3 March 2022
Barkby Group PLC
("Barkby" or the "Company")
Appointment of Simon Jones as Group Property Director
Barkby Group PLC (AIM:BARK), the diversified business group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Jones as Group Property Director with immediate effect.
Simon has 30 years of commercial real estate experience in investment and development across the UK. He was a Director of Arrowcroft, working in both London and Liverpool for almost 15 years in roles involving deal origination, acquisition and business plan delivery through development and asset management. More recently, Simon was Head of UK Strategic Asset Management for CBRE. He acted for public property companies, international funds and private equity houses to drive returns and capital values across office, logistics, retail and mix use real estate across the UK.
Simon Jones, Group Property Director of Barkby Group, commented:
"I am delighted to be joining Barkby. Their Commercial Property Development business has been delivering consistent returns despite the considerable headwinds of the last two years and I look forward to driving growth with a focus on sustainable investment and development real estate business."
Charles Dickson, Chairman of Barkby Group, commented:
"We are delighted to welcome Simon to Barkby. He brings a wealth of experience in the UK Commercial Property sector and will lead the Company as it focuses on significantly growing its UK Commercial Real Estate business."
Enquiries:
Barkby Group plc Charles Dickson (Executive Chairman) Douglas Benzie (CFO)
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Notes to editors
Barkby Group PLC is a diversified group of high growth, high quality businesses run by an entrepreneurial and experienced management team. The existing wholly owned businesses units within Barkby include: Barkby Real Estate, Barkby Pub Co. and Barkby Investments (comprising of Workshop Coffee, Centurian Automotive, Cambridge Sleep Sciences and a minority stake in Verso Biosense).
Barkby's strategy is to accelerate and maximise opportunities within its existing businesses.
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