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Hammerson announces major new retail role
Hammerson plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
(Company number 360632)
LSE share code: HMSO JSE share code: HMN
ISIN: GB0004065016
(“Hammerson” or “the Company”)
10 October 2016
Hammerson announces major new retail role
Hammerson plc has created a new position of Managing Director UK and Ireland with
responsibility for its £6.2billion prime retail portfolio.
Following the Company’s milestone entry into the Irish retail property market last year, the
new role will strengthen its strategic retail credentials and will assume overall responsibility
for leasing, asset management and operations across the shopping centre and retail parks
portfolio in both the UK and Ireland.
Mark Bourgeois, Executive Director of Capital & Regional plc has been appointed to the
position, he will also sit on Hammerson’s Group Executive Committee.
With over 20 years of experience in the retail property sector, Mark managed Capital &
Regional’s substantial retail portfolio with responsibility for repositioning high profile retail and
leisure destinations across the UK. He is currently president of Revo (formerly British
Council of Shopping Centres) and Mark's longstanding retailer relationships, strategic
knowledge of the industry and board level experience were key to his appointment.
As part of the change in structure to the senior team, Martin Plocica, currently Director of UK
and Ireland Shopping Centres, will step back from the business on a day to day basis. Martin
joined Hammerson in 2011 and has played a key role in establishing Hammerson as a
leading retail REIT. In the months ahead he will be supporting the business in transitioning to
the new structure before leaving the Company in 2017.
David Atkins, CEO of Hammerson said: "The ever increasing pace of structural change in
retail has led us to revaluate how we operate as a business and how we drive forward the
various divisions. This role brings a new level of expertise and skills and is in line with our
ambition to deliver the best European retail locations for our retailers and consumers.”
“I would like to personally thank Martin for his commitment to the business and in his time at
Hammerson, he has made a significant contribution to the way we operate our shopping
centre portfolio and we wish him well for the future.”
Hammerson has its primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and a secondary inward
listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
Joint Sponsors:
Deutsche Securities (SA) Proprietary Limited
Java Capital
ENDS
Media Contacts
Catrin Sharp
Head of Corporate Communications
E: catrin.sharp@hammerson.com
Tel: 020 7887 1063
Notes to Editors
Hammerson
Hammerson is a FTSE 100 owner, manager and developer of retail destinations in Europe. Our
portfolio of high-quality retail property has a value of around £9 billion and includes 22 prime
shopping centres, 19 convenient retail parks and investments in 15 premium outlet villages,
through our partnership with Value Retail and the VIA Outlets joint venture. Key investments
include Bullring, Birmingham, Bicester Village, Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin and Les Terrasses
du Port, Marseille.
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