Directorate Changes
14/09/2022 07:00
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RNS Number : 3487Z Purplebricks Group PLC 14 September 2022
Purplebricks Group plc
("Purplebricks" or the "Group")
Directorate Changes
Purplebricks appoints two highly experienced property industry executives to
its Board
Purplebricks, the UK's leading tech-led estate agency, is pleased to announce
the appointment of Adrian Gill and Gareth Helm, two highly experienced
property industry executives, to its Board as independent Non-Executive
Directors. They will both join the Board with effect from 1 October 2022.
Adrian Gill has 20 years' experience as a property executive including as
Finance Director and Group Commercial Director of Connells, Executive
Director, Estate Agency at LSL Property Services PLC, and Group CEO of Leaders
Romans Group.
Gareth Helm has over 30 years' marketing expertise, largely as a chief
marketing officer in high-profile, consumer-facing businesses including
Zoopla, McDonald's, Moneysupermarket, Mars and Homeserve.
Adrian Blair will step down as a Non-Executive Director on 1 October 2022
following four years as a member of Purplebricks' Board.
Further details of each of Adrian and Gareth are set out below.
Commenting on the changes to the Board, Paul Pindar, Chairman, said:
"I would like to welcome Adrian and Gareth to our Board. Both have achieved
considerable success in their respective fields and I am looking forward to
working alongside them. I would like to thank Adrian Blair for his
contribution over the last four years and wish him well as he pursues other
non-executive opportunities."
Helena Marston, Purplebricks' Chief Executive, said:
"I am absolutely delighted that Adrian and Gareth are joining our Board. Since
becoming chief executive in April, my priority has been to put in place the
strongest possible executive leadership team ("ELT") that combines the right
capabilities, experience and mindset I believe we need to succeed in
delivering our turnaround plans.
"The subsequent appointment of Adrian and Gareth to our Board is complementary
to our ELT, providing additional industry and marketing expertise which will
be invaluable to me and our Board, as well as providing positive challenge for
the ELT."
Adrian Gill said:
"There is no question that Purplebricks' proposition is relevant and
differentiated, and that it can return to being a profitable disruptor. Helena
has put in place a clear and focused plan alongside a team which is clearly
working at pace to deliver it. I am looking forward to working with the Board
and the ELT to bring my expertise to the table and help ensure the business
delivers for its customers, its people and its shareholders."
Gareth Helm said:
"I am incredibly excited to be joining Purplebricks as a non-executive
director. I am confident the Group has a valuable brand which is certainly
relevant in today's market. I look forward to contributing to the discussion
in the Boardroom and as a source of support and advice for the ELT."
For further information, please contact
Purplebricks
Helena Marston, Chief Executive Officer
Steve Long, Chief Financial Officer
Fiona O'Nolan, Equitory, Investor
Relations investors@purplebricks.com
(mailto:investors@purplebricks.com)
Zeus (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Daniel Harris, James Hornigold (Investment Banking) + 44
(0)20 3829 5000
Ben Robertson (Corporate Broking)
MHP Communications
Peter Hewer
+44 (0)7709 326261
Alan Tovey
+44 (0)7833
437044
About Purplebricks
Purplebricks is a leading technology-led estate agency business, based in the
UK. Purplebricks combines highly experienced and professional Local Property
Partners and innovative technology to help make the process of selling,
buying or letting more convenient, transparent and cost effective.
Purplebricks shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange AIM market.
Background on Gareth Helm and Adrian Gill
Gareth Francis Helm (aged 54) was Chief Marketing Officer for Zoopla for
four years between 2015-2019 before taking the same position at McDonald's
restaurants between 2019-2020 and subsequently Homeserve from 2020-2022. He is
currently a non-executive director at Higgidy, a food business owned by
Samworth Brothers.
He holds or has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past
five years:
Current Last five years
Sideminds Limited McDonald's Restaurant Limited
Higgidy Limited South Coast Foods Limited
Tailsco Limited
Adrian Stuart Gill (aged 55) is a Chartered Accountant who joined Connells
in 2002 as Group Finance Director before becoming Group Commercial Director in
2007. During his 10 years with Connells, Adrian helped transform it into a
broad property services business, growing profits from £10m to over £100m at
its peak.
