7 February 2025
M Winkworth
plc
Lawrence
Alkin
It is with great sadness that M
Winkworth plc ("Winkworth" or the "Company"), announces that Mr.
Lawrence Alkin, an independent non-Executive Director of the
Company, passed away on 5 February 2025. The board extends its deepest condolences and sympathies to
Lawrence's family and would like to take this opportunity to
express its thanks for his significant contribution to the Company
during the many years of his involvement.
Lawrence helped create the framework
and documentation for Winkworth Franchising Ltd in 1981, the first
franchised real estate agency in the UK, before going on to pursue
other successful business ventures, including founding the leisure
business Holmes Place Health Clubs. He returned to join the board
of Winkworth as a non-Executive Director at the time of the
Company's listing on AIM in 2009. He was a key part of the
management team, chairing the remuneration committee and serving as
a member of the audit committee.
Simon Agace, non-Executive Chairman
of Winkworth, expressed his sincere
gratitude for Lawrence's long-term association with him, which
lasted for 50 years, both as a business partner and a close friend.
He commented:
"Originally as a property investor,
Lawrence was a major client of mine. His legal mind, as a founder
of Colombotti Alkin & Partners in the 1970s, proved invaluable
in assisting me to create our unique franchise concept for
Winkworth. He and I spent time travelling in the USA, in Phoenix
Arizona and on the West Coast, where we both gained considerable
knowledge of American business methods, which proved very useful
when I was developing our UK franchise system.
Lawrence had a huge impact on
Winkworth and he has passed this legacy on to the Company's current
CEO, Dominic Agace, and the management team, who have greatly
benefitted from his professionalism and extensive knowledge. We
will all miss his wise counsel and considerable
experience."
For further information please
contact:
M
Winkworth
Plc
Tel : 020 7355 0206
Dominic Agace (Chief Executive
Officer)
Andrew Nicol (Chief Financial
Officer)
Milbourne (Public
Relations)
Tel : 07903 802545
Tim Draper
Shore Capital (NOMAD and
Broker)
Tel : 020 7408 4090
David Coaten
Henry Willcocks
About Winkworth
Winkworth is the leading London
franchisor of residential real estate agencies with a pre-eminent
position in the mid to upper segments of the sales and lettings
markets. The franchise model allows entrepreneurial real estate
professionals to provide the highest standards of service under the
banner of a long-established brand name and to benefit from the
support and promotion that Winkworth offers.
Winkworth is admitted to trading on
the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange.
www.winkworthplc.com
