David Atkins named non-executive director at Whitbread PLC
Whitbread has appointed Deanna Oppenheimer and David Atkins as non-executive directors, both with effect from 1 January 2017. They will succeed Wendy Becker and Stephen Williams, who will be stepping down from the board having both completed nine years’ service on 31 December 2016 and 21 June 2017 respectively. Atkins has spent his career in the property sector and has been chief executive of retail property company Hammerson, for the past seven years. He has been responsible for the company’s transition to become a retail property specialist, the recent expansion into new European territories, including Ireland, and the increased focus on the premium outlet sector. He is former chairman of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA), past president of Revo (formerly BCSC) and a member of the British Property Federation.
