Home REIT hires retail restructuring expert as senior independent director

Home REIT has appointed former Selfridges chief executive Peter Williams as a senior independent non-executive director with immediate effect. Williams has more than 30 years of board-level experience in both executive and non-executive roles. During this time, he has been involved in significant corporate activity in relation to buying and selling companies, IPOs and restructuring. His experience in capital reconstructions include those of JJB, Blacks, EMI and Jaeger, working with both equity shareholders and debt providers. He has led or played a leading role in five IPOs, including Selfridges, where he was chief financial officer and subsequently chief executive, Cineworld, Boohoo, Domino’s in Turkey, and eyewear retailer Mister Spex. His extensive non-executive experience includes board roles at U+I, Rightmove, Superdry, Cineworld, GCap Media, Capital Radio, Sophia Webster, Sportech, Silverstone, Erno Laszlo and Miinto. Williams is chairman at Berlin-based Mister Spex, chairman of circular fashion business ACS Clothing and a trustee of Somerset House in London. Michael O’Donnell, non-executive chair, said: “Peter brings deep and extensive corporate experience gained over many years of working across different businesses in a variety of circumstances. I believe his insight and skills will be of great value as we make further steps forward in stabilising the business.”