| | 4 March 2022 |
LSL Property Services plc
("LSL" or "the Group")
Non Executive Appointment
LSL Property Services plc announces the appointment of Sonya Ghobrial to the Board of LSL as a Non Executive Director, with effect from 4 March 2022. Sonya will also join LSL's Audit & Risk, Nominations and Remuneration Committees.
Sonya brings to LSL significant experience in banking, finance, strategy, investor relations, governance and ESG which she has gained from her roles in the consumer sector. This includes her current appointment as Head of Investor Relations at GSK Consumer Healthcare which is expected to demerge from GSK in July 2022 and separately list as Haleon on the London Stock Exchange with ADRs listed in the US.
Sonya was previously Head of Investor Relations at Heineken and prior to her current role had provided investor relations and consultancy services as Clear Giraffe IR. Sonya's previous experience also includes senior roles with investment banks, including Barclays Capital, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley; and she qualified as an accountant with KPMG and holds a BAcc (Hons) in Accountancy and Economics.
Bill Shannon, Chairman of LSL, commented:
"We are very pleased to welcome Sonya to our Board and Committees. Sonya brings highly relevant experience which adds significantly to the continuing development of the Group's strategy and in particular the focus on ESG will support us in the development and communication of our strategy."
No information is required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph 9.6.13 of the Listing Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority.
| For further information, please contact: | |
| David Stewart, Group CEO Adam Castleton, Group CFO | |
| LSL Property Services plc | investorrelations@lslps.co.uk |
Notes on LSL
LSL is one of the largest providers of services to mortgage intermediaries and mortgage and protection advice to estate agency customers, completing around £41bn of mortgages in 2021. It represents around 10% of the total purchase and remortgage market with around 2,900 financial advisers. PRIMIS was named Best Network by Money Marketing in their 2021 awards.
LSL is one of the UK's largest providers of surveying and valuation services, supplying seven out of the ten largest lenders in the UK, employing around 500 operational surveyors, and performing over 500,000 valuations and surveys per annum for key lender clients. It was named Mortgage Surveyor of the Year at the 2021 Mortgage Awards with Money Age.
LSL also operates a network of 225 owned and 128 franchised estate agency branches.
For further information please visit LSL's website: lslps.co.uk
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