intu properties plc announced the appointment of Matthew Roberts as Chief Executive with effect from April 29, 2019. Matthew will succeed David Fischel who will be standing down from the Board and leaving the company on April 26, 2019. Prior to joining the company, Matthew was CFO of Gala Coral from 2004 to 2008.

Matthew has been CFO at intu. The company announced that a formal process to recruit a new Chief Financial Officer will commence imminently which will include external and internal candidates. In the meantime, the position will be filled on a temporary basis from intu's Finance team under Matthew's supervision.