Real Estate InvestmentsAnnouncement

21/10/2022 15:00

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RNS Number : 7604D  Globalworth Real Estate Inv Ltd  21 October 2022

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

21 October 2022

Globalworth Real Estate Investments Limited

("Globalworth" or the "Company")

CEO succession

Globalworth, the leading office investor in Central and Eastern Europe,
announces that the Board of Globalworth and Dimitris Raptis, have agreed for
Mr Raptis to step down from his role as as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and
as a member of the Board with effect from 31 December 2022, but he will
continue to support Globalworth in an advisory role allowing time for a
handover period.  Mr Raptis joined the Board of the Company as Deputy CEO
and Chief Investment Officer ahead of its IPO on AIM in 2013, later becoming
CEO during 2020.

Dennis Selinas is joining the Company as an executive director with effect
from 21 November 2022 and will take over as CEO of Globalworth from 1 January
2023. Mr Selinas is currently managing the real estate portfolio of Argo
Capital Management Limited, an AIM-listed fund management company, which
consists of €500m of retail assets in South and Eastern European shopping
centres and land, including in Romania. Mr Selinas has extensive experience in
the financial and property industries of more than twenty years. He
has multi-disciplinary expertise (Executive Management, Operational &
Financial Restructuring, M&A Advisory, Private Equity, Trading,
Derivatives Structuring) in several asset classes (Property, Distressed Debt,
Fixed Income, Precious Metals) across varying types of institutions (Listed
Property Companies, Private Equity Funds, Investment Banks, Hedge Funds), in
several diverse jurisdictions (South Eastern Europe, China, Brazil, Middle
East & Western Europe). He started his career trading fixed-income
derivatives at the Bank of Montreal and moved to M&A with Lazard London
after graduating from London Business School. He has held senior positions at
Argo Capital Management and Charlemagne Capital and has been involved in all
aspects of property investment, including acquisition, development, portfolio
disposals, financing, asset management and restructuring in the retail,
office, and residential sectors.

Martin Bartyzal, Chairman, commented:

"On behalf of the Board, I'd like to place on record our thanks and
appreciation to Dimitris for his drive and dedication over the last ten years.
He has played a key role, especially over the last few challenging years, in
steering the Company through to continued resilient performance and in shaping
Globalworth's plans for the future. He has also helped to nurture a
first-class management team that, under Dennis' future guidance, is now very
well placed to take the business forward. On behalf of the Board,  I would
like to welcome Dennis to his new role with Globalworth to which he has been
appointed following an independent search.  Dennis 'extensive background in
CEE property and finance is the right fit for the company and will be vital
for strengthening its dominance in the office market."

Dennis Selinas commented:

"I am honoured to assume the role of CEO of Globalworth, the leading office
landlord in Central & Eastern Europe.  During the last decade, I have
witnessed Globalworth's remarkable portfolio growth of high-quality,
functional, and sustainable working spaces chosen by the most demanding
tenants. I plan to embrace the Company's vision of continuously upgrading its
assets, its operational excellence and enhancing the competitive advantages
that make it the preferred landlord in Romania and Poland. In a rapidly
shifting macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, I look forward to working
with a capable management team that has been instrumental to Globalworth's
evolution to its current prominent market position.  All that the team has
achieved to date is a solid foundation for further thoughtful growth,
innovation in asset management and a continuous improvement of service to our
tenants and delivery of value to our shareholders."

Dimitris Raptis commented:

"My tenure with Globalworth has been the greatest accomplishment of my
professional career.  Starting from relatively modest beginnings as a real
estate developer in Bucharest, Romania, to becoming not only the leading
office investor and landlord in Central and Eastern Europe but also one of the
most admired, respected, and recognised real estate corporates and brands in
the region has been a phenomenal journey full of excitement, challenges at
times, and immense professional and personal fulfilment.

I am grateful to all our clients, customers, advisors and investors for their
support over the years. Above all, however, all this could not have been
achieved without the invaluable contribution of my team, with many of whom I
had the pleasure and privilege to work for a long time.  Forging an amazing
group of talented individuals, and leading it for the last three years is what
I am mostly proud of.

I'd like to wish the entire Globalworth community all the very best in the
times ahead. I am confident that the business and our management team, having
also the strong support of our shareholders, is very well placed to thrive in
the times ahead."

 

Additional Information

In accordance with the AIM Rules, the following information required to be
disclosed in relation to each of the directors is set out below. Other than
this information, there is no further information required to be disclosed
under paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules.

Full name and age

Dennis Selinas, aged 54

Current beneficial shareholding in the Company

None

Current directorships

Argo Property Management SRL

Association of Real Estate Investors in Romania (AREI)

Former Directorships (previous five years)

None

 

For further information visit www.globalworth.com (http://www.globalworth.com)
or contact:

Enquiries

Martin Bartyzal
 
Tel:+4 (0) 372 800 000 (tel:+40372800000)

Chair

Panmure Gordon (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
          Tel: +44 20 7886 2500

Alina Vaskina / Dougie McLeod

 

About Globalworth / Note to Editors:

Globalworth is a listed real estate company active in Central and Eastern
Europe, quoted on the AIM-segment of the London Stock Exchange. It has become
the pre-eminent office investor in the CEE real estate market through its
market-leading positions both in Poland and Romania. Globalworth acquires,
develops and directly manages high-quality office and industrial real estate
assets in prime locations, generating rental income from high quality tenants
from around the globe. Managed by over 240 professionals across Cyprus,
Guernsey, Poland and Romania, a combined value of its portfolio is €3.2
billion, as at 30 June 2022. Approximately 96.3% of the portfolio is in
income-producing assets, predominately in the office sector, and leased to a
diversified array of over 660 national and multinational corporates. In Poland
Globalworth is present in Warsaw, Wroclaw, Lodz, Krakow, Gdansk and Katowice,
while in Romania its assets span Bucharest, Timisoara, Constanta, Pitesti,
Arad and Oradea.

 

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