The board of Hammerson plc announced that Robert Noel is to succeed David Tyler as Non-Executive Chair of the company. Mr. Noel will join the Board and take over the position with effect from a date to be confirmed but no later than 1 October 2020, at which point Mr. Tyler will step down from the company. When he joins, Mr. Noel will also chair the Nominations Committee. The company also announced that Desmond (Des) de Beer will join its Board as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Des is a non-executive director of Lighthouse Capital.