Purplebricks Group PLC Lee Wainwright appointed CEO of Purplebricks UK (2863B)
January 09 2018 - 2:00AM
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Purplebricks Group PLC
09 January 2018
9 January 2018
Purplebricks Group plc
Lee Wainwright appointed Chief Executive Officer of Purplebricks
UK
Purplebricks Group plc (AIM: PURP), the hybrid estate agent,
announces that Lee Wainwright has been appointed Chief Executive
Officer of the Purplebricks' UK operations with immediate effect.
Lee has served as Chief Operations Officer since 15 March 2017.
Lee joined Purplebricks following a distinguished 26 year career
with Countrywide PLC where he was a highly successful Divisional
Managing Director for 12 years with responsibility for the growth
and strategic development of a number of their brands and
divisions. Lee joined Countrywide as a trainee estate agent direct
from school.
As Chief Operations Officer of Purplebricks, Lee has overseen
the development of the Company's operational and customer service
teams and systems to support its rapid expansion and next stage of
growth. He has played a key role in the recruitment and training of
over 300 Local Property Experts, has overseen the launch of our
Concierge service and the growth of our Post Sales Support and
Conveyancing Sales teams. Lee has been instrumental in
strengthening our customer service capabilities and the UK
management team, not least with the appointment of Sophie Fox, a 20
year veteran of British Gas, to head up the UK Call Centre
operations.
Commenting on the announcement, Michael Bruce, Group Chief
Executive, said:
"We are very fortunate to have someone of Lee's experience and
track record in the industry heading up our UK business. He brings
with him extensive leadership and industry expertise from his
senior roles at Countrywide, and has already demonstrated his value
in his time as COO at Purplebricks. Having grown to be one of the
leading estate agents in the country in such a short period of time
brings with it the need to develop and scale--up our people and
capabilities in customer service, recruitment, training, and build
a broader business offering. We are committed to delivering the
highest levels of customer service through a resourceful and agile
technology platform and our talented pool of employees and
management. I believe that Lee is the best person to lead this
expansion and to grow the strong culture that exists in our special
business."
For further information, please contact:
+44 (0) 20
Purplebricks Group plc 7457 2020
Michael Bruce, James Davies
+44 (0) 20
Instinctif Partners 7457 2020
David Simonson, Mark Reed,
George Yeomans
About Purplebricks
Purplebricks is the leading next generation estate agency in the
UK that combines highly experienced and professional Local Property
Experts and an innovative use of technology to help make the
process of selling, buying or letting so much more convenient,
transparent and cost effective. Purplebricks is transforming the
way people perceive estate agents and estate agency.
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