Hammerson chief executive David Atkins has been appointed as a non-executive director to the board of Whitbread.
Whitbread, which owns the Premier Inn hotel chain, Costa coffee shops and restaurant brands including Beefeater and Brewers Fayre, has more than 2,200 outlets across the UK.
Atkins said: “I’m delighted to be joining the board of Whitbread, a major leisure operator with a clearly defined vision and ambitious expansion plans. Whitbread has strong brands and large property portfolio and as our retail destinations continue to deliver an enhanced leisure offer, this role is a great opportunity for both of us.”
Atkins 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.
He will join the Whitbread board on January 1 next year.
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