Hargreaves Services PLC Board Appointment (4889I)

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RNS Number : 4889I

Hargreaves Services PLC

02 April 2020

2 April 2020

Hargreaves Services plc

("Hargreaves" or the "Group")

Board Appointment

Hargreaves Services plc (AIM: HSP), a diversified group delivering services to the industrial and property sectors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Christopher Jones as Non-Executive Director, effective 1 April 2020.

Chris has over 30 years' experience working with a broad range of organisations within the UK commercial property market. In 1999, he was a founding partner of Christopher Dee LLP, a Manchester based partnership specialising in the analysis, acquisition and disposal of commercial property investment and development opportunities across the UK.

Roger McDowell, the Chairman of Hargreaves, commented:

" I welcome Chris to the Board and look forward to working with him to develop our Hargreaves Land business in particular. Chris's vast experience in advising on property development will bring substantial benefits to the Group as we seek to create substantial shareholder value from both our existing land portfolio and other new opportunities."

Chris Jones commented:

"I am very pleased to be joining Hargreaves at such an exciting time as the Board looks to develop and grow its Hargreaves Land business. Hargreaves has a strong existing land bank for development, including the Blindwells site, together with a number of other exciting opportunities. I look forward to working with the Board and the Hargreaves Land team to create a substantial business within the Group."

The following information in relation to Chris Jones is disclosed in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

Full name: Christopher David Jones

Age: 54

Shares held: 0

Directorships held in the past five years:

 
 Current directorships/partnerships            Past directorships/partnerships 
 
        *    Christopher Dee LLP                      *    04385221 Limited 
 
 
        *    The Creative Property Group Ltd 
 
 
        *    Doon Villa Holdings Ltd 
 
 
        *    Witton Street Nominee 1 Limited 
 
 
        *    Witton Street Nominee 2 Limited 
 

There are no further disclosures to be made under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

For further details:

 
 Hargreaves Services plc 
  Gordon Banham, Chief Executive 
  Officer 
  John Samuel, Group Finance Director     0191 373 4485 
 Buchanan (Financial PR) 
  Mark Court/Henry Wilson                 0207 466 5000 
 N+1 Singer (Nomad and Joint Corporate 
  Broker) 
  Sandy Fraser/Justin McKeegan/Rachel 
  Hayes                                   0207 496 3000 
 Investec (Joint Corporate Broker) 
  Sara Hale/Cassie Herlihy                0207 597 5970 
 

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