The Property Franchise Group PLC announced the appointment of Gareth Samples as Chief Executive Officer Designate, further to the announcement on 31 July 2019 that Ian Wilson intends to retire in 2020. It is proposed that Gareth will join the board of TPFG as Chief Executive Officer in the second half of 2020, enabling an orderly handover period from Ian. Gareth has joined the Group to commence work immediately on key projects alongside the executive management team. With 30 years' industry experience, Gareth brings a wealth of Estate Agency, Financial Services and digital marketing knowledge to the Group. In his 21 year career at LSL Gareth was appointed Managing Director of the Your Move brand.  In this role he was responsible for Your Move's franchise operation as well as having overall control of Financial Services and Lettings and the strategy of the brand.