13 February 2024
M Winkworth
plc
Board
change
M Winkworth plc ("Winkworth" or the
"Company"), the leading franchisor of real estate agencies, is
pleased to announce the appointment of Tara Tan to its Board as an
Executive Director with effect from 12 February 2024.
Tara, a qualified solicitor with
over 20 years' experience, joined the Winkworth team in 2001 and
became a director of Winkworth Franchising Limited ("WFL") in 2004
as Director of Legal and Business Affairs. Tara stepped down from
WFL and left the Company in 2006 to focus on other interests. She
re-joined in 2012 as a consultant, and in 2014 was appointed to
work full time as General Counsel before re-joining the Board of
WFL in 2020.
Tara will provide strategic and
transactional guidance to the business development team and to the
day-to-day commercial operations team, as well as continuing her
work on brand protection, network compliance and
training.
Commenting on Tara's appointment, Simon Agace,
Non-executive Chair of Winkworth, said: "Tara represents a fresh approach to helping franchisees
manage compliance by combining training with a more aligned
compliance team consisting of industry, legal and financial
professionals. The aim is to offer better protection to Winkworth
and its franchisees in a competitive industry facing increasing
regulation."
Commenting on her appointment, Tara said:
"Winkworth is a heritage brand to whose success I
and many at Winkworth, both as franchisees and franchisor, have
devoted our careers. For me it has been almost 20 years of close
involvement with the Company, so I am delighted with the
opportunity to further develop and grow the
business."
Further information in accordance
with paragraph (g) of Schedule Two of the AIM Rules for Companies
on Tara Tan is set out at the end of this announcement.
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
Robert Finlay
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.
www.winkworthplc.com
Regulatory Disclosures (in accordance
with Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for
Companies)
Save for the information set out
above and below, there are no further disclosures to be made in
accordance with Rule 17 and Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM
Rules for Companies in respect of the appointment of Thuang
Lin "Tara" Tan, aged 53. Tara holds 3,522 ordinary shares of 0.5
pence each in the Company, representing 0.03% per cent. of the
total voting rights in the Company's issued share
capital.
Current Directorships/Partnerships
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Past Directorships/Partnerships (within 5
years)
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For Every Step Limited
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None
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Winkworth Franchising
Limited
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Wilrun Limited
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