Workspace Group Plc
WKP:LN
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Workspace Group rents out offices, studios, and warehouses to small and medium sized enterprises in London and the South East. Tenants can utilise the groups' privileged insurance scheme, Workspace Plus Insurance, and many apartments are being networked with internet through their joint venture with Centric Telecom.
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Board of Directors
Daniel Kitchen
Non-Executive Chairman
Committee Memberships: Chairman of the Nominations Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee. Background and relevant experience: Daniel Kitchen was appointed to the Board on 6 June 2011 and subsequently took on the role as Chairman in July 2011. He was previously Deputy Chief Executive at Heron International plc and prior to that was Finance Director at Green Property for eight years. He retired as Non-Executive Chairman of Irish Nationwide Building Society in July 2011 and as Non-Executive Director of Kingspan Group PLC in May 2012. Current external appointments: He is currently Chairman of Hibernia REIT plc, a Non-Executive Director of LXB Retail Properties PLC, Irish Takeover Panel Limited and Governor of St Patrick Hospital in Dublin.
Jamie Hopkins
Chief Executive Officer
Background and relevant experience: Jamie Hopkins was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in June 2010 then subsequently took on the role as Chief Executive Officer on 1 April 2012. He was previously Chief Executive and then a Non-Executive Director of Mapeley PLC and a Director of Chester Properties. Prior to that, Jamie was a Director of Delancey Estates and Savills. Current external appointments: Jamie is a member of the Corporate Board of Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and a member of the London Enterprise Panel’s Small and Medium Enterprise Working Group.
Graham Clemett
Chief Financial Officer
Background and relevant experience: Graham Clemett joined the Board as Finance Director in July 2007. Previously he was Finance Director for UK Corporate Banking at RBS Group PLC where he worked for a period of five years. Prior to that, Graham spent eight years at Reuters Group PLC, latterly as Group Financial Controller.
Maria Moloney
Non-Executive Director
Committee memberships: Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, member of the Audit and Nominations Committees. Background and relevant experience: Maria Moloney was appointed to the Board in May 2012. She was previously on the Board of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners, the Industrial Development Board for Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Transport Holdings, Independent Television Commission, London and Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Current external appointments: Maria, a lawyer, is currently on the Board and a Trustee of the N. Ireland Cancer Centre in Belfast.
Chris Girling
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director
Committee Memberships: Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committees. Background and relevant experience: Chris Girling, a Chartered Accountant, was appointed to the Board in February 2013. He was previously Group Finance Director of Carillion PLC. Current external appointments: Chris is currently a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committees of Keller PLC and South East Water Limited and Chair of Trustees for the Slaughter and May Pension Fund.
Damon Russell
Non-Executive Director
Committee memberships: A member of the Remuneration, Audit and Nominations Committees. Background and relevant experience: Damon was appointed to the Board in May 2013. Damon is currently Chairman of New Telecom Express Group, an interactive media service provider, and has more than 20 years’ experience in the industry. He co-founded the company in 1989. Telecom Express was sold to AMV BBDO, part of the Omnicom Group, in 1998. In 2004, Damon led a successful management buyout. Current external appointments: Damon holds advisory roles for a number of smaller companies in the digital media sector.
Stephen Hubbard
Non-Executive Director
Committee memberships: A member of the Remuneration, Audit and Nominations Committees. Background and relevant experience: Stephen Hubbard was appointed to the Board in July 2014. Stephen is currently Chairman of CBRE UK. He joined Richard Ellis in 1976 and held the position of head of EMEA and UK Capital Markets from 1998 to 2012. Current external appointments: Stephen is Chairman of London Business Network and a member of the advisory board for Redevco which is a pan European property holding company.