Adrian joined LSL plc in 2012 and later became Executive Director, Estate
Agency at LSL Property Services PLC, which included Your Move, Reeds Rains and
Marsh & Parsons. Following this, he was Group CEO of Leaders Romans,
responsible for 140 sales and lettings branches. Since 2019 Adrian has been a
non-executive director at a number of Proptech companies.
He holds or has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past
five years:
Current Last five years
Autoenhance.ai Ltd Simpala Limited
Eclipse Broadband Limited Probate Prepayment Limited
A Smarter Future Limited Property Concept Limited
Home Telecom Limited The Leaders Romans Bidco Limited
Fleur Telecom Limited Leaders Waterside Properties Ltd
Telecom Acquisitions Ltd Alexanders Residential Lettings Ltd
Lifetime Legal Limited JSM Property Management Ltd
Allen Estates Limited
Suttons City Living Limited
Leaders The Rental Agents Limited
Leaders Lettings Limited
Lloyds Property Agents (Wigan) Limited
Leaders Ma Limited
Handovers (Lettings) Ltd
Romans Sales and Lettings Limited
Relocate UK Limited
Bush Property Management Limited
Minchin Fellows Limited
JM Lettings Limited
Marlows Lettings and Property Management Limited
Giles Fullerton (East Anglia) Limited
Goddard & Co Rentals (Felixstowe) Limited
Town & Country (Holdings) Limited
The Leaders Romans Midco Limited
Leaders Sales Limited
Mitchell & Perryer Limited
Isherwood Residential Limited
Romans 3 Limited
Leaders Ma (Holdings) Limited
Town & Country Property Services (Worcester) Limited
The Romans Group (UK) Limited
Homesearch Property Management Limited
Amethyst Lettings Holdings Limited
Watson Mitchell Limited
Spinnaker Residential Limited
QB Management Limited
Brookes Hall Limited
Swan Residential Ltd
Leaders Group
CT Trading Limited
Romans Professional Services Limited
Aston Mead Estate Agents Limited
Lets Rent Limited
Jackson's Residential Limited
The Leaders Romans Midco 2 Limited
Romans 1 Limited
Watson Blackburn Limited
Temples Property Management (BSE) Limited
Heritage Property (Leamington Spa) Ltd
Bennett Residential Limited
Lynda Paine Lettings Limited
Brian Smith Property Management Limited
Goddard & Co. Rentals Limited
Romans 2 Limited
Elldee Franchising Limited
Waterside Properties (Poole) Ltd
Simply Lets Limited
Romans Commercial Limited
James Griffin Lettings Limited
IMS Lettings Limited
Lloyds Property Agents (Ashton) Limited
Leaders Lettings Trading Limited
The Leaders Romans Group Limited
Leaders Limited
Leaders Jordans Limited
Caroline Clark & Associates Limited
Goddard & Co Rentals (Mid-Suffolk) Limited
Atkinson & Keene Limited
Premier Places Limited
Leeco (Buckingham) Limited
T&C (Lettings) Limited
Lloyds Property Agents Limited
Saxon Management (New Milton) Limited
Oaks Property (UK) Limited
Jordan's Residential Lettings Limited
Saxon Management (Christchurch) Limited
Drummonds Property Rentals Limited
Key Properties (UK) Limited
LRG Employees Limited
Campsie Lettings Limited
Brampton Sales and Lettings Limited
Residential Holdings Limited
Boyer Planning Limited
Amethyst Lettings Limited
Perry Bishop & Chambers Limited
GPS Property Management Ltd
Harmers Limited
Isherwood Residential Limited
Principal Property Services Limited
The Brampton Partnership (Estate Agents) Limited
Leaders First In Letting Limited
Tudor Property Consultants Limited
Ideal Homes (Bedford) Limited
LRG Financial Services Limited
The information above is disclosed in accordance with Rule 17 and paragraph
(g) of Schedule 2 of the AIM Rules for Companies.
Save as disclosed above, there are no further disclosures to be made in
accordance with Rule 17 or Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.
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