Habib Annous will join the board of retail property company Hammerson as a non-executive director in May.
Annous will become a member of the audit, nomination and remuneration committees. He is a former partner at investment management business Capital Group.
Robert Noel, chair of the Hammerson board, said: “I am pleased to welcome Habib to the board. He has extensive investment experience across a range of sectors, which will complement and enhance the existing skills we have at board level and bring a valuable and fresh perspective.”
Hammerson has also announced that Pierre Bouchut, non-executive director and chair of the audit committee, will not stand for re-election at the 2021 AGM; non-executive director Mike Butterworth will succeed Pierre as audit chair following the AGM.