Property people: Redical and Persimmon

Redical, a real estate owner and operator, has made two key appointments to its senior leadership team.

The company, which owns and operates Victoria Leeds, The Liberty Romford, and Clayton Square in Liverpool, has hired Rachel Bradburn as leasing director responsible for Victoria Leeds, and Oliver Lloyd as leasing director for The Liberty Romford.

Bradburn, formerly retail leasing manager at Hammerson Plc where she introduced a number of new brands to the portfolio, including Coach, Polo Ralph Lauren and The Ivy, will spearhead Victoria Leeds’ leasing strategy.

Her primary role will be driving the destination forward as it builds on its position as the premium prime pitch in Leeds.

Lloyd joins from Battersea Power Station, where he was senior leasing manager through the development and opening year.

At Redical, he will deploy his experience in leasing one of London’s highest profile new mixed-use communities to evolve and elevate The Liberty Romford, expanding its tenant line-up and mix of uses.

In addition, Javeria Hussain and Daniel Tucker have joined as asset managers. They bring to Redical extensive experience in asset management and leasing, with previous roles at Redevco and Rivington Hark respectively.

They will work with Bradburn and Lloyd to implement strategic asset management plans that ensure Victoria Leeds and The Liberty Romford thrive for the long-term.

Mikko Syrjanen, co-founder of Redical, said: “We want to enhance the places we own to create dynamic and meaningful spaces for the people that use them, and to position brands at the heart of each destination.

“To do that, however, requires an exceptional team, and so we are pleased to welcome Rachel, Oliver, Javeria and Dan to Redical.

“Each brings something different, but consistent across our entire team is the same passion, drive and commitment to creating, leasing and operating vibrant, thriving urban multi-purpose destinations.”

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York-headquartered housebuilder, Persimmon, has confirmed that Shirine Khoury-Haq has notified the Board of her intention to step down as an independent non-executive director of the company, with effect from 30 September 2024, to focus on her role as group chief executive at The Co-operative Group.

The Board will be appointing a new independent non-executive director and chair of the Audit & Risk Committee.

Khoury-Haq, who joined the Board in July 2021, said: “I have greatly enjoyed my time on the Board of Persimmon.

“Since I joined the Persimmon Board I have been appointed chief executive of The Co-operative Group. The time commitments in this role have led me to make the decision to step down from Persimmon’s Board.

“I am confident in the future success of the business and wish the company well.”

Roger Devlin, chairman, said: “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Shirine for her valuable contribution. While we are disappointed that Shirine is stepping down from the Board, we fully understand her decision and wish her every success for the future.

“We have initiated a search for a new non-executive director and chair of the Audit & Risk Committee and will provide an update on this process in due course.”