Purplebricks has appointed two non-executive directors to its board, both with considerable industry experience.

Adrian Gill and Gareth Helm will join the sometimes gaffe-prone agency at a time when chairman Paul Pindar is under pressure and facing calls to resign. Both men will start in their new roles from 1 October, tasked with helping the turnaround.

Gill has 20 years’ experience as a property executive including as finance director and group commercial director of Connells, executive director, estate agency at LSL Property Services PLC, and group CEO of Leaders Romans Group.

Helm has over 30 years’ marketing expertise, largely as a chief marketing officer in high-profile, consumer-facing businesses including Zoopla, McDonald’s, Moneysupermarket, Mars and Homeserve.

Adrian Blair will step down as a Non-Executive Director on 1 October following four years as a member of Purplebricks’ Board.

Success

Pindar (pictured, right) says: “I would like to welcome Adrian and Gareth to our Board. Both have achieved considerable success in their respective fields and I am looking forward to working alongside them.”

Helena Marston, Purplebricks’ CEO, says: “Since becoming chief executive in April, my priority has been to put in place the strongest possible executive leadership team that combines the right capabilities, experience and mindset I believe we need to succeed in delivering our turnaround plans.”

New board member Gill (pictured , left) says: “There is no question that Purplebricks’ proposition is relevant and differentiated, and that it can return to being a profitable disruptor. Helena has put in place a clear and focused plan alongside a team which is clearly working at pace to deliver it.”

Helm (pictured, right) says: “I am confident the group has a valuable brand which is certainly relevant in today’s market. I look forward to contributing to the discussion in the boardroom and as a source of support and advice for the ELT.”

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