The board of directors of LIGHTHOUSE PROPERTIES p.l.c announced that Nicolaas Willem (“Nick”) Hanekom has been appointed as an alternate non-independent non-executive director to Desmond de Beer with effect from 11 May 2023. Nick is a chartered accountant with significant experience in property investment and management. He completed his articles with PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”) in Johannesburg whereafter he joined PwC in London.

On his return to South Africa in August 2005, he was employed by Resilient REIT Limited, initially as company secretary and, with effect from May 2011, as financial director. Nick acted as chief operating officer at Resilient from March 2020 until his emigration to the United Kingdom in December 2022.