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RNS Number : 2556W  M Winkworth Plc  07 February 2025

7 February 2025

M Winkworth plc

Lawrence Alkin

 

It is with great sadness that M Winkworth plc ("Winkworth" or the "Company"),
announces that Mr. Lawrence Alkin, an independent non-Executive Director of
the Company, passed away on 5 February 2025. The board extends its deepest
condolences and sympathies to Lawrence's family and would like to take this
opportunity to express its thanks for his significant contribution to the
Company during the many years of his involvement.

Lawrence helped create the framework and documentation for Winkworth
Franchising Ltd in 1981, the first franchised real estate agency in the UK,
before going on to pursue other successful business ventures, including
founding the leisure business Holmes Place Health Clubs. He returned to join
the board of Winkworth as a non-Executive Director at the time of the
Company's listing on AIM in 2009. He was a key part of the management team,
chairing the remuneration committee and serving as a member of the audit
committee.

Simon Agace, non-Executive Chairman of Winkworth, expressed his sincere
gratitude for Lawrence's long-term association with him, which lasted for 50
years, both as a business partner and a close friend. He commented:

"Originally as a property investor, Lawrence was a major client of mine. His
legal mind, as a founder of Colombotti Alkin & Partners in the 1970s,
proved invaluable in assisting me to create our unique franchise concept for
Winkworth. He and I spent time travelling in the USA, in Phoenix Arizona and
on the West Coast, where we both gained considerable knowledge of American
business methods, which proved very useful when I was developing our UK
franchise system.

Lawrence had a huge impact on Winkworth and he has passed this legacy on to
the Company's current CEO, Dominic Agace, and the management team, who have
greatly benefitted from his professionalism and extensive knowledge. We will
all miss his wise counsel and considerable experience."

 

For further information please contact:

M Winkworth
Plc
Tel : 020 7355 0206

Dominic Agace (Chief Executive Officer)

Andrew Nicol (Chief Financial Officer)

Milbourne (Public
Relations)
Tel : 07903 802545

Tim Draper

Shore Capital (NOMAD and
Broker)
Tel : 020 7408 4090

David Coaten

Henry Willcocks

 

 

About Winkworth

Winkworth is the leading London franchisor of residential real estate agencies
with a pre-eminent position in the mid to upper segments of the sales and
lettings markets. The franchise model allows entrepreneurial real estate
professionals to provide the highest standards of service under the banner of
a long-established brand name and to benefit from the support and promotion
that Winkworth offers.

Winkworth is admitted to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock
Exchange.

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