Watkin Jones plc Confirmation of Board change (4624U)

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RNS Number : 4624U

Watkin Jones plc

01 August 2022

 
For immediate release  1 August 2022 
 

Watkin Jones plc

('Watkin Jones' or the 'Company')

Confirmation of Board change

Further to the announcement on 31 March 2022, Watkin Jones plc (AIM:WJG) confirms that Simon Laffin, non-executive director, retired from the Board on 31 July 2022. Rachel Addison, non-executive director, has now assumed the role of Chair of the Audit Committee.

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For further information:

 
Watkin Jones plc 
Richard Simpson, Chief Executive Officer                         Tel: [phone] 
 
Sarah Sergeant, Chief Financial Officer 
 
 Peel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser & Joint Corporate Broker)      Tel: [phone] 
Mike Bell / Ed Allsopp                                                    www.peelhunt.com 
 
 
  Jefferies Hoare Govett (Joint Corporate Broker)                Tel: [phone] 
Max Jones / James Umbers                                                 www.jefferies.com 
 
 

Media enquiries:

 
Buchanan 
Henry Harrison-Topham / Steph Whitmore  Tel: [phone] 
 [e-mail]                  www.buchanan.uk.com 
 
 

Notes to Editors

Watkin Jones is the UK's leading developer and manager of residential for rent, with a focus on the build to rent, student accommodation and affordable housing sectors. The Group has strong relationships with institutional investors, and a reputation for successful, on-time-delivery of high quality developments. Since 1999, Watkin Jones has delivered 46,000 student beds across 136 sites, making it a key player and leader in the UK purpose-built student accommodation market, and is increasingly expanding its operations into the build to rent sector. In addition, Fresh, the Group's specialist accommodation management business, manages over 22,000 student beds and build to rent apartments on behalf of its institutional clients. Watkin Jones has also been responsible for over 80 residential developments, ranging from starter homes to executive housing and apartments.

The Group's competitive advantage lies in its experienced management team and capital-light business model, which enables it to offer an end-to-end solution for investors, delivered entirely in-house with minimal reliance on third parties, across the entire life cycle of an asset.

Watkin Jones was admitted to trading on AIM in March 2016 with the ticker WJG.L. For additional information please visit www.watkinjonesplc.com

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